How to create an economic baseline for your Covid-19 response plan
As many councils work to support their local communities, businesses and industries during the Covid-19 pandemic, Ryan James reminds us of some basic methods to assess the status of your local economy. Webinar |Since this post was first...
Can you run a Census in a pandemic?
The 2021 Census in Australia could be our most important ever, as it can show the effect of all the changes taking place in Australia right now, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We run a Census every 5...
Which parts of Australia are experiencing population decline?
In an era of almost unprecedented population change in Australia, there was one local government area in Australia that managed to maintain a stable population of exactly 92,888 people in the year to June 2019....
Australia’s fastest growing areas are mostly in our capital cities
Glenn shares the highlights from the recent release of new population figures for local areas, reviewing how the population of our Capital Cities and fastest-growing Local Government Areas changed in the year...
Where is the elderly population in Australia?
Already we’ve seen a strong response from businesses, community groups and individuals who want to support their communities through the Covid-19 lockdown period. We’re all aware by now that the elderly are...
Interactive chart: is your community demographically vulnerable?
Nenad has developed an interactive chart and a series of maps to help you see if your community has a demographic vulnerability. This builds on the work described in Glenn’s earlier blog, where we’ve used...
How we can help you during the Covid-19 response
This update is to share how we’re working in response to Covid-19, how you can contact us and what resources are available to support you during this period.
Pinpointing vulnerable communities for emergency management
We’ve brought forward the publication of this blog in light of the recent developments with Covid-19 in Australia, as we know many councils and community groups are planning ways they can respond and support...
Final external report on 2018 NZ Census looks to future Censuses
The third and final report from the external committee investigating the 2018 census was released recently. As we continue rolling out Census data in our Community Profiles, Penny Bloomberg takes a look at this...
What types of workers are lower income and need affordable housing options?
In this blog, Georgia looks in further detail at the income bands many states are using in the housing affordability space. Just who falls into these bands? Are they ‘key workers’ for your local economy?
Is downsizing something our older generation are interested in?
This blog is the third in our series on housing consumption patterns, looking at how our older population would prefer to live and their housing aspirations.
What sort of housing does our young workforce want to live in?
This blog follows on from one Georgia wrote a few weeks ago, looking at how young adults would prefer to live and their housing aspirations. In this blog we keep the theme going, and have a look at the next...
The economic impacts of natural disasters
We would like to acknowledge the difficult conditions many of our friends in bushfire affected areas have faced over the holiday period and the considerable hardship and stress the fires have caused. We hope...
Interactive chart: what drove your local economy in 2018/19?
With newly-released local area economic data now in our local area economic profiles (economy.id), Keenan Jackson provides some commentary and insights to help you understand what factors influenced the...
Bushfires and the Australian demographic landscape
I think everyone has been shocked and saddened by the terrible bushfires we’ve seen around Australia for the past few months, and particularly the horrific conditions in New South Wales, Victoria and South...
Australia’s birth rate lowest on record, but more babies than ever
So the headline is, in 2018, Australia’s birth rate fell to an all-time low of 1.740 babies per female of childbearing age.
How do Australia’s young people want to live?
Something that Councils always ask about is what type of housing do people really want to live in, as opposed to what they are living in? There is often the suspicion that people are living in housing that is...
The Rise of Tasmania
Something remarkable has happened in the last few years, for keen observers of population growth in Australia. Our smallest state, Tasmania, is growing again! In fact, in the last 2 years, the Apple Isle has...
The impact of skills shortages on local economic development
In 2019, there were a few challenges that we repeatedly saw local councils grappling with as an impediment to economic development in their area. This is the first in a four-part series where our economics team...
Australia's population growth steady at 1.5% p.a.
New population growth data from the ABS reveal that while the national story of population growth remains steady at 1.5%, there are some trends worth noting within our states and territories. In the year ended...
Changing rental costs – not always the story you expect
In today’s blog, Georgia takes a look at the change in median weekly rental costs in South Australia and Victoria. She discovers things are not always as the media would have you believe. If you’re interested...
