TruGrid AU — Australian Location Intelligence

📍 Australian Location Intelligence for Retail Site Selection

Research a business location before committing to it. TruGrid AU turns an Australian address, suburb, postcode or map point into neighbourhood profiles or ranked nearby areas. Combine Australian demographic data, purchasing-power indicators, places counts and business-registration context for retail site selection, franchise research and commercial-property analysis.

• Profile a neighbourhood: compare population, purchasing power and local activity.
• Rank nearby areas: choose from 20 business presets, including cafés, retail, tutoring and healthcare.
• Use the results immediately: readable result cards, clean JSON/CSV and a ZIP package; API access for your own applications.

Each row represents a small map grid cell, not an individual shop. A point query checks up to 37 nearby cells; coverage and preset rules determine the delivered results.

🚀 How to use TruGrid AU

1. 📝 Open Input and choose Neighbourhood profile or Rank nearby areas. Leave Business preset empty for a profile; select one for ranking.
2. 📍 Enter one Australian location, such as Chatswood NSW 2067, an address or a postcode. Leave City reference point empty when typing. Alternatively, use a city reference, coordinates or H3 IDs; fill only one method.
3. 📦 Choose a Result package, review Pricing and your spending cap, then run. Optional sections can be skipped; validation starts OFF in a fresh form.
4. 📊 Open Output → Results for the delivered areas and scores. Download clean JSON/CSV or the data package with source notices.

Put your results to work. Upload your exported results to ChatGPT, Gemini or another AI tool to develop professional, location-specific business recommendations grounded in the supplied data.

Pricing: see the Pricing tab for current rates. Billing is per valid completed query, including a valid empty answer; Apify platform costs may apply.

📊 Australian demographic data and location results

Choose the information that fits your research. Every row includes a grid ID and Australian statistical-region identifiers, making results easy to join to your own locations.

Result package	What you receive	Typical use
Basic neighbourhood	Population and density estimates, purchasing-power index, total places count	Compare proposed retail sites or enrich a location list
Commercial context	Population, purchasing power, places and allocated ABN/company-registration measures	Commercial-property research, franchise screening and B2B territory analysis
Audience context	Regional professional/education shares, residential rent/mortgage context and a quality flag	Add neighbourhood context to an audience or site-selection brief

Rankings add scores to your chosen package. Results open as cards, with all business fields and score components available on the same page. JSON/CSV retain full numeric precision and omit repeated order IDs, checksums and licence text. The ZIP includes source notices once.

Population is 2021 Census-based, allocated to 2026 geography. Scores guide further research; they are not revenue forecasts.

💳 Pricing

The Pricing tab is the source for current query prices and promotions. A valid completed query has one business query event, whether it returns 1–37 rows or no qualifying rows. There is no additional business query fee per row.

Validation-only checks, unresolved/ambiguous location lookups and coverage/quality rejections do not trigger the business query event. Apify runtime, storage or request costs can still apply.

❓ Site selection FAQ

Can I analyse an Australian address, suburb or postcode?

Yes. Enter English location text, preferably including state and postcode. Major-city shortcuts use reference points; other text uses Photon/OpenStreetMap. Matches and data coverage are not guaranteed. An ambiguous result provides candidate coordinates to inspect; refine the text or use the verified coordinates.

A suburb or postcode selects a point and its neighbourhood, not the whole suburb or postcode area. Door-to-door accuracy and property boundaries are not certified. You can also enter latitude/longitude or 1–37 valid H3 resolution 9 IDs.

How large is the search neighbourhood?

A point query uses three H3 rings (k_ring=3): up to 37 small cells, approximately 3.9 km² in total using global average cell area. Actual area varies. One resolution 9 cell averages about 0.105 km². This is not a 3 km radius or a walking/driving catchment.

To study a wider market, compare additional centres in separate queries, each subject to Pricing. H3 area reference.

Is this 2026 population, live footfall or a list of shops?

The population measure is 2021 Census-based, mapped to 2026 geography. Places and registration measures are area-level indicators. Live footfall, named-business/contact lists, available premises, commercial rents and complete Gold-table downloads are not returned.

Why did my retail location ranking return no results?

A valid empty ranking means no cells passed the executed conditions; it does not establish that no stores or opportunities exist. Output → Results shows the classified reason, scope and applicable next steps. Coverage failures, unresolved locations and input errors have their own guidance.

🔌 Location intelligence API and advanced options

Use the Actor's API tab for generated calling examples. Here is a complete JSON input for a neighbourhood profile:

{
  "action": "create",
  "dry_run": false,
  "operation": "profile",
  "location_text": "Chatswood NSW 2067",
  "field_set": "profile_basic"
}

This requests data and follows Pricing. Set dry_run: true only when you want validation instead. Normal DaaS queries do not call an LLM; uploading exports to an AI tool is a separate step you control.

📜 Data sources, privacy and licences

TruGrid AU combines Australian Bureau of Statistics information, Overture Places and aggregated ABR/ASIC registrations. Outputs are provided under CC BY-SA 4.0 where applicable, with upstream attribution and licence requirements. Include source notices when redistributing; the ZIP package contains them.

Results are restricted to your Apify account by default. For help, use the Actor's Issues tab and include the run link and order ID if available. Keep credentials and confidential inputs private.