Cities and towns
Statistics
Quarterly Canterbury job matching report
The Quarterly Canterbury Job Matching Report for the March 2015 quarter was released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, providing employment demand and supply information on the Canterbury rebuild and wider recovery. Some key findings for this quarter are: Labour force participation is high and unemployment is low. Job vacancies in the...
Report
Resilient Melbourne: preliminary resilience assessment
Aims to help cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century. Melbourne was selected from 372 applicants around the world to be among the first wave of 33 cities to join the 100 resilient cities network.
Report
Localising food production: urban agriculture in Australia
The re-localisation of food production will support and enhance Australia’s food system and has the potential to increase access to nutritious, affordable food for the most vulnerable, argues this report.
Report
Australian infrastructure audit
Examines the drivers of future infrastructure demand, particularly population and economic growth.