The Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACLEG), with input from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, has released this report outlining how local governments can more effectively utilise demographic and other population data into planning and decision-making processes.

The Australian Centre of Excellence in Local Government discusses the value of the City of Melbourne’s research capacity. • Foreword Apart from the direct value of knowing the City Research story itself, the benefit of presenting these perspectives is in their contribution to an ongoing discussion about the offerings of research taking place inside local...