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Forrest vs Griffith

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.3 km apart · Forrest profile · Griffith profile

Forrest Griffith

Griffith (ACT) and Forrest are neighbouring areas with distinct profiles. Forrest is an older community, with a typical resident aged 47 and a high share of people aged 65 and over (22.4%). It also has higher wealth, with a typical weekly household income of $3,363 and 52.5% of households earning $3,000 or more. Griffith (ACT) is younger, with a typical age of 38, and has far more people living in rented homes (40.5% compared to 30.5% in Forrest). While Forrest has more amenities per person, Griffith (ACT) has better access to groceries, with 98.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people with a long-term health condition. They are also very similar in other ways, such as having almost the same share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (about 61%). However, some gaps have grown since 2011. Residents in Forrest have become far older than those in Griffith (ACT), and the gap in typical weekly incomes has widened to $821.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,501 larger in Griffith Unpaid carers: 4.1 pts higher in Forrest Median age: 9 yrs older in Forrest People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Griffith 3+ bedrooms: 13.5 pts higher in Forrest

Demographics & Identity

Population in Forrestin Griffith +3,501 larger in Griffith gap widening
1,827 7th pct 5,328 24th pct
Median age in Forrestin Griffith +9 yrs older in Forrest gap widening
47 yrs 84th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in Forrestin Griffith +0.6 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
0.4% 9th pct 1.1% 30th pct
Aged 65+ in Forrestin Griffith +6.3 pts higher in Forrest gap widening
22.4% 77th pct 16.2% 42nd pct
Under 15 in Forrestin Griffith +2.1 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
10.9% 9th pct 13.0% 12th pct
De facto in Forrestin Griffith +3.3 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
10.9% 36th pct 14.2% 75th pct

Age structure

25.6% Young adults (25–44) +8.2 pts ▸ 33.8%
30.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.0 pts 25.4%
22.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.3 pts 16.2%
10.9% Children (0–14) +2.1 pts ▸ 13.0%
10.3% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 11.4%

Marital status

53.3% Married ◂ +10.3 pts 43.0%
33.4% Never married +8.7 pts ▸ 42.1%
6.3% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 7.9%
4.3% Widowed even 4.4%
2.6% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Forrest Griffith

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Forrestin Griffith +1.6 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
25.2% 57th pct 26.8% 61st pct

Country of birth

72.1% Australia ◂ +2.2 pts 69.9%
3.0% England +1.2 pts ▸ 4.2%
2.1% India ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%
1.6% China +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%
0.3% Nepal +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.7% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% Vietnam even 0.4%

Ancestry

34.2% English +2.7 pts ▸ 36.9%
29.2% Australian +0.7 pts ▸ 29.9%
15.2% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 14.9%
13.9% Scottish ◂ +2.6 pts 11.3%
5.7% Italian ◂ +1.1 pts 4.7%
4.7% Chinese +1.1 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.5% German +0.1 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.8% Greek ◂ +2.4 pts 1.4%
3.4% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%
1.7% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.0% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%
0.7% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Language

Other language in Forrestin Griffith +0.2 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
19.4% 63rd pct 19.7% 63rd pct
Limited English in Forrestin Griffith +0.8 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
0.7% 31st pct 1.5% 52nd pct

Language used at home

77.8% English only ◂ +1.2 pts 76.6%
2.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%
2.5% Italian ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%
2.1% Greek ◂ +1.6 pts 0.5%
1.1% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.9% Cantonese even 0.9%
0.6% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Forrestin Griffith +7.3 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
41.9% 53rd pct 49.2% 84th pct

Religious affiliation

41.9% No religion +7.3 pts ▸ 49.2%
46.9% Christianity ◂ +10.2 pts 36.7%
4.3% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%
2.7% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.5% Islam +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.6% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.6% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.8% Judaism even 0.7%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Forrestin Griffith +2.8 pts higher in Forrest gap narrowing
87.2% 100th pct 84.3% 99th pct
Bachelor+ in Forrestin Griffith +0.5 pts higher in Forrest gap narrowing
61.0% 100th pct 60.6% 100th pct
Schools in Forrestin Griffith +1 more in Griffith
1 0th pct 2 14th pct
Schools/1k kids in Forrestin Griffith +2.11 more in Forrest
5.00 86th pct 2.89 67th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Forrestin Griffith +4 more in Forrest
18 47th pct 14 37th pct
Students in Forrestin Griffith +1,343 more in Griffith
479 16th pct 1,822 58th pct
Avg size in Forrestin Griffith +432 larger in Griffith
479 58th pct 911 89th pct
ICSEA in Forrestin Griffith +62 higher in Forrest
1,145 95th pct 1,083 77th pct

Highest year of school

87.2% Year 12 ◂ +2.8 pts 84.3%
5.3% Year 10 +0.7 pts ▸ 6.0%
1.8% Year 9 or below +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%
2.6% Year 11 even 2.5%

Highest qualification level

38.3% Bachelor degree +2.3 pts ▸ 40.6%
30.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.7 pts 27.5%
9.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 8.6%
8.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 7.7%
5.1% Certificate III / IV +1.9 pts ▸ 7.0%
0.3% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Field of qualification

29.6% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 30.5%
22.7% Management & commerce ◂ +3.8 pts 18.9%
11.0% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 9.7%
6.3% Education ◂ +0.8 pts 5.5%
5.5% Engineering & related +0.3 pts ▸ 5.8%
4.3% Natural & physical sciences +1.5 pts ▸ 5.8%
4.2% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.1% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%
1.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Forrestin Griffith +$244 higher in Forrest gap narrowing
$1,816 100th pct $1,572 100th pct
Household income in Forrestin Griffith +$821 higher in Forrest gap widening
$3,363 100th pct $2,542 89th pct
Family income in Forrestin Griffith +$883 higher in Forrest gap widening
$4,532 100th pct $3,649 98th pct
High earners in Forrestin Griffith +8.0 pts higher in Forrest gap narrowing
42.2% 100th pct 34.2% 100th pct
High-income homes in Forrestin Griffith +10.8 pts higher in Forrest gap narrowing
52.5% 100th pct 41.8% 93rd pct

Household income distribution

40.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.9 pts 29.8%
27.7% $1,500–$2,999 +7.3 pts ▸ 35.1%
11.8% $3,000–$3,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 12.0%
10.7% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 11.9%
5.9% Under $650 +0.7 pts ▸ 6.5%

Personal income distribution

33.0% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 33.8%
25.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.7 pts 16.7%
19.9% $650–$1,499 +5.0 pts ▸ 24.9%
17.5% Under $650 +2.8 pts ▸ 20.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Forrestin Griffith +0.7 pts higher in Forrest
29.4% 58th pct 28.7% 54th pct
Mental health in Forrestin Griffith +2.0 pts higher in Griffith
7.9% 38th pct 9.9% 65th pct
Needs assistance in Forrestin Griffith +1.9 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
3.2% 12th pct 5.1% 44th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Other condition +2.2 pts ▸ 10.6%
7.9% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 9.9%
8.5% Arthritis ◂ +0.3 pts 8.3%
8.5% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 8.4%
4.7% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 3.6%
4.2% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%
2.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%
0.4% Dementia +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%
0.8% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.2% None +0.6 pts ▸ 65.9%
21.8% One condition ◂ +1.7 pts 20.1%
5.6% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 5.9%
2.0% Three or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Forrestin Griffith +5.4 pts higher in Forrest gap steady
27.0% 98th pct 21.6% 87th pct
Unpaid carers in Forrestin Griffith +4.1 pts higher in Forrest gap widening
15.4% 97th pct 11.4% 36th pct
Unpaid child care in Forrestin Griffith +0.2 pts higher in Griffith gap narrowing
23.1% 28th pct 23.4% 29th pct
Defence service in Forrestin Griffith +0.3 pts higher in Griffith
7.6% 98th pct 7.9% 99th pct
Housework 15h+ in Forrestin Griffith +3.2 pts higher in Forrest gap widening
20.0% 39th pct 16.8% 16th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Forrestin Griffith +49 larger in Griffith
8 3rd pct 57 18th pct
Median age in Forrestin Griffith +1 yrs older in Griffith
28 yrs 76th pct 29 yrs 81st pct
Year 12 in Forrestin Griffith
— 81.8% 100th pct
Unemployment in Forrestin Griffith
— 12.5% 65th pct
Median income in Forrestin Griffith +$404 higher in Forrest
$1,875 100th pct $1,471 100th pct
Household income in Forrestin Griffith +$1,208 higher in Forrest
$3,874 100th pct $2,666 90th pct
Indigenous language in Forrestin Griffith
— 5.3% 50th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Forrestin Griffith +0.1 larger in Forrest gap narrowing
2.2 14th pct 2.1 11th pct
One-parent in Forrestin Griffith +2.2 pts higher in Griffith gap narrowing
7.2% 1st pct 9.4% 15th pct
Living alone in Forrestin Griffith +6.3 pts higher in Griffith gap narrowing
29.4% 69th pct 35.7% 89th pct

Family composition

50.3% Couples with children +2.2 pts ▸ 52.5%
41.5% Couples without children ◂ +4.7 pts 36.8%
7.2% One-parent families +2.2 pts ▸ 9.4%
0.8% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

42.9% 2 people ◂ +6.9 pts 36.0%
29.4% 1 person +6.3 pts ▸ 35.7%
13.7% 3 people ◂ +1.3 pts 12.5%
10.1% 4 people +0.5 pts ▸ 10.6%
3.7% 5 people +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%
1.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Forrestin Griffith +$108 higher in Forrest gap narrowing
$570 95th pct $462 83rd pct
Mortgage in Forrestin Griffith +$402 higher in Forrest gap widening
$2,520 87th pct $2,118 71st pct
People / bedroom in Forrestin Griffith +0.10 higher in Griffith gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Forrestin Griffith +10.0 pts higher in Griffith gap narrowing
30.5% 60th pct 40.5% 79th pct
Owned outright in Forrestin Griffith +12.6 pts higher in Forrest gap widening
37.7% 67th pct 25.0% 27th pct
Separate houses in Forrestin Griffith +0.9 pts higher in Forrest gap narrowing
36.5% 10th pct 35.6% 9th pct
3+ bedrooms in Forrestin Griffith +13.5 pts higher in Forrest gap narrowing
55.9% 13th pct 42.3% 8th pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.5% Rented +10.0 pts ▸ 40.5%
37.7% Owned outright ◂ +12.6 pts 25.0%
29.3% Owned with a mortgage +3.0 pts ▸ 32.2%
2.5% Other tenure ◂ +1.3 pts 1.3%
0.5% Not stated even 0.5%

Types of homes

46.6% Flat or apartment +6.8 pts ▸ 53.4%
36.5% Separate house ◂ +0.9 pts 35.6%
16.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.2 pts 10.7%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

29.9% 2 bedrooms +11.3 pts ▸ 41.2%
26.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.4 pts 18.8%
16.9% 4 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 17.5%
13.9% 1 bedroom +1.7 pts ▸ 15.5%
12.7% 5 or more ◂ +6.7 pts 6.0%
0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

34.2% $350–$549 +18.4 pts ▸ 52.6%
36.7% $550–$749 ◂ +15.0 pts 21.6%
19.2% $750 or more ◂ +12.5 pts 6.7%
2.9% Under $200 +6.9 pts ▸ 9.8%
3.3% $200–$349 +5.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.1 pts 33.7%
16.5% $1,000–$1,799 +11.6 pts ▸ 28.1%
20.0% $1,800–$2,999 +4.8 pts ▸ 24.8%
10.4% Under $1,000 +0.8 pts ▸ 11.2%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Forrestin Griffith +3.7 pts higher in Griffith gap narrowing
4.1% 42nd pct 7.8% 72nd pct
Work from home in Forrestin Griffith +5.1 pts higher in Forrest gap widening
17.9% 60th pct 12.8% 44th pct
PT commute in Forrestin Griffith +2.6 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
3.1% 66th pct 5.7% 86th pct
PT stops in Forrestin Griffith +8 more in Griffith
9 18th pct 17 26th pct
Stops/1k in Forrestin Griffith +1.74 more in Forrest
4.93 59th pct 3.19 33rd pct
Departures/1k in Forrestin Griffith +305.6 more in Forrest
1,345.9 69th pct 1,040.4 59th pct
PT routes in Forrestin Griffith +2 more in Forrest
4 29th pct 2 14th pct
Stop walk in Forrestin Griffith +1 longer in Forrest
4 43rd pct 3 29th pct
Drive to city in Forrestin Griffith +1 longer in Griffith
6 2nd pct 7 5th pct
Reach 30 min in Forrestin Griffith +9,725 more in Griffith
9,101 25th pct 18,826 59th pct
Reach 45 min in Forrestin Griffith +17,036 more in Forrest
47,155 52nd pct 30,119 39th pct
Transit to city in Forrestin Griffith +3 longer in Griffith
35 13th pct 38 16th pct

How people get to work

48.0% Car (driver) +3.3 pts ▸ 51.2%
17.9% Worked at home ◂ +5.1 pts 12.8%
13.3% Walked ◂ +5.6 pts 7.7%
3.4% Car (passenger) +2.8 pts ▸ 6.2%
3.1% Bus +2.6 pts ▸ 5.7%
2.7% Bicycle +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.6% 1 vehicle +8.8 pts ▸ 49.5%
37.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.0 pts 32.6%
9.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.2 pts 7.7%
4.1% No vehicle +3.7 pts ▸ 7.8%
7.1% 4 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Forrestin Griffith +4.3 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
53.6% 88th pct 57.9% 90th pct
Recent arrivals in Forrestin Griffith +6.6 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
8.0% 34th pct 14.7% 68th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Forrestin Griffith +0.3 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
3.0% 10th pct 3.3% 14th pct
Participation in Forrestin Griffith +3.4 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
68.1% 79th pct 71.6% 89th pct
Full-time in Forrestin Griffith even gap steady
71.4% 99th pct 71.5% 99th pct

Industries people work in

33.0% Public administration & safety +6.0 pts ▸ 39.0%
15.5% Professional & technical ◂ +1.4 pts 14.0%
13.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.9 pts 9.4%
7.9% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 7.8%
2.7% Accommodation & food +2.6 pts ▸ 5.3%
5.0% Construction ◂ +1.5 pts 3.5%
5.0% Retail trade ◂ +0.6 pts 4.4%
4.5% Rental & real estate ◂ +2.5 pts 2.0%
2.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%
2.2% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%
1.5% Arts & recreation +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.2% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

Occupations people work in

42.5% Professionals ◂ +0.8 pts 41.7%
26.5% Managers ◂ +3.5 pts 23.0%
12.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.8 pts 11.6%
4.2% Community & personal service +3.7 pts ▸ 7.9%
5.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 5.3%
2.8% Technicians & trades +2.3 pts ▸ 5.1%
1.6% Labourers +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.8% Machinery operators & drivers even 0.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Forrestin Griffith even
10 100th pct 10 100th pct
IRSD decile in Forrestin Griffith even
10 100th pct 10 100th pct
IER decile in Forrestin Griffith +2 higher in Forrest
9 86th pct 7 64th pct
IEO decile in Forrestin Griffith even
10 100th pct 10 100th pct
IRSAD score in Forrestin Griffith +36 higher in Forrest
1,185 100th pct 1,149 97th pct
ERP in Forrestin Griffith +3,882 higher in Griffith
1,944 7th pct 5,826 25th pct
Growth in Forrestin Griffith +2.9 pts higher in Griffith
6.6% 66th pct 9.5% 78th pct
Businesses in Forrestin Griffith +375 higher in Griffith
392 18th pct 767 42nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Forrestin Griffith +31 higher in Forrest
786 43rd pct 755 40th pct
Max temp in Forrestin Griffith even
21.1 30th pct 21.1 30th pct
Min temp in Forrestin Griffith even
6.8 2nd pct 6.8 2nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Forrestin Griffith +0.9 higher in Griffith
7.9 85th pct 8.7 94th pct
Types ≤15 min in Forrestin Griffith +0.5 more in Griffith
7.4 83rd pct 7.9 96th pct
15-min city in Forrestin Griffith +4.6 pts higher in Griffith
94.3% 77th pct 98.9% 84th pct
Walk to shops in Forrestin Griffith +21.8 pts higher in Griffith
76.2% 62nd pct 98.0% 85th pct
Walk to transit in Forrestin Griffith +1.7 pts higher in Griffith
98.3% 68th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Forrestin Griffith even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Forrestin Griffith even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Forrestin Griffith +5.6 pts higher in Griffith
89.6% 83rd pct 95.2% 90th pct
Amenities/1k in Forrestin Griffith +21.5 more in Forrest
40.5 86th pct 19.0 71st pct
Intersections/km² in Forrestin Griffith +8 higher in Forrest
382 88th pct 374 88th pct
Mean slope in Forrestin Griffith +0.1 pts higher in Griffith
4.4% 34th pct 4.5% 36th pct

Compare Forrest with nearby areas

Griffith Barton Red Hill Parkes (ACT) - South Kingston Deakin Narrabundah Yarralumla

Compare Griffith with nearby areas

Forrest Kingston Barton Red Hill Narrabundah Parkes (ACT) - South Fyshwick Russell

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Forrest vs Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/801061063/forrest/vs/801061064/griffith