understand your community
About .id (informed decisions)
Informing decisions that contribute to a good society
Knowledge of place
.id is a team of geographers, demographers, economists, spatial analysts, urban planners, social researchers, forecasters, census data and IT experts. We study how cities, towns and regions are growing and changing. We convert national trends into local stories.
Communities
.id stands for “informed decisions” and our work is to provide decision makers within government, industry and the community with accurate, accessible, easy-to-use information about communities and how they are changing.
Evidence-based
decision making
.id’s information tools and consulting services provide the evidence base to make place-based decisions such as where and when to prioritise budgetary expenditure, make capital investments and deliver services that meet local needs.
Online tools
.id converts complex data into online tools that communicate stories of people and place. Available to the public, our tools support informed decisions about when and where to provide services, invest and advocate enabling business, government and the community to contribute to a better society.
Consulting
By taking a consulting-led approach to projects, our experts can get to the heart of your challenge, giving you insights and a framework to make confident, strategic and informed decisions.Our online tools then put those insights in the hands of your team, your project stakeholders or the wider community. Visit our services page to see if can help with your project.
make evidence based decisions
influence government
advocate for your community
empower community groups
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support local business
Who we work with
Our clients include local and state governments, education providers, housing developers, retailers, health care providers, utilities companies, banks & insurers, sporting organisations and planning consultants.
We believe in collaboration and long, productive partnerships with our clients. We are excited by the projects we engage in, and genuinely interested in the outcomes. We design projects that are pointy, practical and inject confidence into decision-making.
Who you'll work with
People at .id share a curiosity and knowledge about how people live in communities and cities. Our team has a unique combination of demographic and spatial analysts, social researchers, urban economists, industry sector experts, IT and data management specialists. We are the largest and most experienced population forecasting team in Australia.
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