Is inequality on the rise in our ‘nation of millionaires’?
‘Australia – a nation of millionaires‘. Catchy headline – but is it true? Of course not. But the ABS came in for some criticism over the last month or so, after they issued a press...
Category: demographic analysis
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 staggering, and forecasts suggest...
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...
‘Spatial leashes’ in our communities
When we released our new Sexes Communities of Interest module recently, we had great feedback from several councils’ community wellbeing teams. These teams were delighted to hear about this new data, as it supports...
Three towns, three stories – the diverse demography of regional Australia
In this piece, we give you a sneak preview of a presentation that Glenn is giving today that shows not all regional towns have the same demographic story. We sometimes hear the story that...
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...
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 likely...
Whangarei District- riding the Auckland wave?
Whangarei District Council recently joined the .id stable with the launch of their Community Profile and Social Atlas tools. Penny looks at what’s behind the rapid population growth in this idyllic corner of New Zealand....
A demographic profile of the South Sudanese population
We received a question this week about how we display country-of-birth data for people from newly formed nations, such as South Sudan, and those that no longer exist, such as the former Yugoslavia. Glenn...
How same-sex couples are captured in the Census
The 2017 Marriage Law Postal Survey paved the way for the historic law allowing same-sex couples to marry in Australia. Since December 10th, 2017 when the law was passed, over 2,500 same-sex marriages have...
Communities of Interest: The Census superpower
Of all the valuable data we get from the Census, this little trick is our best-kept secret. We’re talking about cross-tabulated data, but at .id, we call them Communities Of Interest (CoIs). In this piece,...
Rebecca’s question: Who is living in all these new apartments?
Rebecca works in community services delivering adult education and other programs. She wondered if the proliferation of apartments in her area has impacted the mix of local families and how they live and work....
How are libraries responding to demographic change?
As front-line service providers, council public libraries have to respond to Australia’s changing demographic profile. In this blog, Jim shares how some libraries in South Australia are planning to do just that. The results...
Is it time to review growth area planning?
Recently, our Housing and Economics team uncovered some surprising trends in household sizes in some growth areas – trends that have important implications for planning, infrastructure and service delivery in those communities. This piece will...
What are the characteristics of low-income households in your area?
In this blog, Glenn demonstrates how to use the Low-income households module in our community profiles to get a clear picture of people on lower incomes in your community, and how that information can be used...
Looking forward: trends in South Australia’s Indigenous population to 2026
Earlier this year, the office of the Commissioner for Children and Young People (CCYP) in South Australia reached out to us, saying they would like to learn more about the age break down for...
A localised picture of disadvantage: SEIFA rankings for SA2s
In this blog, Glenn looks at how local areas (SA2 geography) rank on the recently-released SEIFA index for advantage and disadvantage. The SEIFA data came out last week, and it provides a lot of...
SEIFA – a geek’s analysis of the statistical analysis
As we delve into the new SEIFA data released this week by the ABS, Glenn explains how the different socio-economic variables and indicators are weighted to give us a picture of advantage or disadvantage in...
New insights to social disadvantage – new SEIFA data released
After a long wait from the 2016 Census, the last piece of the Census puzzle was released on March 27th. The ABS have now released the Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA). What is SEIFA?...
Single parent families – not always who you think
In Australia, at the 2016 Census, there were 959,000 single-parent families with children recorded. A total of 10.4% of all households had a single parent family as the only, or primary family in the...
