Picture a small New Zealand council (population 40,000), blessed with magnificent natural beauty and history, but challenged with government centralist policies, a stuttering economy and an ageing population. That was Whanganui when the council...
Correlation between data sets doesn’t always mean there is a common underlying cause. Sometimes it’s just a random coincidence, as in this example: However, I recently came across a correlation that I thought was worthy...
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...
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,...
In 1968, a group of 12 thought leaders gathered together at a futurist conference in New York, USA. Their topic? What will the world be like in 2018? Their thoughts, warnings, aspirations and predictions are...
Over the weekend, my most favourite movie of all time, Cool Runnings, was on TV. For those of you not familiar with Cool Runnings (shame!), it’s the fictionalised account of the Jamaican bobsled team...
Yesterday, the results of the Marriage Law Survey were released by the ABS – and the result was YES – Australians should be allowed to marry whoever they love, regardless of their sex. Overall, 7.8...
While the 2016 Census was still in the field, I made 12 predictions for the Census results. I do this every Census, as working with councils around Australia, I get a feel for some...
Benchmark thy neighbour Many of you told us you wanted to compare between suburbs, small areas or districts within your LGA. Well, now you can! You’ve always been able to tell how your small...
Recently, an important birthday slipped by largely unnoticed. So, in the fine tradition of outing the quiet ones to force recognition of their birthday, I’m bravely calling out my employer – .id. That’s right,...
Earlier this year, .id helped clients create funding submissions for the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF). .id’s clients were highly successful in their funding bids, so we thought we’d share what we learned...
To continually improve your experience of using the .id community of online tools, we are constantly working to update and enhance the features and functionality of these tools. Here’s a summary of our latest...
In 2010, just two days before Christmas, .id published its first blog titled, Should I use Enumerated or Usual Residence data? – a blog which is still as relevant even though it was written six years ago....
In an effort to make our community of demographic websites more intuitive, we’ve been working on some new updates we are excited to share with you. Our User Experience Designer, Mike Dunbar has been...
While many around the world are still coming to terms with new American president-elect Donald Trump, some are asking: Who voted for Trump? Being in the USA and closely following the elections, I decided...
How can you predict the effect of monetary policy on the economy? Apparently, the answer has been around since the ’40s! Back in late 1940s a very clever engineer and economist from New Zealand, Alban William...
Demography is the study of people and populations. But how does demographic data translate into information relevant to businesses and organisations? People often approach us asking for a single number (eg. Can you tell...
We often get asked what people who work at .id actually do, and what sort of skills and background they have. To help answer those questions, we will be publishing a series of occasional...
Put simply, urban economists understand how broad demographic and economic trends play out geographically, and as such, are able to help answer those critical “where” and “when” questions.
How awesome is it working at .id! Seeing all us parents bring in our kids on Christmas eve and watching them play. Junior demographers in the making. Merry Christmas!
