Making sense of population counts
When people ask – “How many people live in Statsville?” they expect a straight forward, unambiguous answer. If only it were that simple! Believe it or not there are several different ways to count people in places. Do you want to know...
What is your consultation delivering?
Many New Zealand councils are still up to their armpits in the 2012 Long Term Plan (LTP) consultation. It’s a huge undertaking and one of the most important consultation tasks conducted by councils. I talked a...
Don’t put air-conditioning in the car – control the temperature of the road instead….!
It’s fun, but also interesting and entertaining to look at what the futurists and planners had in mind for the future of transport development back in the late 50’s.
Melbourne’s population – a story of growth
This blog has been superseded with an updated version – Melbourne’s population growth – trends after the Census. Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, has been rapidly growing for some time. This...
Top 33 largest cities in Australia by population in 2012
This blog has been superseded with an updated version – Top 50 largest cities and towns in Australia by population. For more up to date population and population forecasts for NSW, read our blog on the Top 20...
NSW – the state with the most … population
The recent release of ERP data by the ABS provides us with an opportunity to explore recent population trends prior to the release of 2011 Census data in June. Earlier this week we looked at population trends...
Victoria – the state with the most….growth
We recently provided an overview of the main trends in population growth and change at the national level, based on the data recently released by the ABS in Regional Population Growth (ABS Cat.no. 3218.0)....
Top 10 fastest growing local populations in Australia
On Friday March 30th, the ABS released its annual update of population for all Local Government Areas in Australia. What does it show? Melbourne’s population continues to outgrow Sydney’s, but Perth is the...
Reliable local area economic data is no longer hard to come by
With something like 200 councils using profile.id ® over the past 15 years or so, a frequently asked question at council briefing and training sessions has been, “Can you extend profile.id ® to include economic...
How to uncover issues in your economy to inform Economic Development policy, using economy.id
To develop successful Economic Development strategies, you need to know about your local economy. You need to know its strengths, and weaknesses. You need to know where it fits in the overall competitive...
Is Parramatta the economic heart of Western Sydney?
Parramatta was Australia’s first inland European settlement, and is often referred to as Sydney’s second CBD. While you could also make this claim for a few other areas in Sydney, the data shows that the City...
Are we about to surf another wave of European migration?
International migration is certainly not a new phenomenon but in recent decades the volume of people moving between countries has increased substantially. The globalisation of the world economy, as well as...
Making an impact on jobs
When does creating jobs in the city lead to more jobs in the countryside?
Google glasses provide a view of the Digital Economy
NBN Co and the Federal Government have been raving on for a while about the Digital Economy in their “Digital Economy strategy”.
Which States are the winners in the migration game?
When it comes to net interstate migration in Australia, all States and Territories tend to lose to Queensland, with New South Wales having the greatest loss. Victoria and New South Wales traditionally lose...
Who are the baby boomers?
The term “generations” often gets used these days, and the difference between people of different ages is attributed to when they were born, and which letter of the alphabet has been assigned to them (X, Y...
A unique idea to ease parking issues
The ever-increasing reliance on motor vehicles for personal transport is a challenge for most council areas. Extra traffic creates higher road wear, and congestion leads to increased potential for accidents and...
Overseas migration has peaked – how far will it fall?
Overseas migration is the most volatile component of population change to the Australian population. There has been a significant variation in the net overseas migration gain to Australia over the last 30-40...
Increasing fertility rates – a trend or a blip?
Fertility trends have changed considerably in Australia over the last decade. Australia’s fertility rate had been falling steadily since the baby boom of the immediate post World War Two period. Many developed...
Finding the “hard to reach” in our communities
Local Government does great work consulting with its local communities. But as these communities change and become increasingly diverse, is the public consultation process keeping up with this trend?
Should we build a new city in Australia?
Last week I received an email from Harvey. He wrote that he’s a regular reader of our blog and hoped we would publish a post about his new non-profit Liberty City Group. It’s objective is to gather support for...
