Profiling indigenous communities
The 2013 census population for Māori in New Zealand was 668,715. How can we better understand this indigenous community? What are the demographic characteristics of this population and how has it changed over time?
Poorest postcodes in Australia
In Australia, the richest and poorest areas have recorded an income gap of approximately 150k. Both these areas are located within New South Wales. What causes this disparity within one single state? What...
Census 2016 is going ahead
It will be a relief to many of our readers to learn that the 2016 Census will be going ahead, with the ABS receiving a much needed funding boost in the upcoming budget. You can read details in this article in...
The economic value of places within your LGA
What economic contribution does a place make? How many industries are in this area and how productive are they? Is our local shopping area the main contributor to the economic output of our place? These and...
Melbourne changes direction – a new era of urban development
Melbourne is growing up. For the first time in the city’s history, urban infill development is outpacing greenfield development on the city’s fringes.
No longer the Sunshine State? Recent population trends in Queensland | .id blog
One of the more interesting demographic trends playing out in Australia in recent years is the slowing rate and volume of growth in Queensland. Throughout the 2000s, Queensland’s population growth rate often...
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 are changing...
Did air-conditioning get Ronald Reagan elected?
Here at .id we spend a lot of time talking and thinking about how places shape population and populations shape place. But there are often many other factors. Last week on ABC they aired an American program...
The story of diverse communities – Migrants in Port Phillip
The City of Port Phillip, Victoria, is the latest LGA to subscribe to .id’s Communities of Interest module for profile.id. Located in the inner suburbs just south of Melbourne, Port Phillip includes St Kilda,...
Analysing Christchurch?s Population Change 2006-2013
On my recent Christmas break back in New Zealand, I was lucky to fly out of Christchurch on a beautiful sunny day and even luckier to have a window seat. The geographer/demographer in me was curious to see what...
Australia’s population – still growing, in different places!
Every year about this time we get an update on population growth at the local level. The ABS updates national and state populations every quarter, but local areas only once a year, in their Regional Population...
Nine things we wouldn’t know without a Census
Last week the ABS confirmed that a decision regarding the fate of the 2016 Census and the future of the five yearly Census cycle was still on hold. One of the reasons the ABS wants to move the Census to a ten...
What do the 2013/2014 economic datasets tell us?
We have recently fully updated all economy.id sites with 2013/14 datasets from NIEIR.
Victorian crime statistics release – Is Victoria in the grip of a crime wave?
The news in Melbourne at the moment is dominated by the shocking murder of Doncaster teenager Masa Vukotic. This tragic event has overshadowed the release of detailed data on crime in the state. The new,...
What are the characteristics of seniors living in your community?
If you’re planning for services for the ageing community, it’s critical to understand the specific characteristics of the seniors living in your community. How many are living with their children still at home?...
Let’s join forces to Save the 2016 Census
If, like us, you think shifting the Census from a five to ten yearly cycle is a bad idea, let’s join forces to stop it. If you believe in planning at the local level for local communities, join with us to help...
What is the value of housing in your local economy?
We are very excited to introduce new data on housing valuation and rental listings to our economic profiles (economy.id), via our new partnership with Hometrack Pty. Ltd.
If I ruled the world – the reality of population growth in NZ
Recently a discussion between Christchurch City councillors was debated at length in the media. Now the councillors and Mayor may have just been spitballing… but the headline read
Perth metropolitan reform – update
Since the last blog on Perth Metropolitan Reform, there have been substantial changes.
What is Australia’s fastest growing inland town?
This was a question put to me by one of our forecast clients recently, and it did intrigue me. After all, there’s so much attention on the growth of our major cities and coastal areas, that population trends in...
