.id Housing series Part 2 | Downsizing to the good life
As you grow older, do you want to stay in the suburb you’re familiar with? Through our work with the City of Moonee Valley, we found that many residents would like to age in...
Demography and destiny in Western Sydney
.id was recently asked to present at the Western Sydney University Senior Management Team Conference. The objective was to set the University’s strategic trajectory based on relevant evidence and projections (we were presenting the...
Australia’s population hits 25 million people
You may have heard the news that Australia’s population will pass 25 million people on August 8th. The milestone has been widely reported in the media and is generating a lot of discussion about...
The power of positive thinking – and the immortal baby
At .id our population forecasters prepare 25-year population forecasts for local council areas and sometimes for other regions. In preparing these forecasts, as well as looking at migration patterns, age profiles, land availability, dwelling...
Is it time to review growth area planning?
Recently, our Housing and Economics team uncovered some surprising trends in household sizes in some growth areas – trends that have important implications for planning, infrastructure and service delivery in those communities. This piece will...
Common mistakes in demographic analysis
We often write blogs that give context to data, so you can clearly understand how its collection, coding and manipulation impacts your analysis and the conclusion of your research. In this piece, Glenn summarises some...
What are the characteristics of low-income households in your area?
In this blog, Glenn demonstrates how to use the Low-income households module in our community profiles to get a clear picture of people on lower incomes in your community, and how that information can be used...
Your top requests: questions for the 2021 Census
Do you use data on disability, volunteering, travel-to-work/education, long-term health conditions, domestic work or car ownership? You might be interested in this wrap-up of the submissions we’ve sent to the ABS, after we asked you...
What’s driving urban renewal in Newcastle?
A quick drive around Newcastle’s Central Business District (CBD) shows the city undergoing a transformation – new apartment buildings and public transport, cafes, restaurants, pubs and modernisation of older buildings in and around the...
.id Housing series Part 1 | Fostering family-friendly flats
In a recent survey conducted by social researchers Ipsos, Housing was revealed as the fastest growing issue of the top five issues concerning Australians. This is the first in a series of blogs in which we’ll...
How much does a 60-year-old aged-care worker in Burnie actually make?
This week there was a debate in the lower house about the Government’s proposed tax cuts package – and one statement caught the attention of media. In a response to a hypothetical question by...
Population growth concerns – New York in Melbourne?
The Age has published an article yesterday citing social research data from Ipsos indicating population growth/overpopulation is much more of a concern in Melbourne than it was just 4 years ago. This attitudinal dataset...
How liveable is your community?
What makes somewhere a good place to live? Do different communities value different things? Where is the lived experience considered relatively good, and where do people feel it is relatively poor? In this piece,...
Census 2021 consultation – call for topic suggestions
Is the Census missing something? If you follow our blog, it’s likely you read and enjoy the fruits of the Census. But do you think the Census is missing something? Is there a part...
Who pays for our tools?
If you’ve accessed one of our ‘free’ online tools, you may be wondering ‘Who pays for all this?” The short answer: your local council (probably). Jump ahead: I can’t find a profile for my area...
The 50 largest cities and towns in Australia, by population | 2018 update
This is the annual update to Glenn’s incredibly popular Top 50 cities in Australia blog. Updated population data is released every year by the ABS. Of course, everyone loves a ranking, and here you...
Australia’s fastest and slowest growing areas in 2017
The ABS has released the 2017 population estimates for Local Government and other smaller geographic areas. These are current for June 30th, 2017, and represent the first population update after the 2016 Census. We...
Looking forward: trends in South Australia’s Indigenous population to 2026
Earlier this year, the office of the Commissioner for Children and Young People (CCYP) in South Australia reached out to us, saying they would like to learn more about the age break down for...
Victoria claws back migration deficit from South-East Queensland
When Victor noticed the reversal of a migration trend we’ve come to expect in recent years (the outflow of migration from Victoria to South-East Queensland) – he thought he’d dig a little deeper to...
A localised picture of disadvantage: SEIFA rankings for SA2s
In this blog, Glenn looks at how local areas (SA2 geography) rank on the recently-released SEIFA index for advantage and disadvantage. The SEIFA data came out last week, and it provides a lot of...
What questions should be asked on the next Census?
It seems like only yesterday the 2016 Census was happening, and indeed the final topics from the Census are still being released. But the ABS has just announced that consultation for the next Census...
