New in your social atlas: mapping change over time
In this blog we take a look at the new change over time feature map in your social atlas tool.
Children in apartments – where the bloody hell are they?
Greater Sydney, that’s where! The Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Greater Sydney have dominated the children in apartments market in 2016.
Project review: Youth Unemployment in Western Sydney
Generating an understanding of how social and economic issues impact specific demographics and places is a driving force behind .id’s work.
What is a peri-urban area and how are they changing?
At .id, we often blog about population growth and change across metropolitan areas of Australia because let’s face it – the current era of rapid population growth is changing our demographic story and creates...
What housing affordability crisis?
It seems you can’t open a newspaper (does anyone do that anymore?), look at a website, or watch the TV news without seeing some story about housing affordability.
Updated population figures & new population highlights page
Following last week’s small area update, we have now released two small but important updates to your community profile.
2016 Population revisions – winners and losers
On July 28th, a month after the Census release, the ABS released updated population estimates for all Local Government Areas and smaller geographic units in Australia.
Is the tide still out on coastal growth?
One of the more interesting demographic trends in recent years has been the slow down in population growth in coastal areas of Australia. Through our population forecasting work, .id’s forecasters have long...
Small area information updated in your community profile
We have released our fourth and most significant update to your community profile, with more information from the 2016 Census.
Are fewer New Zealanders moving across the ditch? Trends of Kiwis in Australia
The 2016 Census has already provided a lot of insight as to how Australia has changed in the five years since 2011. As a business operating in both Australia and New Zealand, we are interested in the...
The death of the great Australian dream? Are more families living in apartments?
If .id had a dollar for every time someone asked us about families with children living in apartments, we could probably shut our doors and retire comfortably. But in all seriousness, it’s a real area of...
Our third Census update is now live in your community profile
With our third release, you get a fresh look at your community’s income, education and internet connectivity, as well as ancestry, birthplace, religion and proficiency in English. There’s also updated...
Where is the love? Relationship status, marriage and divorce in Australia
Following on from some recent blogs looking at the changing nature of Australia’s age, ethnic background and religious beliefs, I thought I’d take a quick look at how relationships are tracking.
Are children staying at home for longer?
There has been a lot of talk about housing affordability in recent years, particularly housing affordability for young people.
Are vacant dwellings in Australia just a coastal phenomenon?
Vacant dwellings seem to get a bad rap in the mainstream press and social media – they are blamed for housing affordability issues, for having negative social outcomes in coastal areas and are even associated...
What is the state of religion in Australia?
The religion answers on the Census always give an interesting insight into Australian society, and the 2016 Census is no exception. We’ve heard about ‘no religion’ being on the rise but there are some...
How the release of 2016 Census data affects your council’s population forecast
Now that the ABS has started to release 2016 Census data, you might be wondering when we will start to update our Local Government population forecasts.
Census 2016 crystal ball gazing (so how did I do?)
In September last year, as the Census collection was wrapping up, I made 12 predictions about what the results would say.
Our first Census update is live!
Stop the clock! Just ten days after the 2016 Census data landed in our building, we’ve released the first update to your community profile tool!
Measuring generosity in communities
Gisborne is a place known for its sunshine hours and great surf beaches. However I have a different memory of the town after a recent visit. It was raining and I was umbrella-less so consigned to getting wet on...
Australia's changing waves of migration
By any measure, Australia has a strong tradition of migration – from the gold rush of the mid-nineteenth century, through to the post-war migration boom, and more recently a wave of migration associated with...
