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.
What questions should be asked on the next Census?
It seems like only yesterday the 2016 Census was happening, and indeed the final topics from the Census are still being released. But the ABS has just announced that consultation for the next Census in 2021 has...
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).
New Zealand’s Census
The recent Census of Population and Dwellings in New Zealand was an interesting reflection of changing societal attitudes and technologies. As most Kiwis successfully completed their Census forms online,...
Who are Australia’s homeless?
The topic of Homelessness is one of the most frequently raised during our briefings to councils and communities across the country. On March 14th, the ABS released ‘Estimating Homelessness‘. This eagerly...
Movement in and out of Australia: who, why and how many
The Census of Population and Housing is probably the most well known demographic data set released by the ABS, but there is a wealth of other data released which tells us how the Australian population is...
Toward the year 2018 – a look ahead from 50 years ago
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?
NEW! 2016 Worker profiles on economy.id
We’ve been working hard behind the scenes, and now we’re excited to let you know that the Worker profiles on economy.id have now been updated with 2016 Census data. These profiles are a great source of...
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...
Taking a closer look at South Australia’s Indigenous age profile
Background One of. id’s blog readers recently contacted .id requesting further information regarding the age profile of younger persons across Australia and South Australia and the State’s Indigenous...
National migration series | Part 5: Why is it important to understand migration patterns?
Immigration data can be misleading. Arrival card data simply captures intentions, yet where immigrants plan to go and where they end up settling often varies.
National migration series | Part 4: National versus regional/local migration profiles
From the earlier blogs in our New Zealand migration series we have established that:
Single parent families – not always who you think
In Australia, at the 2016 Census, there were 959,000 single-parent families with children recorded.
Clustering for innovation
Early last year, I had the opportunity to work with the City of Monash to develop a strategic economic profile of the council area. It was a rewarding and interesting project as I got to explore one of...
I am feeling very Olympic today!
Over the weekend, my most favourite movie of all time, Cool Runnings, was on TV.
Australia’s largest cities and towns – 1986 and 2016
Cast your mind back to 1986 – a time of shoulder pads, mullets, fluffy jumpers and dangly earrings. Hawthorn won the VFL premiership, university education was still free (just), and Bananarama’s version of...
Birth numbers in Australia hit an all-time record!
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 does this...
Where is the demographic centre of Melbourne? And how is it changing?
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 population forecasts,...
Who will win the race to be Australia’s number 1 capital city?
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...
Where are all the jobs?
We hear a lot about the growth of jobs in Australia’s cities, but in this article, Keenan shows that’s only part of the story. This is a cautionary tale for anyone analysing how jobs growth in any part of...
