PPC Urban Consulting Pty Ltd

18/06/2026

Kindergartens Mapping Access. Planning Communities.

Will the next or centre increase your profits, or take your enrolments?

Is your council investing in the right locations to meet future kindergarten demand and the Kindergarten Infrastructure and Services Plan (KISP) targets?

Which LGA in Australia would you like us to investigate? Leave a comment here.

Australian Childcare Alliance australia.edu Victorian Government News

30/04/2026

In April, we posted a few posts showing several LGA maps, Australian wide, showing how far communities are travelling further to access services, and where childcare centres are clustered. Thanks to the people who have participated, provided comments and advised us of areas of interest. These accessibility maps signal stark differences in distances families need to travel to access childcare centres.

Now it is time to wrap up this April childcare campaign.

One thing stands out:

Opportunities are rarely city-wide.

In addition to our recent posts, we have published the national accessibility map to our Data Hub – Childcare Free Hub, free of charge, for a period of 3 months. To enquire, please comment “DATA HUB” or message Hong Knowling.

👉 Access the Childcare Free Hub Here: https://lnkd.in/gQbw5uc9

To obtain more wholistically analytical investment information and an investment-ready childcare report for each state, please message Hong Knowling.

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23/04/2026

Accessibility is not evenly distributed, and neither is opportunity.

This final release focuses on two additional locations across NSW and QLD, reinforcing the trends we’ve consistently observed across the dataset.

What continues to stand out:
• High-density clusters creating strong competitive pressure
• Underserved pockets where accessibility remains limited
• Localised gaps that aren’t visible through top-line metrics

How to read the map:
Each polygon represents the area closest to an existing childcare centre.
• Smaller polygons → higher accessibility, more competition
• Larger polygons → lower accessibility, potential demand gaps

Across all locations analysed, one thing is clear: the best opportunities sit where access, demand, and supply fall out of balance.

Not every growth area presents an opportunity. But every gap tells a story.

Next week, we’ll bring it all together.

For more insights, reach out to Hong Knowling or visit https://ppcurban.com.au/

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Council NSW Early Childhood Education Australian Childcare Alliance ACA Victoria

15/04/2026

Childcare Part 2:

Some locations already show strong childcare coverage.

Others reveal clear gaps, and that’s where the real opportunity lies.

In this release, we’ve mapped a new set of LGAs across VIC and WA to uncover how access to early learning actually varies on the ground.

What stands out:
• Pockets of oversupply where centres are highly clustered
• Underserved catchments where families travel further
• Uneven distribution that isn’t obvious from high-level data

How to read the map: each polygon represents the closest childcare centre for that area.
• Smaller polygons → higher accessibility, more competition
• Larger polygons → lower accessibility, potential demand gaps

Opportunity isn’t just in growth corridors, it’s in the mismatch between demand, access, and supply.

That’s where better site selection decisions are made.

More locations coming next.

For more insights, reach out to Hong Knowling or visit https://ppcurban.com.au/

14/04/2026

Part 1...more posts to come.

You told us where to look.
Here’s where the opportunity is.

For investors, it comes down to:
• Accessibility gaps
• Competition & clustering
• Children per place ratios

Following strong input from across the industry, we’ve analysed several nominated LGAs and are starting with VIC this week, followed by other states.

Today’s map provides a proximity-based view of childcare accessibility, showing how effectively existing centres serve local families.

What this map shows
Each polygon represents the area closest to an existing childcare centre.

Areas with smaller, clustered polygons indicate higher centre density, where residents typically have better access to childcare.

In contrast, larger polygons highlight areas where families may need to travel farther to reach a centre, indicating potential gaps in service coverage and spatial inequality.

For more details, feel free to reach out to Hong Knowling or visit our website https://ppcurban.com.au/.