By - glenn the census expert
Bushfires and the Australian demographic landscape
I think everyone has been shocked and saddened by the terrible bushfires we’ve seen around Australia for the past few months, and particularly the horrific conditions in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia over the...
Australia’s birth rate lowest on record, but more babies than ever
So the headline is, in 2018, Australia’s birth rate fell to an all-time low of 1.740 babies per female of childbearing age.
The Rise of Tasmania
Something remarkable has happened in the last few years, for keen observers of population growth in Australia. Our smallest state, Tasmania, is growing again! In fact, in the last 2 years, the Apple Isle has...
Australia's population growth steady at 1.5% p.a.
New population growth data from the ABS reveal that while the national story of population growth remains steady at 1.5%, there are some trends worth noting within our states and territories. In the year ended...
A rich new demographic resource for the Northern Territory
If you’re involved with planning or service delivery in the Northern Territory, or you work with indigenous communities anywhere else in the country, there is an amazing new resource now available to you.
How does where you live affect how long you live?
Last week, Glenn wrote about the positive trajectory of life expectancy in Australia, following the ABS’ release of updated Life tables. In today’s blog, he shares a more sobering story of inequality, in a...
Australians are living longer than ever before – how long do I have left?
Recently the ABS released a brand new set of Life Tables, covering the 2016-2018 period. This may sound like some dull statistical publication, only of interest to boffins (and I do count myself as one). But...
The changing multicultural face of Perth
Overseas migration has always played a key role in Western Australia’s population, but the past decade has seen some significant changes. In today’s post, Glenn takes a deep dive into the changing migration...
Crime on the rise…or is it just about perception?
Reality and perception. For more than 20 years, .id has been working to arm our clients and communities with clear, reliable and objective data to inform their decisions. But the other side of the coin is how...
Is inequality on the rise in our ‘nation of millionaires’?
‘Australia – a nation of millionaires‘. Catchy headline – but is it true?
Growth area planning – a challenge and an opportunity
Melton is one of the fastest-growing areas in the fastest-growing city in Australia. Like other growth areas on the urban fringes of our burgeoning capital cities, the headline figures of population growth are...
Are young people living in our cities for longer?
We know our cities are a honeypot for young people, with jobs, entertainment.. and other young people. But when they hit the age at which their parents moved out to the ‘burbs, has the current generation of...
Do mortgage repayments drop with the cash rate?
Following last week’s cut to the Reserve Bank’s cash rate, Glenn shares what the Census tells us about the relationship between a cut in interest rates and mortgage repayments.
Quarterly population update: a surge in the South
Yesterday the ABS released population estimates for the December 2018 quarter. The figures tell us that Australia continues to grow steadily, with Victoria remaining the fastest growing state in the country....
Citizenship in the Census
In light of the current controversy over the inclusion of a citizenship question in the 2020 US Census, Glenn points out a citizenship question has been part of the Australian Census since 1911, and, using this...
Measuring gender equity in your community
A new module in our community profiles makes it possible to compare the demographic characteristics of women and men in your area. Glenn shares some of the insights on offer from this new feature that evolved...
Which parts of Australia are growing through internal migration
Internal migration’ is the forgotten component of population change. In this, the third and final part in his three-part series on the components of population change, Glenn looks at the places in Australia...
Where do overseas migrants go in Australia?
Overseas migration has been – and continues to be – a significant part of Australia’s population growth in recent years. In this, the second part of his Components of population change series, Glenn looks at...
How much of your area’s growth comes from ‘natural increase’?
Australia’s population is growing, but what is driving that growth? Natural increase, or the balance of births and deaths in a given area, is one cause of population change. In this blog, Glenn looks at the...
A map of the fastest growing cities in Australia (2019 update)
With the release of the latest population figures from the ABS this week, Glenn gives us the highlights, including a map showing which local government areas are most affected by population changes and a...
Who are Australia’s volunteers? (the 2019 update)
Nearly one-in-five people volunteered in the 12 months prior to the 2016 Census. In this piece, Glenn shares his 2019 update to the Australian volunteering story, highlighting the age groups that are most...
