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# Placemaker

 Demand planning platform providing population and housing forecasts.

## Getting Started

- [What is Placemaker?](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/what-is-placemaker)
- [Getting started with Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-how-to-getting-started)
- [How to contact Placemaker support or provide feedback](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-how-to-contact-support)

## Using the Product

- [How to identify areas of population or dwelling growth in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/how-to-identify-areas-of-population-or-dwelling-growth-in-placemaker)
- [How to assess a specific site in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/how-to-assess-a-specific-site-in-placemaker)
- [How to explore population forecast data in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/how-to-explore-population-forecast-data-in-placemaker)
- [How to read demographic charts for a catchment in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-how-to-read-demographic-charts-for-a-catchment)
- [How to shade the map by demographic data in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-how-to-shade-the-map-by-demographic-data)
- [My file won't upload to Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-troubleshooting-file-wont-upload)
- [What files can I upload to Placemaker?](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-concept-files-you-can-upload)
- [How to upload your own data to Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-how-to-upload-your-data)
- [How to change or delete data you've uploaded to Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-how-to-manage-uploaded-data)
- [What is a catchment in Placemaker?](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/what-is-a-catchment-in-placemaker)
- [How to review schools and enrolments in a catchment in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/how-to-review-schools-and-enrolments-in-a-catchment-in-placemaker)
- [How to show schools on the map in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/how-to-show-schools-on-the-map-in-placemaker)
- [How to change the basemap in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/how-to-change-the-basemap-in-placemaker)
- [How to go to a location in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-how-to-go-to-a-location)
- [Understanding population and dwelling forecasts in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-concept-data-overview)
- [How to view population forecast data by geography in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-how-to-view-population-forecast-by-geography)
- [How to create a catchment in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-how-to-create-a-catchment)
- [How to generate insights for a catchment in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-how-to-generate-catchment-insights)
- [How to edit a catchment in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-how-to-edit-a-catchment)
- [How to export data from Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/how-to-export-data-from-placemaker)
- [How to find a catchment in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/how-to-find-a-catchment-in-placemaker)
- [How to delete a catchment in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-how-to-delete-a-catchment)
- [How to log in to Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-how-to-login)
- [I can't log in to Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-troubleshooting-cannot-login)
- [I can't change or lock map classification ranges in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-troubleshooting-cannot-change-map-ranges)
- [I can't share a catchment in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-troubleshooting-cannot-share-catchment)
- [My catchments were not transferred from the previous version](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-troubleshooting-catchments-not-transferred)
- [Using Placemaker data in reports and presentations](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-concept-data-use-and-attribution)

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## Data & Methodology

- [How are data themes classified in Placemaker?](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-concept-data-theme-classification)
- [What demographic data is available in Placemaker?](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-concept-demographic-data)
- [Understanding who lives in your catchment in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-concept-who-lives-in-your-catchment)
- [Understanding the Residential Development Forecast data schema](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/understanding-the-residential-development-forecast-data-schema)
- [What does the Residential Development table show in Placemaker?](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/what-does-the-residential-development-table-show-in-placemaker)
- [What school data is available in Placemaker?](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/what-school-data-is-available-in-placemaker)
- [What sets the colour bands on the map, and what you can change](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/what-sets-the-colour-bands-on-the-map-and-what-you-can-change)
- [What does a National Forecasting Program version number mean?](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/what-does-a-national-forecasting-program-version-number-mean)
- [What is Estimated Resident Population (ERP) and how is it relevant to Placemaker?](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/what-is-estimated-resident-population-erp-an)
- [What is the National Forecasting Program?](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-concept-national-forecasting-program)
- [What are Residential Development Forecasts?](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-concept-residential-development-forecasts)
- [What are standard ABS geographies?](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-concept-abs-geographies)

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## Account & Access

- [Understanding your data access in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-concept-data-entitlements)
- [How to prepare your Placemaker member list](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/how-to-prepare-your-placemaker-member-list)
- [How to manage user access in Placemaker](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-how-to-manage-user-access)

## Release Notes

- [Placemaker: October 2026 Updates](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-release-notes-october-2026)
- [Placemaker: September 2026 Updates](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-september-2026-updates)
- [Placemaker: August 2026 Updates](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-august-2026-updates)
- [Placemaker: July 2026 Updates](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/en/placemaker-july-2026-updates)
- [Placemaker: May 2026 Updates](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker-may-2026-updates)

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    - [Getting Started](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker#getting-started)
    - [Using the Product](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker#using-the-product)
    - [Data & Methodology](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker#data-methodology)
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    - [Release Notes](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/placemaker#release-notes)
- [Local Government suite](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/local-government-suite#main-content)

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    - [Release Notes](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/local-government-suite#release-notes)
    - [Data & Methodology](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/local-government-suite#data-methodology)
- [Community Profile](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/community-profile#main-content)

    - [Account & Access](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/community-profile#account-access)
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    - [Data & Methodology](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/social-atlas#data-methodology)
- [Population Forecast](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/population-forecast#main-content)

    - [Account & Access](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/population-forecast#account-access)
    - [Data & Methodology](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/population-forecast#data-methodology)
- [Economic Profile](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/economic-profile#main-content)

    - [Using the Product](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/economic-profile#using-the-product)
    - [Data & Methodology](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/economic-profile#data-methodology)
    - [Account & Access](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/economic-profile#account-access)
- [Housing Monitor](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/housing-monitor#main-content)

    - [Account & Access](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/housing-monitor#account-access)
    - [Getting Started](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/housing-monitor#getting-started)
    - [Data & Methodology](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/housing-monitor#data-methodology)
    - [Using the Product](https://answers.id.com.au/en/answers/housing-monitor#using-the-product)
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