Every government, economic, and housing data source used in Location Lens property reports — listed by country and category.
Location Lens is built on official government data and established property market benchmarks. We believe you deserve to know exactly where the information in your report comes from. Every data source used across all five countries is listed here, organised by country and scoring category.
Australia
Demographics & Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census of Population and Housing
Crime & Safety — State and territory police crime statistics (NSW Police, Victoria Police, QLD Police, WA Police, SAPOL, Tasmania Police)
Schools — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) — My School database; state education department enrolment zone data
Property Values — CoreLogic residential property price benchmarks, median sale price data, and suburb market reports
Transport — GTFS public transport data from state transport authorities; OpenStreetMap walkability analysis
Planning & Development — State and local government development applications and infrastructure investment records
United States
Demographics — US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates
Crime — FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data, local law enforcement crime data by ZIP code and census tract
Schools — GreatSchools rating database, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Property Values — Zillow Research home value indices, ZIP code-level median sale price data
Transport — Walk Score, Transit Score, US GTFS transit data, Google Maps API commute time data
Canada
Demographics — Statistics Canada Census of Population, National Household Survey