Community profiles
Understand your community.
Tell the story of who lives in your community and suburbs, how it compares to other areas and how it is changing with Australia's most widely used online demographic information tool.
Trusted by more than 300 councils
The quality evidence-base the majority of councils use to prioritise expenditure for community services that meet residents' needs; make capital investments in the right place at the right time; win much needed grant funding; and harness the collective efforts of local business and community groups.
Population forecasts
Plan for the future.
Confidently plan for the future with a forecast of population and housing that demonstrates the outcomes of housing policies and quantifies future demand for infrastructure and services.
Social atlases
Allocate your resources.
Target services where they are most needed using this powerful suite of thematic maps that show where populations with specific needs are located.
Economic profiles
Build strong local economies.
Tell the story of the local economy, identify its strengths and model the impact of economic development initiatives with a comprehensive local economic profile and impact modelling tools.
Housing monitors
Monitor housing provision.
Plan, deliver and monitor the supply of affordable and appropriate housing in the community with this local area housing profile and monitor.
Community views
Hear community views.
Credibly and efficiently represent your community's views in council's vision, strategic planning and advocacy with the Living in Place, nationally benchmarked survey data, insights and online tool.
Relevant small area geography
.id’s tools are delivered at geographies that support local decision making, so council can allocate resources across their LGA with a detailed understanding of each community.
Long time series
Identify long-term cycles as well as shorter-term trends without having to be concerned about whether boundaries or data categories have changed.
Public access and diverse users
All tools are designed for full public access, funded by council as a service for the wider community, including local businesses and potential investors.
A consistent platform
Users who are familiar with tools at one location can easily switch to another. Councils working regionally can easily compare information with their neighbours or build a joint evidence-base.
Responding to change
We regularly improve our core information tools, adding new features and data based on our clients' feedback and in response to changes in the environment.
Direct support from the experts
Subscriptions to our tools include direct access to the demographic and economic experts behind them. This includes ad-hoc support as well as regular staff training and briefings.
