About Place Info
It’s all about Place
We provide a fast and efficient population and housing forecast designed specifically for local government, with local communities at the heart of all we do. We call it Place Forecast.
Confident decisions start with information you can trust
Our work started when we realised how many decisions affecting local communities are based on inaccurate and out-of-date forecast information. In a world that is changing fast, we knew we needed to recalibrate more often.
We believe that by providing up-to-date forecasts reflective of what is actually happening on the ground now, more local communities will engage with their future.
Andrew and Bernd
It took two of us to create Place Info
We are Andrew Rossiter and Bernd Schiffer. We first met in 2016 and have been working closely together ever since. In 2023, we founded Place Info.
Bernd Schiffer
Bernd, a computer scientist who specialised in software development, guiding organisations on software scaling through his business coaching company.
Having worked in a wide variety of domains, he's now applying his skills in the realm of demography and big datasets to produce reliable and up-to-date forecasts.
Andrew has prepared over 100 local government forecasts and is genuinely fascinated with what makes places tick. With a background in economics, he's spent his entire professional life predicting population and housing trends, with previous stints with both Commonwealth and State governments, as well as several long-standing consulting positions.
Most recently, Andrew led Australia's largest population forecasting team.
Andrew Rossiter
What makes Place Forecast different?
Fast delivery and always up-to-date. Giving you absolute confidence that forecasts are based on the latest information
Local information. As a council is closest to their communities, they can fully express their local strategies, initiatives and housing assumptions in the forecasts.
Custom forecast areas. Our unique tessellation method allows you to define geographic forecast areas that are granular and representative of your local communities, and not restricted by statistical boundaries.