What is a “Location Quotient” and how do I calculate it?
Location Quotient (LQ) is a term that we hear a lot when working in the area of economic development so we thought it would be useful to explain exactly what it is and how...
Location Quotient (LQ) is a term that we hear a lot when working in the area of economic development so we thought it would be useful to explain exactly what it is and how...
While the size of houses being built in Australia has, on average, been getting bigger, the average number of people living in them has traditionally been declining, and in more recent years has stabilised...
.id’s demographic and economic tools are easy to use, and web-based so they are available for anyone to explore, online. But we realise that council officers often get asked for a hard-copy (or PDF)...
What effect would it have on your economy and your workforce if your area was able to attract a major new employer? What would be the ongoing job losses if a company were to...
All areas need some capacity for industry to grow and change, but the focus of areas can be quite different. Many places have a particular industry that they are known for, or specialise in,...
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...
In the last week, we have added two exciting new features to profile.id, to further help with telling the demographic story of your area. A custom PDF generator enables you to build a PDF...
Our clients often express a bit of uncertainty about the difference between the various approaches to population forecasting. In this blog I will give you a basic overview of the differences between the bottoms-up...
During October we have continued to build our online training library, with three new videos now available to view.
Check the link text to the .id resources on your council website. Does it still say it has the “new” data from the 2001 census? We’ve checked and lots do!
Who responds to invitations for public consultation? Demographic analysis shows they are more likely to be male, older, Anglo Celtic, well-educated and to have a higher income. Missing are the submissions from the young,...
One of the questions we get asked most often at .id training sessions is how to get the data, charts and text out of the .id websites and into your working documents and presentations....
When people ask – “How many people live in xyz?” they expect a straight forward, unambiguous answer. If only it were that simple! Believe it or not there are several different ways to count people in places. Do you want to know how many were there on a particular day, or how many usually live there? In this blog we explain the different types of population statistics and when to use each one.
Many New Zealand councils are still up to their armpits in the 2012 Long Term Plan (LTP) consultation. It’s a huge undertaking and one of the most important consultation tasks conducted by councils. I...
To develop successful Economic Development strategies, you need to know about your local economy. You need to know its strengths, and weaknesses. You need to know where it fits in the overall competitive framework...
economy.id is a fantastic resource for helping a Local Government Area describe, explore and promote the local economy. We’ve just rolled out a set of changes to make it even better. These changes have...
At .id we are keen users of Census data and are eagerly anticipating the release of 2011 data in June. However, it’s not as if the ABS sits around twiddling its thumbs in non-Census...
forecast.id is a great tool for understanding how your area’s population is changing, and what are the likely future outcomes of demographic trends and housing development. Many users are unaware that forecast.id contains a...
In the “Additional Data” section of profile.id is the Migration section. This section contains some of the most powerful storytelling within the profile, and can explain a lot of the changes that you see...
Local governments subscribe to .id tools for their own use, and also to provide the information to their communities, local businesses, investors and potential residents. In doing so, they provide links from their own...