Surging overseas migration: a Covid correction or the new normal?
Anyone following the news cycle in the lead-up to the federal budget will have heard the figure of ‘400,000 people from overseas coming to Australia this year’. That level of migration has created headlines because it is unprecedented...
The devil is in the detail: how to pinpoint the location of population growth
If you’re planning for future demand for a product, service or piece of infrastructure, a population forecast will be an important part of your evidence base.
Early insights from 2023 NIEIR State of the Regions dataset
.id recently published the 2023 NIEIR State of the Regions (SOR) dataset. This dataset is the country’s only economic and employment dataset that provides annual economic and employment information at the LGA...
‘Living in Parramatta’ report and views.id platform launch
The Community Views team are thrilled to launch the ‘Living in Parramatta’ Views report and access to the views.id online reporting platform.
Advantage and disadvantage across Australia: SEIFA 2021
Where are the most advantaged and disadvantaged areas in Australia? Census expert Glenn Capuano explains the SEIFA indexes and explores the results of the recently released 2021 update.
Is renting in Australia broken?
At a time when more people are renting for longer, the rental market is facing a series of challenges. Rental affordability and availability is decreasing for those most in need, while the rental experience...
Has Melbourne overtaken Sydney to become Australia’s largest city?
Has Melbourne’s population really overtaken Sydney’s? With the latest Regional Population dataset from the ABS just out, Glenn digs into the detail behind the headlines. Hint: it’s all about how you define a...
Regional population growing at the same rate as capital cities
A new data release from the ABS gives us insight into how population is changing in small areas across Australia. This post includes an interactive map of population growth and decline for all local government...
What are the long-term drivers of Australian house prices?
Daniel summarises the whitepaper What drives Australian house prices over the long term?, which takes an interesting long-term view on the economics of house prices including the combination of our demographic...
Rate of homelessness falls during the pandemic, but not everywhere
Newly released Census 2021 data shows the overall rate of homelessness in Australia has fallen since 2016. But this is by no means the end of the story; as is always the case with these sorts of trends, the...
Have your say on the topics included in the 2026 Census
The Census never sleeps. While there is still some information yet to be released from the 2021 Census, the ABS is already well under way preparing for the next Census in 2026, including taking submissions on...
How making good decisions begins by “measuring what matters”
“Being a good (decision maker) begins with having the right information and mental models for how the world works” (Jim Chalmers, 2023) In his recent essay, the Treasurer of Australia Jim Chalmers has met the...
Living in Parramatta - key insights for policymakers webinar
The City of Parramatta – home to Burramattagal people – is a dynamic and diverse middle suburban area of Western Sydney. Home to around 260,000 residents, the City’s relatively young population is forecast to...
Interactive chart: new data brings new opportunities for gender equity analysis
Last year I wrote a blog about gender equity and its significance in local government. It was a popular publication that generated significant interest, eliciting engaging discussions with community planners...
Missing millions – the problem with using Census data for employment estimates
Recently, I have been asked a lot about why ABS Census employment estimates are different to other sources like the ABS Labour Force and NIEIR’s LGA employment estimates. In this blog, I thought i’d share some...
Australia’s most educated areas
Where are the most educated areas in Australia? We list the top 30 “Braniac areas”…the local government areas that boast the highest percentage of tertiary educated residents in Australia… In this article, we...
Australia’s strong population growth returns in 2022
Population statistics to June 2022 give clear signals of how Australia’s population growth is changing following the end of pandemic-related border closures. Demographer Glenn Capuano breaks down the latest...
Where have jobs been growing, or declining?
The 2021 Census provides place of work estimates for small areas across Australia. This data can be highly useful in understanding the structure and change of key employment precincts in your LGA.
Australia's birth rate increases for the first time in 10 years
The birth rate for Australia has increased for the first time in nearly a decade. Glenn unpacks the history of Australia’s declining birth rate, how this new data affects that story, and the role COVID-19...
Are there enough local jobs for your residents?
Of the people who live in your area, how many work locally? Are there enough local jobs for your residents? Do local jobs meet the needs of your residents?
Who was working from home on Census day 2021?
The COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly accelerated a transition to working from home. What does the Census tell us about this trend? How did lockdowns and work-from-home rules and recommendations affect the data and...
