By - richard team forecast
What’s standing in the way of us building adaptable cities?
As one of our most experienced population forecasters, Richard Thornton’s daily work exposes him to the many factors that influence when, where and how much growth occurs in different parts of Australia. In this piece, he highlights...
How will COVID-19 impact future population growth in suburban areas?
Today’s blog is a masterclass in storytelling with data. In this latest installment of our series unpacking the likely impact of COVID-19 on different types of places in Australia, Richard Thornton turns his...
Greenfield Futures
.id was recently commissioned to undertake a study looking at greenfield developments to better understand the likely demographic composition as these estates become fully developed and begin to age. The...
Spotlight on Footscray's changing housing market
In a rapidly growing and gentrifying area, what are the implications for community facilities?
Is land use zoning a barrier to future flexibility?
In the debate about future urban growth, land use zoning has an important role as a policy tool that can assist in achieving desirable outcomes; however, zoning should be much more flexible and less...
Can housing diversity be achieved in new growth areas?
I recently wrote a blog where I made the point that the largest group attracted to greenfield developments in growth areas were younger families with parents typically aged 20-34 years. This prompted queries...
Who lives in newly developed suburbs?
We often need to produce population forecasts for future growth areas where, at the last census, few people were living but, once construction starts, the population will grow significantly over a short space...
