A more detailed forecasting tool for local councils, so that you can..
Plan more effectively within a regional context
With forecast information for your LGA and surrounding areas, you plan for services and facilitates within and beyond the border of your council area. You can also see forecasts for neighbouring LGAs that aren’t subscribed to forecast.id
Be more precise in planning for future population
With custom catchments that fit your project and more granular detail to work-with
Detailed forecasts
Uncover the nuances within your community with our most detailed forecasts for local areas.
Custom catchments
Create forecast catchments for areas that match your activity centres, planning precincts and other custom geographies.
Map-based tool
An easy to use tool that will let you create and select your custom catchments.
Plan across borders
Plan for services and facilitates within and beyond the border of your council area. You can also see forecasts for neighbouring LGAs that aren’t subscribed to forecast.id.
Growth heatmaps
Quickly see where there is a high concentration of people in a certain demographic.
Detailed timing
Where forecast.id provides aggregated development assumptions, catchments details the timing, sequence and capacity of individual development sites.
Why are our forecasts the most trusted in Australia?
All of our forecasts are underpinned by our National Forecasting Program. Produced by Australia's most trusted, independent forecasting team, the program provides the most consistent & detailed forecasts of population, housing and residential development available in Australia.
Explore our National Forecasting Program
Frequently asked questions
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What is forecast.id catchments?What is forecast.id catchments?
forecast.id catchments is our new add-on tool for subscribing councils. It's a more detailed forecasting tool that comes with many user-friendly benefits such as a heat mapping tool to visualise growth, a map based tool to create your own catchments for assessment and more.
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How can I access forecast.id catchments?How can I access forecast.id catchments?
Your council will be given credentials to log-in to the new platform. Please contact your relationship manager for more information.
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What support and training will be provided for this new tool?What support and training will be provided for this new tool?
You'll have support the whole way. Much like your existing subscription with forecast.id, you'll have direct access to the experts behind the tool. In addition to staff training sessions and briefings, we can always be contacted for ad hoc advice via phone or email.
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How is forecast.id catchments a 'more detailed' forecasting tool?How is forecast.id catchments a 'more detailed' forecasting tool?
This new tool allows you to explore our most granular forecasts to date. You'll be able to uncover the nuances within your community and the areas surrounding it.
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How are the forecasts that go into forecast.id catchments, produced?How are the forecasts that go into forecast.id catchments, produced?
All of our forecasting analysis is made possible through our reliable, trusted, independent National forecasting program. You can read more on that, here.
What our clients say
"For years we've used forecast.id to plan services and facilities more accurately than was possible in the past. With forecast.id, our staff can show how many four year olds are likely to want kindergarten in the years to come, allowing the groundwork to occur now"