by Graeme | Aug 8, 2018 | Uncategorised |
There are some common reasons why you might want a map which is larger than even a big poster-size page, for example: You have a wall in the office and you want to cover it with a physical printed map of your operating area. Your area of interest is large...
by Graeme | Feb 24, 2018 | Uncategorised |
So laments the title track of Welsh rockers Budgie‘s 2006 album “You’re All Living in Cuckooland”. Unless you’ve lived under a heavy rock for most of the 21st century, it’s impossible to escape the almost constant media coverage of...
by Graeme | Feb 20, 2018 | Uncategorised |
On February 19th 2018, the ABS released the latest Business Count data. One day later, the Mapmakers team have analysed the undigestible mass of numbers using their leading edge spatial analytics, turning them into insightful graphics like this one for Northern...
by Graeme | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorised |
It might not sound like the most riveting subject to discuss over a BBQ beer or plonk, but there’s more to it than most of us might think. With Australia’s record breaking immigration rates over recent years and consequent eye-watering population growth,...
by Graeme | Oct 9, 2017 | Uncategorised |
It’s great the ABS have made accessing census and standard geography data so mush easier, and of course as all taxpayer funded data sets should be, at not cost. Some, wishing to leverage postcode information, see what they wish to see – ABS postal areas...
by Graeme | Aug 27, 2017 | Uncategorised |
We’re generally a mixed lot. Suburbs with big expensive homes rubbing shoulders with more modest ones are familiar to many of us. Weekly personal incomes are another addition to the current data release. In this example we show postcodes where a threshold...
