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 results of the study...
Category: local area analysis
A demographic view of the same sex marriage survey results
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...
Benchmark thy neighbour: comparing between suburbs in community profile
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...
Early insights from the second-release Census data
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...
Animated population pyramids – now in community profile
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...
Where do older people live?
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...
The devil is in the detail – why planning at the right level matters
Our clients voice their frustration with using regular population forecast information – whether it’s geography that is too big for accurate planning, infrequent updates, or underlying assumptions that are ambiguous or hard to trust....
The tale of two cities becoming one
When councils merge, it creates a new geographic area with its own unique characteristics. Here at .id, we recently completed a suite of community tools for the amalgamation of the former Canterbury City and Bankstown...
It’s all about people and places
We are often approached by clients needing to solve complex service-delivery issues and make strategic business decisions. While using an evidence-base to assist in decision-making is a well-known approach, at .id we help solve...
Regional collaborations within the .id community
.id’s community profiling tools are designed to break Local Government Areas down by suburb/town and tell the story of each place, the role it plays in the area, and how it is changing over...
Using data to inform community engagement – Who do we REALLY need to plan for?
By Keith Davis, Manager Urban Design, City of Unley, South Australia. With the drive for improved efficiencies with finite resources, local governments need to demonstrate a commitment to delivering best value services to communities....
Understanding young adult populations in regional areas – Bathurst
As well as being famous for the 1000 motor race, Bathurst also has a large Campus of Charles Sturt University, so it is something of a student town, with a relatively large young adult...
Predicting your area’s future heart health
Heart disease, heart attack and cardiac arrest are Australia’s number 1 cause of death. As they are more prevalent among the older age groups, Australia’s ageing population has a big impact on this group...
Culturally diverse communities – Chinese population in the City of Whitehorse
Box Hill is a rapidly growing satellite CBD in Greater Melbourne, and home to one of the city’s largest Chinese-born populations. The local council is interested in understanding more about this growing population to...
Insights for local governments from the Federal Budget
The 2015-16 Federal Budget has now been handed down. Budget Paper 1 provides a treasure trove of economic analysis and forecasts of the Australian economy. Let’s synthesize the main points of interest for local...
Population densities of Australian Capital Cities – Melbourne and Sydney
In part 1 and part 2 , I looked at the greater capital cities in order from smallest to largest with the two remaining ones being the heavyweights – Melbourne and Sydney. Greater Melbourne Greater...
Population densities of Australian capital cities – Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane
In the previous blog, I described in more detail as to why population density analysis is important. This entry continues on from that and describes the population densities in Greater Adelaide, Greater Perth and Greater...
Population densities of Australian capital cities
How dense are we? Population densities have traditionally provided information on the distribution of populations across space. By assessing how dense an area is in terms of population, we can determine possible pressures on...
Planning for the happiness and well-being of your community
The definition of happiness and well-being differs greatly from one person to another. This doesn’t just apply to individuals but also to local governments and their communities. How can you effectively measure and plan for the...
Creating public value for your community
How can you create public value for your community? To build public value, you’ll need to know the characteristics of your community members and the drivers for the local economy – and how they...
