Transport planning – Melbourne to Sydney in 45 minutes – by train…
If the prototype VACTRAIN being developed in China becomes a reality, aeroplane speeds (or more) in train travel may become commonplace, making possible travel from Melbourne to Sydney in less than an hour, or even Sydney to Perth in...
South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula – A Story of Rapid Growth
The Fleurieu Peninsula is located south of Adelaide, separated from the state capital by the southern Mount Lofty Ranges. Australia’s longest river, the Murray, ends its journey here. Traditionally, the...
A Tale of Two Suburbs – The concept of suburb lifecycles and how it can help us forecast possible futures
At .id, in our attempts to understand the complexities of a city, we often use reference frameworks to categorise places. We typically ask ourselves the question, “What is the role and function of this place?”,...
Australia’s newest migrants – where are they coming from?
The 2006 Census showed that about 4.4 million Australians were born overseas (22% of the population). In the last 5 years, we have had very high overseas migration, and everyone is now awaiting the 2011 Census...
Affordable, desirable housing….How about a caravan?
Would 10 million people in Australia live in a caravan park? That’s right, about 50% of the total population. If so, we’d certainly need more caravan parks.
Quartiles - a technique for comparing incomes across time and place
Income data is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. One of the most useful analysis tools in profile.id (and also used in economy.id) are income quartiles. They enable you to compare...
How do populations grow and change?
I’m not normally one of those people who bores their friends with detailed insights from my professional life, but during a recent dinner party conversation I felt the need to open up and provide a more...
The “Silent & Relentless” Heroes: Unpaid Domestic Work
In a class I attended few days back, my tutor gave us a handout about unpaid work in Australia taken from 1997 statistics collated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The abstract, which I sussed out...
Spatial Planning - a new paradigm for planning in New Zealand?
Spatial Planning has a long tradition in the northern hemisphere; and it’s likely to be widely adopted by local government in New Zealand – with Auckland Council about to publish its first Spatial Plan. Spatial...
Griffith and the Western Riverina economy – driven by agriculture and food manufacturing
The Western Riverina region, centred on Griffith, in south-west NSW, previously subscribed to economy.id, enabling them to track the progress of their local economy over time, and understand the characteristics...
Construction and Finance powering The Hills economy
The Hills Shire Council, in North-West Sydney, have recently subscribed to economy.id, our online economic profile. This profile shows the size and makeup of the economy and the workforce in The Hills, and how...
Why do we need all this space?
Australian houses are getting bigger. In fact, despite falling average household size during the same period, the average Australian new home is over 40% bigger than those built just 25 years ago. This problem...
House sales are down, so are people moving house less often?
The Land Values Research Group, an economic blog which looks at things like monetary policy, taxation and housing investment, recently published an interesting article, which said that dwelling turnover rate is...
Census Crystal ball gazing – Glenn’s predictions for the 2011 results
Well the Census has been done, and we’ve had a lot of interest in why we’re excited about the 2011 Census and what it might show.
Census Data, People & Places…a New Zealand case study
In my short time in New Zealand, I have observed some concern about Census data being ‘out-of-date’, with that concern being fuelled by it now being delayed to 2013. However, I believe the 2006 Census data is...
Hawkesbury – Sydney’s largest council by area joins .id
.id is pleased to welcome the City of Hawkesbury, population 64,030, to the .id community! With the addition of Hawkesbury, all councils in Western Sydney now subscribe to one or more .id products. The...
What’s new in the 2011 Australian Census?
The 2011 Census is over as far as filling in the forms are concerned. Now the ABS is in full swing collecting those forms and then processing the data, and then it will be our turn, converting that data into...
Before we bid goodbye to 2006 Census: Where is Australia now?
As the “Census fever” dies down and everyone is patiently looking forward to the results of 2011 Census (which will be released in June 2012), let us take a quick look at where 2006 Census has brought us.
So this is Census day!
Well the day is finally here! The one day every 5 years we get to fill in our Census forms and contribute to the statistical picture of the nation for the next 5 years. Whether you’re submitting your form by...
What information can you get out of the Census? Looking at Brisbane
Being an Arts student who barely turned 21, statistics and numbers can be mindboggling – worse still, intimidating. I never thought one day I’d be working with a spatial and demographic analysis company like...
The Census time capsule – Your chance to be a part of history
The 2011 Census, like the 2006 and 2001 Census before, gives respondents the opportunity to have their details kept for 99 years with the National Archives of Australia to be released in the 22nd century. Read...
