Product updates

Every update we've made to Place Forecast, newest first. Each one is the full newsletter we sent to our clients.

• #19: Change · 31 Jul 2026

  Charts can now show the change over time, not just the total.

• #18: Socio-economic markers: Families · 16 Jun 2026

  Our first socio-economic markers: six Families markers, built from the Census.

• #17: Density, map labels, and scenario switching · 12 May 2026

  Three density reports, labels everywhere, and a thank-you to 16 councils.

• #16: Plain-language explainers for every concept · 22 Apr 2026

  Over 100 definitions, cross-linked like Wikipedia, one click from every forecast page.

• #15: Choropleth Maps, Cartograms, and Filters Everywhere · 10 Mar 2026

  We've added detail charts for comparison pages and added filters to all pages.

• #14: New tables and year filter · 2 Feb 2026

  We've improved the tables with downloads and other goodies, and you can filter by year now.

• #13: Map enhancements and a demo video · 9 Dec 2025

  We've improved the maps and created our first video with a forecast demo.

• #12: We've launched public forecasts and new user access controls · 11 Nov 2025

  Share public forecasts with anyone via simple links. Plus new role-based permissions give you full control over who sees what.

• #11: Population Filter and Population Origin Reports · 24 Jul 2025

  Filter population by sex & age. 4 new reports show demographic drivers. How Whittlesea's feedback led to these improvements.

• #10: Council Housing and Dwelling Assumptions · 11 Apr 2025

  We added council housing and dwelling assumptions for more accurate forecasting with localised data!

• #9: Dwelling Projections · 26 Feb 2025

  We added dwelling projections based on building approvals and completions.

• #8: Average Household Size · 21 Oct 2024

  We added average household size and population in dwellings data.

• #7: Dwelling Structure · 25 Sep 2024

  We added detached and medium or high density dwellings data.

• #6: Dwellings for 2021 · 16 Aug 2024

  We added private and non-private dwelling data with occupancy information.

• #5: Reports and Jump-off Years · 10 Jul 2024

  We added some visual and informative goodies.

• #4: Migration · 3 Jul 2024

  We have a migration forecast now.

• #3: Estimated In-migration Data · 12 Apr 2024

  We've integrated estimated in-migration data in our system.

• #2: More Historical Data Faster · 22 Mar 2024

  More historical data for birth, deaths, fertility, and mortality, plus performance improvements.

• #1: Historical Population Data · 5 Mar 2024

  We use and display historical population numbers in our forecasts now.