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Consulting Services

Comprehensive, place-based consulting services

Our team of experts use spatial intelligence to bring strategic insight and clarity to your most important decisions. 

Consulting Services

Key clients

BENEFITS

Why organisations choose to work with us

Hyper-local analysis

Hyper-local analysis

We combine detailed local area data from a wide range of sources including demographics, economics, land use, development, services and community sentiment to provide a deep understanding of a location from a granular to national level.

Genuine collaboration

Genuine collaboration

We build your team’s capability by working alongside you and providing faster access to the data and insights you require.

A proven partner to government and industry

A proven partner to government and industry

We provide an evidence base that is trusted by both government and industry to plan infrastructure and services that support thriving communities. We have been operating since 1998 and our expertise is relied on by hundreds of progressive Australian organisations.

Why organisations choose to work with us

OUR EXPERTS

Multidisciplinary experts creating a complete view of place

We bring together diverse skills to solve complex place challenges for organisations of all types. Our team combines demographics, land use, community sentiment and spatial analysis at a hyperlocal level to understand places from every angle.

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Urban Economists

Analyse local economies and market dynamics to drive growth

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Demographers

Understand population trends and forecast future needs

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Social Researchers

Analyse community sentiment and understand residents’ needs and expectations

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Data Scientists

Transform complex data into actionable insights and forecasts

INDUSTRIES WE SUPPORT

We help industry and government know when, where and how to invest

Financial Services

Our insights help financial service providers minimise risk, discover growth opportunities, optimise resources, and make informed investment decisions for greater efficiency and profitability.

We can help with: 

  • Identifying growth hotspots for mortgage and refinance lead generation
  • Understanding when and where to invest with economic forecasting for effective allocation and planning
  • Forecasting population growth and housing supply to reduce investment  risk
  • Developing strong communication strategies by understanding community sentiment
  • Supporting business bankers with insights for their clients
Financial Services

Education & Early Learning

We help education providers plan for enrolment, resource allocation and location by offering data-backed insights into population changes and student demographics to align with demand.

We can help with: 

  • Locating schools and campuses in both established and growth areas
  • Modelling supply and demand to navigate competition with other schools in an area
  • Planning enrolments by knowing how changes in your catchment will influence future demand
  • Funding and grants applications based on a respected evidence base
  • Catchment analysis for growth strategy and identifying opportunities for expansion
  • Detailed visual mapping of your catchment and how it has changed over time
  • Understanding changing demographics by age, sex or religion
  • Workforce planning
Education & Early Learning

Utilities

Our insights help utilitity organisations make confident investment decisions and future-proof plans using independent forecasting to meet capacity and demand.

We can help with:

  • Understanding residential development pipelines and where to focus investment
  • Realistic, independent forecasting for development timelines and staging
  • Planning for future demand by understanding how a location’s population is forecast to change
  • Effective community engagement through demographic and community sentiment insights
  • Understanding the ultimate growth potential of an area to build the right sized infrastructure, first time
Utilities

Emergency Services

Our data helps inform planning for both the volume and type of emergency services demand, enabling agencies to anticipate needs based on demographics, vulnerability and risk factors within specific catchments.

We can help with:

  • Advocating for funding
  • Understanding demand based on demographics
  • Identifying vulnerable communities
  • Emergency preparedness and disaster planning
  • Workforce planning
  • Locating stations and resources where they’re most needed
  • Planning for future demand with forecasts of population growth and demographic change
Emergency Services

Government

We help all levels of government plan for the future by deeply understanding their communities. Our data provides a granular view of location that identifies current and future needs, with advanced modelling that helps guide confident and considered decisions to improve outcomes.

We can help with:

  • Planning infrastructure, housing, schools and other vital services
  • Understanding community sentiment on a wide range of important topics
  • Informing policy development based on accurate data, forecasting and insights
  • Building a thriving local economy based on accurate economic forecasting and insights
  • Track outcomes and evaluate the impact of policies
  • Housing affordability insights and capacity analysis to identify gaps in supply
  • Key worker housing analysis and urban renewal planning
Government

Retail and Property

Our consultants provide insights and data to help support property investment decisions and give retailers the best chance of success. We identify the key challenges and opportunities in any location based on population growth, economic factors and demographic change.

Enabling retailers to set up shop in the right place at the right time, maximising growth and profitability.

We can help with: 

  • Retail network planning
  • Site selection
  • Assessing viability of a location for a particular use case
  • Forecasting potential revenue
  • Real estate portfolio optimisation
  • Validating investment strategy to investors and stakeholders
  • Lease decisions and negotiations backed by economic insights
Retail and Property

Infrastructure & Major Projects

We help governments and investors know when, where and how to deliver infrastructure with reliable forecasting to assist in planning for any size project. 

We can help with: 

  • Predicting and monitoring community impact
  • Stakeholder and community engagement
  • Forecasting future infrastructure needs
  • Planning for the maximum capacity of an area
Infrastructure & Major Projects

CASE STUDIES

Explore recent projects we've worked on with our clients

GET IN TOUCH

Let’s discuss your needs

We can help your organisation make more informed decisions. To learn more about our consulting services, or if you have a question about an upcoming project, we’d love to chat.

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Call us: 03 9417 2205
Email: info@id.com.au