By - andrew hedge
It’s 2019! Is Census data outdated?
About this time each Census cycle we sometimes get the question ‘Isn’t the data from the last Census a bit outdated?’. In this piece, we discuss why – in Census terms – 2016 isn’t long ago (and why that’s beside the point).
Communities of Interest: The Census superpower
Of all the valuable data we get from the Census, this little trick is our best-kept secret.
How liveable is your community?
What makes somewhere a good place to live?
Who pays for our tools?
If you’ve accessed one of our ‘free’ online tools, you may be wondering ‘Who pays for all this?”
NEW! 2016 Worker profiles on economy.id
We’ve been working hard behind the scenes, and now we’re excited to let you know that the Worker profiles on economy.id have now been updated with 2016 Census data. These profiles are a great source of...
Community suite product update – December 2017
This post details the latest data updates we’ve made to the .idCommunity suite – our online tools for local government that are made freely available to the wider community.
Applying for funding? Here’s a free step-by-step grant application guide.
Have you started writing a funding submission, but quickly ground to a halt? In this post, we share a simple guide with step-by-step instructions on how to structure your submission, where to find the right...
Rise of the YIMBYs
You would think, at a glance, that pin-striped property developers and avocado-addicted, socially-progressive millennials would make for rather strange bedfellows.
Benchmark thy neighbour: comparing between suburbs in community profile
Benchmark thy neighbour Many of you told us you wanted to compare between suburbs, small areas or districts within your LGA.
2016 Census data now available in your data exporter
If you follow our blog closely you’d be aware we’ve been incrementally releasing updates to our free online tools to include data from the 2016 Census.
Lessons we learned from the Building Better Regions Fund
We first published this blog in 2017, just after we had finished working with a number of local councils to help them secure funding for local community development projects. Reflecting on the submissions that...
Updated population figures & new population highlights page
Following last week’s small area update, we have now released two small but important updates to your community profile.
Small area information updated in your community profile
We have released our fourth and most significant update to your community profile, with more information from the 2016 Census.
Our third Census update is now live in your community profile
With our third release, you get a fresh look at your community’s income, education and internet connectivity, as well as ancestry, birthplace, religion and proficiency in English. There’s also updated...
