Industry services
Informing location decisions
We help the people who are planning tomorrow's communities invest in the right place at the right time.
Our location decisions team are trusted to help set electoral boundaries, plan infrastructure for national utilities, ensure our emergency services are adequately resourced and locate schools for tomorrow's children.
Combining demographic rigour with modelling that can respond to significant new information, we're proud to provide reliable, up-to-date insights for the organisations who plan our communities.

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Why we're different
Our in-depth knowledge of what's driving population change in Australia, together with a rigorous methodology to quantify where and when changes will occur. This provides any organisation delivering services to people in place a forward view of demand so they can plan with confidence and make informed investment decisions.
Top-down and bottom-up
Our population forecasting approach combines a top-down view of Australia with a bottom-up view of what's driving population change at the local level.
Focused on change
By monitoring the underlying assumptions in all our forecasts and prioritising updates in places that are experiencing the most rapid change, we maintain the most up-to-date and reliable forecasts available to Australian planners.
Our services
We work with organisations of all sizes to help them make informed decisions when investing places for the future.
Meet the team
From forecasting to technology and client support, we work side-by-side to help you make informed decisions.

Johnny Barnard
Consultant and forecaster
Johnny has been forecasting, analysing, and mapping Australia’s urban changes since the late 1980s, completing projects to inform board-level decisions with the AFL, NRL, Stockland, Red Cross and numerous education providers.

Bruce Cauchi
Spatial App Developer
Bruce loves a challenge and is the driving force behind the development of our spatial analysis and forecast modelling technologies.

John O'Leary
Population forecaster
John has devoted a career to demography and economics for the Commonwealth and Victorian Treasuries and Planning agencies and now builds our forecasting models.

Darren Thomas
Mapping and GIS specialist
From managing complex geography and data issues, to building migration maps, to designing web content and project managing complex builds, to ensuring our products are searchable and accessible, Darren is our go-to man.
Join our forecasting tour
Get our monthly summary including our latest insights as we tour the parts of Australia undergoing rapid change.