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...
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...
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...
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?...
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...
Birth numbers in Australia are at all-time highs, but the story varies markedly across Australia. How does this trend play out spatially? What are the highlights of the births data for 2016, and how...
One of the great, nerdy things we do as demographic analysts is to compare how the balance of population changes across a City over time. As part of our recent updates to .id’s Victorian...
While many in Melbourne already view their city as the cultural capital of Australia, Sydney still reigns in terms of population as Australia’s largest capital city, with .id estimating a population of 5.07 million...
Victoria is in the midst of massive population growth – in the last 7 years, the growth rate has surged upwards to be well above Australia’s rate of growth. In 2016, Victoria became home to...
Highlights from the latest population figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Victoria continues to be the fastest growing state in Australia Net overseas migration at the highest levels since 2009 Interstate migration...
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...
The ABS Census is a critical resource that offers us invaluable insights into our communities and how they are changing. More than just a set of numbers and tables, census data tells us a...
Second release data released by the ABS October 23rd marked the second release of 2016 Census data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. While about 75% of Census topics came out in June (and...
What does Australia look like in 2016, and what’s changed? If you’ve used our free tools before, chances are you’ve used a community profile. Usually, we build these tools for individual local government areas,...
Australia is a diverse country which varies greatly from state to state, suburb to suburb and even between neighbouring neighbourhoods. One way of understanding a place and the people who live there is to...
The population pyramid, or age-sex pyramid, is a frequently used tool in demographics. It shows the distribution of the population across age groups and between males and females, and is a well known and...
Between the 2011 and 2016 Censuses, there was an increase of 174,600 school aged kids (5-17 years) across Australia – the equivalent of approximately 300 schools! Where is the largest growth in school aged...
It’s no secret that Australia’s largest cities are recording rapid rates of population growth. This presents challenges for infrastructure provision, transport and demand for services. How do urban planners respond to these challenges? Is...
One of the more powerful aspects of Census data is the ability to analyse population characteristics at small areas of geography. It never ceases to amaze me that two neighbouring suburbs can have very...
