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The basics: How many people? How many voters? How much money are areas granted?

The basics: How many people? How many voters? How much money are areas granted? . Photo: Simon O’Dwyer - Courtesy of “The Age ”. But different people have different needs …. The symbolic importance of population. Annual population growth, Australia, 1789-2009. Source:

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The basics: How many people? How many voters? How much money are areas granted?

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  1. The basics: How many people? How many voters? How much money are areas granted? Photo: Simon O’Dwyer - Courtesy of “The Age” But different people have different needs …..

  2. The symbolic importance of population

  3. Annual population growth, Australia, 1789-2009 Source: ABS, Australian Historical Population Statistics (Cat. no. 3105.0.65.001) Australian Demographic Statistics (Cat. no. 3101.0)

  4. Contrasting population growth:last 40 years versus next 40 years * Victoria in Future 2008 (Vic Govt) ** ABS Series B (2008) *** Intergenerational Report 3 (2010) NB All projections assume NOM of 180,000 p.a.. Fertility rate assumptions: VIF/ABS 1.8 (Aus), 1.73 (Vic). IGR3 assumes 1.92 (Aus)

  5. Contrasting average annual population growth rates: last 40 years versus next 40 years * Victoria in Future 2008 (Vic Govt) ** ABS Series B (2008) *** Intergenerational Report 3 (2010) NB All projections assume NOM of 180,000 p.a.. Fertility rate assumptions: VIF/ABS 1.8 (Aus), 1.73 (Vic). IGR3 assumes 1.92 (Aus)

  6. The challenge of population growth • The head of the Treasury, Ken Henry, says Australia's population growth is the biggest challenge to Commonwealth and state governments since Federation. • Giving a speech in Brisbane on 22/10/09, Mr Henry talked about a projected 60 per cent increase in population by 2050. • He said the challenge would require national leadership on urban development. • Source: ABC, October 2009

  7. The four main reasons why the census is so valuable for users • Reliable and thorough • Wide range of data than can be cross tabulated • Time series • Geographical detail

  8. 1. The ABS - reliable and thorough collector of information

  9. Wide range of related data about the population, what it does and about the housing stock

  10. 2. Cross tabulating: People needing assistance by age, Victoria, 2006

  11. 3. Time series data

  12. 3. Time series data: Inner city population change over the last 50 years, Melbourne and Sydney

  13. 4. Geographical detail

  14. 5,000 2,000 500 -500 -2,000 -5,000 Geographical detail: population change across Victoria between 2001 and 2006 Bendigo Ballarat Geelong

  15. 4. Geographical detail

  16. 4. Geographical detail

  17. Monitoring Data Decision making capacity Information Knowledge Analysis Understanding Value adding information Editing& Compiling

  18. Monitoring Editing Compiling Data Informed decision making Information Knowledge Analysis Understanding Gathering evidence for decisions

  19. Fluctuations in the weekday population of the City of Melbourne

  20. And you were wondering why you don’t get a seat on the train these days!

  21. Non-resident populations

  22. Estimated population

  23. William Creek: population of 2 or has it has many populations?

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