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Craig Butt

Craig Butt

Craig Butt is the National Data Editor of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.

Where migrants settle in Brisbane.

They come from around the world. Which migrants are choosing Brisbane over Sydney and Melbourne?

What is the most common overseas country of birth in your suburb? Search our interactive map.

  • Marissa Calligeros and Craig Butt

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Steve and Nicole Shaw with their sons Harry (Y8) and Fraser (Y6) and Oliver (Y10)

‘Missed the boat’: Why the race for private school spots now starts in primary

Two-thirds of year 6 students attended a Victorian state school last year. But once students reach year 7, things change dramatically.

  • Bridie Smith and Craig Butt
Brett Collison, the director of junior school at Xavier College, with students who travel home on school buses.

Families are being priced out of these Melbourne suburbs. The schools are shrinking

Schools in some of Melbourne’s most affluent suburbs are being forced to source students from right across the metropolitan area.

  • Jackson Graham and Craig Butt
Patterns of immigration in Sydney.

They come from across the world – but where do migrants settle in Sydney?

Search our map to see where migrants come from in your suburb.

  • Matt Wade, Mostafa Rachwani and Craig Butt
St Francis Catholic College principal Marlene Jorgensen and year 7 students.

The Melbourne public and private high schools most popular with parents

A number of private and Catholic secondary schools across Victoria are growing at a faster rate than public schools, as year 7 intakes boom. Search the full list here.

  • Jackson Graham and Craig Butt
Private schools composite

The public and private Sydney high schools most popular with parents

While enrolments in public high schools are down, others have recorded astronomical growth. Search the full list.

  • Christopher Harris and Craig Butt
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Breakdown of part-time workers across different Melbourne suburbs.

The Melbourne suburbs where the most part-time workers live

Stark differences in employment trends have emerged throughout Melbourne. Check out our interactive map for the breakdown of full-time and part-time workers living in your area.

  • Angus Delaney and Craig Butt
Police have laid more than 2000 charges of intentional choking, suffocating or strangling under landmark new offences, which were introduced in Victoria last year.

More than 1000 people charged in first year of domestic violence choking laws

Police have laid more than 1300 charges of intentional choking, suffocating or strangling under a landmark new offence introduced in Victoria last year. 

  • Melissa Cunningham and Craig Butt
Shanghai Village owner Andy Chen outside his busy venue in Chinatown.

Melbourne’s Chinatown comeback: How the city’s dumpling district returned

As the rest of the city battles a decline in foot traffic forcing businesses to adjust their opening hours or, in some cases, close altogether, there’s one inner-city hotspot people just can’t get enough of.

  • Isabel McMillan and Craig Butt
Brunetti Classico owner Fabio Angele is acutely aware of the decline in Lygon Street’s pedestrian traffic.

It once attracted 700,000 people in one weekend. Now Lygon Street is in a state of flux

The famous street is facing a sink-or-swim battle, decades after its heyday when visitors crammed in to dance on the road and have their first taste of pizza.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Craig Butt