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Data is Golden – Hope is NOT a Strategy!

Data is Golden – Hope is NOT a Strategy! By Peter Buckingham Peter Buckingham BSc, GradDip (Market Modelling), CMC, CFE, FFCA, MEdPlus, WFA, ACAVic is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Spectrum Analysis Australia Pty Ltd, the leading demographic analysis and mapping company for schools in Australia. He was also a Federal Director and Victoria […]

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Population Estimates 2022 - 2037 Truganina Victoria

Updated Population Projections for 2022 – 2037

Updated Population Projections for 2022 – 2037 By Peter Buckingham Every five years we have a new release of data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Population Forecasts by sex and 5-year age group. In October 2024, the ABS released updated information for 2022 – 2032, and we have used our own methodology

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Population Projections Schools 2022 - 2037

Population Projections for Schools – 2022 – 2037

Population Projections for Schools – 2022 – 2037 By Peter Buckingham Every five years we have a new release of data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Population Forecasts by sex and 5-year age group. In October 2024, the ABS released updated information for 2022 – 2032, and we have used our own

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Spectrum Analysis and Somerset Education Online Mapping for Schools

Spectrum Analysis and Somerset Education Online Mapping for Schools By Peter Buckingham Spectrum Analysis and Somerset Education are proud of their on-going relationship to provide online mapping to schools through the Somerset Education Portal. We are pleased to announce that updated information is now available through the Somerset Education Portal and Spectrum Analysis GeoMapping and

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Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS 2022 Business Demographics Just Released

Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS 2022 Business Demographics Just Released By Peter Buckingham Many of our clients are specifically B2B businesses and once a year the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases annual business statistics. This year, the 2022 data reflecting business numbers on the 30th of June 2022 was released much earlier than we

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Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS Census 2021 Statistics To Share

Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS Census 2021 Statistics To Share By Peter Buckingham If you would like to sound like a five minute expert on demographics, here are some fun facts you may want to share with your friends and family this holiday season. However, please remember that an Expert (or X-spurt) can also be

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GeoMapping Plus including ABS Census 2021 Data with Peter Buckingham

GeoMapping Plus with ABS Census Data 2021 Update

GeoMapping Plus with ABS Census Data 2021 Update By Peter Buckingham We are pleased to release a quick video on how our GeoMapping Plus product has been updated with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census Data from 2021. This product is available for our Spectrum Analysis Australia clients as well as for schools using

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Buying a Franchise? Here are 6 signs of a good location

Buying a Franchise? Here are 6 signs of a good location By Peter Buckingham If you are buying a retail franchise you need to understand what makes a great location. While we can list 10 or 20 drivers or factors that lead to the success of a retail business, they have different levels of importance depending

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Leasing a Commercial Site in a Shopping Centre or Strip

By Peter Buckingham In my view, when selecting a commercial site to operate a business from, there are four questions you need to address: What area should I be looking in? Where is my offer in terms of impulse versus destination? Should I be looking in a shopping centre or a shopping strip? Or if

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Buying a business and finding the right location

By Peter Buckingham You have made the first step, and decided to look at buying your own business. Whether it is a franchise or an individual business, you must be asking yourself where to locate this opportunity, OR is the existing business I am looking at located well, and amongst a suitable demographic. Target Customer The

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