The power of data download
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Monthly Archive: March 2011
Interstate migration converges. What does it mean for NSW and Queensland?
This week the ABS released its Australian Demographic Statistics. Despite an article in the Sydney Morning Herald highlighting New South Wales’ net interstate migration loss, entitled “We’re out of here say hordes hankering for...
You want progress and development? How about this for 20 years of rapid development.
Shanghai, China has experienced a growth rate that makes your head spin. Between the 1990 and 2000 Censuses the total population increased by 3.396 million or 25.5% to 16.738 million. At the end of 2009...
Who is accessing broadband and who is not? Is it only Regional Australia that is missing out?
With the National Broadband Network (NBN) being hotly debated, we typically hear from the media that regional Australia suffers poor internet access – a fact which we at .id are well aware of given...
Is there a market for family-style apartment living in Australia?
In which countries of the world do families live in apartments? I suspect that a significant percentage of families live in apartments in all urbanised (developed and developing) countries – with the exception of...
The Christchurch earthquake – from a Census perspective…
Just over three weeks ago, on Tuesday the 22nd of February 2011, Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island was hit by a devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake killing over 160 people, injuring...
Beyond the Count – inside the ABS Census conference
A crew from .id (Ivan, Simone, Glenn and Lailani) attended and presented at the two day Beyond the Count conference (3-4 March) held by the ABS to promote the use of Census data. We...
Who is moving to the Gold Coast?
The Gold Coast is an iconic Australian place, which most Australians have some familiarity with. As of June 2009, the Gold Coast was the largest non-capital city in the nation, and the 6th largest...
Who lives in Meander Valley (Tasmania)?
Meander Valley has more children than the Tasmanian average, but the main emerging group is baby boomers (in their 50s in 2006)… Meander Valley Municipal Council has become the most recent addition to the...
US Census 2010 results are out – what do they reveal?
The latest US Census was conducted on 1 April 2010, but was no April Fool. Regular users of Census data will be aware that the Australian Census will be held this August, and will...
