Understanding the characteristics of tourism and hospitality in your area
Recently, we have added the “industry focus” section to economy.id. This highlights some extra datasets on specific industries which aren’t well represented in the rest of the site. They are not turned on by default, but are included...
How smart is Whanganui?
In October 2012, Whanganui was named New Zealand’s first Smart21 Intelligent Community. Three Australian communities – Ballarat and Whittlesea in Victoria, and Prospect in South Australia were also in the top...
So you think you know all about Queensland?
Well think again. In my myth busting way, here’s some things you may or may not know about Queensland’s population.
That ole chestnut – population ageing in Queensland
Last year I wrote a blog on age pyramids, and how significantly they can differ depending on the region and its role and function. This blog will take a similar tone, but look specifically at Queensland. The...
When will the age pension be abolished?
Esther’s recent blog on dependency ratios got me thinking. We are moving towards a time when we will have far more non-working population as a proportion than ever before, particularly as the baby boomers age...
Flinders Island – our smallest population profile is now online!
Do you think your council is too small for a community profile? When .id first put profile.id together, we thought it would be useful for large metropolitan councils to look at differences between suburbs. It...
Measuring employment series – the importance of FTE
Guest blog by Dr Peter Brain, Executive Director of National Economics. (National Institute of Economic and Industry Research)
Local food markets in Japan – what a great system
While we study populations, at .id we’re interested in all aspects of community life and how different communities organise certain aspects of their lives. While in Japan I’ve been watching the local food...
A city in flux…Christchurch
We recently had an .id office social trip to the flicks to see Human Scale, a documentary about cities and civic design which “questions our assumptions about modernity, exploring what happens when we put...
Sydney's population growth: How is it different from Melbourne?
Recently we published a blog about population change in Melbourne for the twelve months ended June 2012 – this time it’s Sydney’s turn. As we’ve blogged previously, Sydney and Melbourne have very different...
Fly-in/Fly-out workers
The phenomenon of the fly-in/fly-out worker has been a growing trend in Australia for the lasts 10 years or so. With the massive expansion of mining in many remote areas, Australians have shown a preference not...
What’s happening with population growth in Australia?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has just released its latest population summary for Australian States and Territories in their publication Australian Demographic Statistics (Cat No 3101.0) for the...
A look at high density housing in Sydney
One of the more visual aspects of urban and regional change in recent years has been the growth in construction of high rise apartments in the inner suburbs of Australian cities, particularly the CBD and...
Check the data notes!
I know it’s boring, but some of the most useful information in the .id demographic tools is hidden away in a link at the bottom of each table. In profile.id, as well as having the exact wording of the Census...
20% discount is normally a good thing – but not with employment data
I recently met with a group of local government clients in NSW and we were discussing how to measure the success of their economic development activity by tracking change in the number of local jobs each year.
From Copenhagen to the Chathams?
The .id gang went to the movies recently to check out Andreas Dalsgaard’s documentary The Human Scale, which looked at the work of Jan Gehl and his team of architects across ten cities including Copenhagen, New...
Melbourne’s population growth – trends after the Census
Earlier this year the ABS released their 2012 population estimates for local government areas across Australia (Regional Population Growth, ABS Cat. no. 3218.0). This gives us the first glimpse into post 2011...
My shout … or yours… a closer look at dependency ratios
Who will be paying for your latte (or more likely, meals on wheels!) in your twilight years?
Are more people moving to Australia?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has just released its latest population summary for Australian States and Territories in their publication Australian Demographic Statistics (Cat No 3101.0) for the...
Does Australia need a smaller car?
One of our staff members, Andrew, is currently on Vacation in Japan, and has sent this thought provoking blog…
