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Getting more from Economic Profile and Housing Monitor
A practical session for council teams. Two of our subject matter experts will show you where to find the evidence you need in Economic Profile and Housing Monitor, how to read it, and how to use it to bring a credible evidence base to your council’s decision-making.
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First presented on Tuesday 15 September 2026.
A practical session for council teams. Two of our subject matter experts show you where to find the evidence you need in Economic Profile and Housing Monitor, how to read it, and how to use it to bring a credible evidence base to your council’s decision-making.
John Kim (urban economist) and Crystal McDonald (housing expert) work with this data every day and know the questions councils bring to it.
The recording includes the live Q&A, where John and Crystal answered questions from the audience on how the numbers are built and how far they can be relied on for a single local government area.
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PRESENTED BY
John Kim
Urban Economist
Crystal McDonald
Housing Expert
IN THIS SESSION
What we cover in this session
Gross Regional Product, and what sits behind it
Gross Regional Product, and how it connects to the industries, jobs and businesses that make up your local economy.
How your economy compares, and how it has shifted
How your local economy compares with the region, and how it has shifted over time rather than at a single point in time.
Using economic evidence in decision-making
How to use that evidence in decision-making, including how it can support the case for economic development initiatives.
Housing demand and supply in your area
The relationship between housing demand and supply in your area, and what is actually being built.
Affordability for buyers and renters
The affordability challenges playing out today for people looking to buy, and for people looking to rent.
Bringing housing evidence into decisions
How to bring that evidence into decision-making, including how it can shape your housing strategy.
Prepared for local government
If you work in economic development, strategy or corporate planning at a council, or you need economic or housing evidence for a report, a strategy or a community conversation, this session is for you. Whether your council already subscribes or you’re seeing these layers for the first time, this session is pitched at you.
The session draws on two layers of the government suite provided by Informed Decisions, alongside Community Profile, Social Atlas, Population Forecast and Community Views.
Economic Profile is updated annually and builds a comprehensive picture of your local economy: its size, structure, industries, jobs and businesses, how it compares with the region, and the modelled impact of economic development initiatives.
Housing Monitor is updated every six months and tracks housing demand, supply, pricing and affordability in your local area: what is being built, what it costs to buy or rent, and who can afford it.
WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO
Two of the six layers in the government suite
Community Profile
Understand changing demographics and community needs
Australia’s most widely-used online demographic information tool tells the story of who lives in your community, how it compares to other areas and how it’s changing.