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Forster vs Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 25 km apart · Forster profile · Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head profile
Forster Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head
Forster and Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head are two nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Forster is a more compact, somewhat walkable place where 96.7% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head is mostly car-dependent, with 86.9% of residents living in separate houses—a share 21.2 percentage points higher than in Forster. There are also notable differences in education; First Nations Year 12 completion is far higher in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head at 40.7% compared to 26.4% in Forster.
Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have shifted, with the difference in separate housing widening while the gap in age has narrowed. Both areas are far older than the national figure, though Forster's typical resident is slightly older at 57. They share several common traits, including very similar proportions of people born overseas (around 11%) and nearly identical rates of outright home ownership, both sitting just under 49%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 13,702
- First area, 2016: 14,267
- First area, 2021: 14,709
- Second area, 2011: 9,560
- Second area, 2016: 10,537
- Second area, 2021: 12,476
- First area, 2011: 52 yrs
- First area, 2016: 54 yrs
- First area, 2021: 57 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 51 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 53 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Forster: 2.2% males, 3.6% females; 85+ in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 1.2% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Forster: 2.4% males, 2.9% females; 80–84 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 1.8% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Forster: 3.8% males, 4.1% females; 75–79 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 70–74 in Forster: 4.6% males, 5.1% females; 70–74 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 5.0% males, 4.5% females
- 65–69 in Forster: 4.5% males, 4.8% females; 65–69 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 4.9% males, 5.2% females
- 60–64 in Forster: 3.8% males, 4.5% females; 60–64 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 4.3% males, 4.8% females
- 55–59 in Forster: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 3.0% males, 3.9% females
- 50–54 in Forster: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Forster: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Forster: 2.1% males, 2.2% females; 40–44 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 2.1% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Forster: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 35–39 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 30–34 in Forster: 1.7% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 1.9% males, 2.1% females
- 25–29 in Forster: 1.6% males, 1.9% females; 25–29 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 1.4% males, 1.8% females
- 20–24 in Forster: 1.6% males, 1.5% females; 20–24 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 1.7% males, 1.3% females
- 15–19 in Forster: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 15–19 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Forster: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Forster: 2.2% males, 2.1% females; 5–9 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Forster: 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 0–4 in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $407
- First area, 2016: $487
- First area, 2021: $582
- Second area, 2011: $457
- Second area, 2016: $519
- Second area, 2021: $634
- First area, 2011: $732
- First area, 2016: $871
- First area, 2021: $1,015
- Second area, 2011: $889
- Second area, 2016: $1,043
- Second area, 2021: $1,243
- First area, 2011: $901
- First area, 2016: $1,094
- First area, 2021: $1,353
- Second area, 2011: $1,042
- Second area, 2016: $1,238
- Second area, 2021: $1,473
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $230
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $360
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,712
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,625
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Forster vs Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/108011152/forster/vs/108051168/old-bar-manning-point-red-head