forecast.id hotspot report

Identify growth areas for your target market

Designed for: small business owners, franchisees, consultants

Put yourself in a place that's forecast to grow.

A forecast.id hotspot report identifies up to ten locations that are forecast to have the highest proportion of people in the age groups you serve.

By comparing detailed forecasts for over 15,000 suburbs across Australia, our specialist consultants can help you identify the best locations within a suburb, city or across the entire nation.

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Tailored reports

We'll find 10 locations with the most people in your target demographic.

Demographic filtering

Refine your searches by age and gender to accurately identify your ideal customer base.

Comprehensive comparison

We’ll compare forecasts for over 15,000 suburbs, identifying the best, so you don’t have to.

Future-proof investments

Identify locations where we forecast growth in your target demographic.

Prioritise opportunities

We compare the growth in different places, so you can choose where to invest.

Expert analysis

Get location recommendations from our specialist consulting forecasters.

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.
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Frequently asked questions

What is a forecast.id hotspot report?

What is a forecast.id hotspot report?
What attributes can be used to define a 'target demographic' for a forecast.id hotspot report?

What attributes can be used to define a 'target demographic' for a forecast.id hotspot report?

These reports are designed to help organisations who serve people of a particular age group or sex.

As our forecasts are for single-year-of-age, we can provide reports for orthodontists, who work with children aged 8 to 15, childcare providers who need to plan for children aged 0 to 5, tutoring services who help secondary-school aged children, or organisations like Meals on Wheels, who work with volunteers aged 60-70, and serve people who are typically aged 70+.

We can analyse locations at any scale - within a given district, across a city, the state or the entire country.
Who can benefit from forecast.id hotspots?

Who can benefit from forecast.id hotspots?

forecast.id hotspot reports cater to CEOs, small business owners, franchise owners and consultants needing to identify locations where their specific target demographic (by age and sex) will be located. Whether you’re prioritising investment opportunities for growth or seeking evidence-based insights to validate your current business plan, this report offers a valuable evidence base for decision-making.
How do we conduct the analysis that goes into a forecast.id hotspot report?

How do we conduct the analysis that goes into a forecast.id hotspot report?

forecast.id hotspot reports provide the most comprehensive assessment of growth opportunities for your business by comparing detailed, local area forecasts for more than 15,000 suburbs across Australia.

This analysis is made possible by the National Forecasting program, the only consistent source of source of forecast information for local areas across Australia.

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A location strategy consultant from our forecasting team will contact you to understand your project and provide a quote for the hotspot report, based on the number of locations you wish to assess.

"It has been about 20 years since we had your help in studying the population around our offices to determine if our locations were best suited to our needs. In this time, our business has prospered, and we are contemplating the next phase of our growth and development."

Dr. Albert Wong

Smile Council Orthodontists