A look at high density housing in Sydney
One of the more visual aspects of urban and regional change in recent years has been the growth in construction of high rise apartments in the inner suburbs of Australian cities, particularly the CBD...
Monthly Archive: July 2013
Check the data notes!
I know it’s boring, but some of the most useful information in the .id demographic tools is hidden away in a link at the bottom of each table. In profile.id, as well as having...
20% discount is normally a good thing – but not with employment data
I recently met with a group of local government clients in NSW and we were discussing how to measure the success of their economic development activity by tracking change in the number of local...
From Copenhagen to the Chathams?
The .id gang went to the movies recently to check out Andreas Dalsgaard’s documentary The Human Scale, which looked at the work of Jan Gehl and his team of architects across ten cities including...
Melbourne’s population growth – trends after the Census
Earlier this year the ABS released their 2012 population estimates for local government areas across Australia (Regional Population Growth, ABS Cat. no. 3218.0). This gives us the first glimpse into post 2011 Census population...
My shout … or yours… a closer look at dependency ratios
Who will be paying for your latte (or more likely, meals on wheels!) in your twilight years? While I don’t have a crystal ball to tell you whether your super will be sufficient, understanding...
Are more people moving to Australia?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has just released its latest population summary for Australian States and Territories in their publication Australian Demographic Statistics (Cat No 3101.0) for the December Quarter 2012. Let’s take...
Does Australia need a smaller car?
One of our staff members, Andrew, is currently on Vacation in Japan, and has sent this thought provoking blog… I’m now in Japan, spending time with my family. I’m lucky enough to have the...
