By - glenn the census expert
Axe the 2016 Census? You've got to be kidding!
Canada have done it, with terrible results. The UK have threatened to do it and then gone back. Now it’s Australia’s turn, apparently. The government and ABS is refusing to confirm whether the 2016 Census will go ahead as planned, and...
Is Melbourne as dense as Hong Kong?
Recently The Age and various news outlets reported on a study done last year as part of a Churchill Fellowship by a Melbourne City Council staffer. The report was promoted in the television media as...
Western Sydney profile – a region of diversity and growth
.id has recently been commissioned by the newly established “Centre for Western Sydney” at the University of Western Sydney, to produce a profile of the Greater Western Sydney region. Now online, this profile...
Australia’s population growth steady, NSW booming
As they often do, a few days before Christmas, the ABS released their June Quarter 2014 update of Australian Demographic Statistics. It shows that in the 2013-14 financial year, Australia’s population grew by...
Australian Population Grid – a new view of population density
The ABS has a habit of releasing interesting things just before Christmas. In 2014, they released a brand new view of Australian population density, enabling mapping which shows our population distribution in...
Perth Metropolitan LGA reform – demographic data towards 1 July 2015
In October, the State Government of Western Australia announced final reformed boundaries for metropolitan Perth (with a couple of exceptions), and Perth councils are now working towards implementing these...
Modelling future disability service demand in Wyndham
One of the most common questions we are asked at training sessions is “Do you have any information on disability?”. There is some information in the Census, on Need For Assistance, but it’s fairly basic, just a...
Is your council “Fit for the future”?
“Fit for the future” is the New South Wales Government’s new campaign to ensure financially and socially sustainable councils and progress the local government reform process in that state. It includes the...
How to tell the story of culturally diverse communities – Burmese in Maroondah
.id’s new Communities of Interest modules can give a fascinating insight into the characteristics of particular groups in the population. They are particularly interesting when used to study recent emerging...
How urbanised is Australia’s population?
In my last blog, I looked at one measure of the urban nature of the population – how centralised each state’s population is around the capital city and surrounds.
economy.id – enhanced work destination data now included
.id is pleased to announce an update to the datasets in economy.id. The spatial economy dataset now includes an enhanced imputed dataset using a methodology used by the Bureau of Transport Statistics, New South...
How centralised is Australia’s population?
Australia is one of the most urbanised nations in the world, with an oft-quoted figure of 85% of the population living within 50km of the coast of our very large continent, with vast empty areas in the middle....
The 50 largest Australian cities and towns by population in 2014
**This blog has been updated: Read the 2018 version of Top 50 largest cities and towns in Australia by population here.
A closer look at Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs’ economy
The Eastern suburbs of Sydney – Bondi, Randwick, Maroubra, Double Bay and South Head – include some of Australia’s most well known places. Situated just east of the City of Sydney, the geographically compact...
The story of culturally diverse communities - Arabic speakers in Parramatta
In a previous blog I used Parramatta’s communities of interest module to look at the story of people born in India.
The advantage/disadvantage spectrum in Western Australia
When you look at SEIFA scores (Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas), Western Australia comes up pretty well. It has the highest scores, indicating more affluence, and higher incomes than any other state, and is...
How mobile is your population?
The National Demographic Indicators series has an indicator for population who “Changed address in the last 5 years”.
National demographic indicators – where does your area rank?
.id is proud to announce the launch of our National Demographic Indicators Series (NDIS).
The story of culturally diverse communities - Indians in Parramatta
.id’s new Communities of Interest module has the capability to look in depth at particular population groups in your area based on a characteristic.
Is New Zealand becoming a nation of renters?
The 2013 Census shows that the Kiwi Dream of owning your own home on its own block is changing.
Who are your Communities of Interest?
For a long time, at .id training sessions, I’ve been asked whether we provide cross-tabulated information.
