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Forth vs Leith

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.8 km apart · Forth profile · Leith profile

Forth Leith

Forth and Leith are neighbouring areas in Tasmania, but they offer very different lifestyles. Forth is far more connected, with more public transport stops and a much higher number of walkable amenities. It also has a far higher proportion of recent overseas arrivals at 31.4%, compared with just 4.0% in Leith. In contrast, Leith has a higher share of homes owned outright (61.6% versus 44.6% in Forth) and a larger number of people earning $2,000 or more a week.

These two places share a very similar typical weekly personal income, with Forth at $758 and Leith at $786. They also have almost identical proportions of children under 15. While they share these basics, other gaps vary; for example, the typical resident in Leith is noticeably older at 51, while the typical age in Forth is 46. Residents in Leith are also much more likely to volunteer (26.2%) than those in Forth (20.0%).

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Where they differ most

Recent arrivals: 27.4 pts higher in Forth Owned outright: 17.0 pts higher in Leith Separate houses: 1.8 pts higher in Leith Unpaid carers: 8.0 pts higher in Leith Median age: 5 yrs older in Leith

Demographics & Identity

Population in Forthin Leith +234 larger in Forth gap narrowing
738 71st pct 504 65th pct
Median age in Forthin Leith +5 yrs older in Leith gap widening
46 yrs 54th pct 51 yrs 74th pct
First Nations in Forthin Leith +2.2 pts higher in Leith gap steady
3.9% 67th pct 6.2% 78th pct
Aged 65+ in Forthin Leith +4.9 pts higher in Forth gap widening
24.5% 73rd pct 19.6% 54th pct
Under 15 in Forthin Leith +0.6 pts higher in Leith gap steady
14.5% 33rd pct 15.1% 37th pct
De facto in Forthin Leith +0.2 pts higher in Forth gap narrowing
12.6% 53rd pct 12.4% 51st pct

Age structure

26.8% Older adults (45–64) +12.5 pts ▸ 39.3%
25.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +11.4 pts 13.9%
24.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.9 pts 19.6%
14.5% Children (0–14) +0.6 pts ▸ 15.1%
7.5% Youth (15–24) +2.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

Marital status

54.1% Married +6.3 pts ▸ 60.4%
29.5% Never married ◂ +5.8 pts 23.7%
10.6% Divorced ◂ +1.7 pts 8.9%
2.7% Widowed +2.9 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.9% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Forth Leith

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Forthin Leith +1.1 pts higher in Forth gap narrowing
16.0% 68th pct 14.9% 64th pct

Country of birth

78.2% Australia +1.6 pts ▸ 79.8%
4.6% England +0.2 pts ▸ 4.8%
0.9% New Zealand +1.2 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.0% Italy +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.5% India +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Philippines +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

49.6% English ◂ +4.0 pts 45.6%
39.8% Australian +9.4 pts ▸ 49.2%
11.8% Scottish ◂ +2.1 pts 9.7%
10.7% Irish ◂ +1.4 pts 9.3%
3.4% Dutch +1.8 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.9% German ◂ +1.4 pts 2.6%
0.4% Indian +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.7% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.8% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Forthin Leith +0.3 pts higher in Forth gap steady
3.1% 47th pct 2.8% 45th pct
Limited English in Forthin Leith even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

90.9% English only +1.5 pts ▸ 92.5%
1.4% Mandarin ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Forthin Leith +3.4 pts higher in Forth gap narrowing
49.6% 78th pct 46.2% 68th pct

Religious affiliation

49.6% No religion ◂ +3.4 pts 46.2%
41.9% Christianity +1.0 pts ▸ 42.9%
7.5% Not stated +1.9 pts ▸ 9.3%
0.0% Buddhism +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Hinduism +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Forthin Leith +3.0 pts higher in Forth gap narrowing
47.4% 56th pct 44.5% 49th pct
Bachelor+ in Forthin Leith +2.1 pts higher in Forth gap narrowing
23.7% 75th pct 21.5% 72nd pct
Schools/1k kids in Forthin Leith
9.35 74th pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Forthin Leith +4 more in Forth
5 73rd pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Forthin Leith +130 larger in Forth
343 53rd pct 213 39th pct
ICSEA in Forthin Leith +23 higher in Leith
1,002 57th pct 1,025 69th pct

Highest year of school

47.4% Year 12 ◂ +3.0 pts 44.5%
29.7% Year 10 +5.2 pts ▸ 34.9%
8.1% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 6.9%
7.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.3 pts 6.1%

Highest qualification level

30.4% Certificate III / IV +2.8 pts ▸ 33.2%
26.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.2 pts 22.1%
14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 15.1%
8.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.3 pts 4.7%
2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.5 pts ▸ 4.0%
1.5% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

16.3% Engineering & related +2.5 pts ▸ 18.8%
12.8% Management & commerce +2.3 pts ▸ 15.1%
13.6% Education ◂ +4.8 pts 8.7%
10.8% Society & culture +2.3 pts ▸ 13.1%
11.1% Health +1.7 pts ▸ 12.8%
5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.4 pts ▸ 6.4%
5.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.5 pts 4.0%
4.3% Architecture & building +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%
2.0% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%
1.0% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Forthin Leith +$28 higher in Leith gap narrowing
$758 51st pct $786 57th pct
Household income in Forthin Leith +$389 higher in Leith gap widening
$1,592 53rd pct $1,981 74th pct
Family income in Forthin Leith +$327 higher in Leith gap widening
$1,910 51st pct $2,237 71st pct
High earners in Forthin Leith +5.3 pts higher in Leith gap widening
8.1% 50th pct 13.3% 74th pct
High-income homes in Forthin Leith +5.1 pts higher in Leith gap steady
14.6% 46th pct 19.8% 61st pct

Household income distribution

32.1% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 33.1%
31.8% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 32.6%
11.1% Under $650 ◂ +6.4 pts 4.7%
7.9% $3,000–$3,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 9.9%
6.8% $4,000 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 9.9%

Personal income distribution

41.1% Under $650 ◂ +2.7 pts 38.4%
33.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 32.3%
15.3% $1,500–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 19.4%
2.7% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Forthin Leith +1.0 pts higher in Leith
29.1% 52nd pct 30.2% 57th pct
Mental health in Forthin Leith +1.0 pts higher in Forth
8.1% 50th pct 7.1% 40th pct
Needs assistance in Forthin Leith +0.0 pts higher in Leith gap steady
3.9% 41st pct 4.0% 42nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

12.7% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 11.7%
8.1% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 7.1%
7.5% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 6.9%
7.3% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 6.9%
4.1% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 5.4%
4.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%
3.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%
2.7% Lung condition ◂ +1.3 pts 1.4%
0.7% Stroke +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.9% None even 62.9%
20.1% One condition even 20.0%
5.6% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 6.5%
2.7% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Forthin Leith +6.3 pts higher in Leith gap steady
20.0% 59th pct 26.2% 78th pct
Unpaid carers in Forthin Leith +8.0 pts higher in Leith gap widening
12.9% 51st pct 20.8% 91st pct
Unpaid child care in Forthin Leith +2.1 pts higher in Leith gap steady
25.3% 50th pct 27.4% 61st pct
Defence service in Forthin Leith +0.1 pts higher in Leith
4.8% 79th pct 4.9% 80th pct
Housework 15h+ in Forthin Leith +0.4 pts higher in Forth gap narrowing
29.0% 75th pct 28.6% 73rd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Forthin Leith +2 larger in Leith
29 72nd pct 31 73rd pct
Median age in Forthin Leith even
22 yrs 33rd pct 22 yrs 33rd pct
Year 12 in Forthin Leith
— 17.4% 8th pct
Unemployment in Forthin Leith
— 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Forthin Leith +$170 higher in Forth
$700 56th pct $530 36th pct
Household income in Forthin Leith +$175 higher in Forth
$2,050 64th pct $1,875 57th pct
Indigenous language in Forthin Leith even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Forthin Leith +0.2 larger in Leith gap steady
2.4 43rd pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Forthin Leith +1.0 pts higher in Forth gap narrowing
6.7% 27th pct 5.6% 24th pct
Living alone in Forthin Leith +5.4 pts higher in Forth gap widening
21.1% 41st pct 15.7% 21st pct

Family composition

52.8% Couples with children +1.7 pts ▸ 54.5%
38.6% Couples without children +0.1 pts ▸ 38.6%
6.7% One-parent families ◂ +1.0 pts 5.6%
0.9% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

44.3% 2 people ◂ +0.7 pts 43.6%
21.1% 1 person ◂ +5.4 pts 15.7%
13.9% 3 people +1.8 pts ▸ 15.7%
11.8% 4 people +2.7 pts ▸ 14.5%
2.9% 6 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 5.2%
4.3% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Forthin Leith +$45 higher in Forth gap steady
$260 43rd pct $215 29th pct
Mortgage in Forthin Leith +$113 higher in Leith gap widening
$1,348 32nd pct $1,461 39th pct
People / bedroom in Forthin Leith +0.10 higher in Leith gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Forthin Leith +6.8 pts higher in Forth gap widening
13.2% 38th pct 6.4% 14th pct
Owned outright in Forthin Leith +17.0 pts higher in Leith gap widening
44.6% 60th pct 61.6% 92nd pct
Separate houses in Forthin Leith +1.8 pts higher in Leith gap steady
98.2% 58th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Forthin Leith +1.2 pts higher in Forth gap steady
87.9% 73rd pct 86.6% 70th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.6% Owned outright +17.0 pts ▸ 61.6%
38.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.4 pts 32.6%
13.2% Rented ◂ +6.8 pts 6.4%
2.5% Not stated ◂ +2.5 pts 0.0%
1.1% Other tenure +1.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Types of homes

98.2% Separate house +2.4 pts ▸ 100.6%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

52.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +16.5 pts 36.0%
27.1% 4 bedrooms +13.6 pts ▸ 40.7%
12.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.3 pts 9.9%
8.2% 5 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 9.9%
0.0% 1 bedroom +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

48.6% $200–$349 ◂ +12.3 pts 36.4%
27.0% Under $200 ◂ +27.0 pts 0.0%
8.1% $350–$549 ◂ +8.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +20.9 pts 25.0%
30.3% Under $1,000 +9.0 pts ▸ 39.3%
19.3% $1,800–$2,999 +16.4 pts ▸ 35.7%
7.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 7.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Forthin Leith even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Forthin Leith +2.3 pts higher in Leith gap widening
9.1% 23rd pct 11.5% 32nd pct
PT commute in Forthin Leith even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Forthin Leith +4 more in Forth
4 73rd pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Forthin Leith +5.42 more in Forth
5.42 79th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Forthin Leith +119.2 more in Forth
119.2 71st pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Forthin Leith +1 more in Forth
1 71st pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Forthin Leith +9 longer in Leith
34 70th pct 43 75th pct
Drive to city in Forthin Leith +2 longer in Forth
180 95th pct 178 95th pct

How people get to work

64.9% Car (driver) +3.9 pts ▸ 68.8%
9.1% Worked at home +2.3 pts ▸ 11.5%
2.9% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.3% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.3% 2 vehicles +7.9 pts ▸ 51.2%
21.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.4 pts 18.0%
20.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.1 pts 16.9%
16.0% 4 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 16.3%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Forthin Leith +7.9 pts higher in Leith gap widening
30.7% 49th pct 38.6% 75th pct
Recent arrivals in Forthin Leith +27.4 pts higher in Forth gap widening
31.4% 95th pct 4.0% 39th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Forthin Leith +0.3 pts higher in Leith gap narrowing
3.1% 43rd pct 3.4% 47th pct
Participation in Forthin Leith even gap narrowing
62.6% 57th pct 62.5% 57th pct
Full-time in Forthin Leith +1.9 pts higher in Forth gap narrowing
50.9% 18th pct 49.0% 13th pct

Industries people work in

14.7% Health care & social assistance +9.0 pts ▸ 23.7%
18.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +12.2 pts 6.3%
11.3% Retail trade ◂ +4.5 pts 6.7%
10.2% Education & training +0.5 pts ▸ 10.7%
5.1% Manufacturing +2.8 pts ▸ 7.9%
5.1% Construction +2.8 pts ▸ 7.9%
7.2% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 7.5%
1.3% Transport & warehousing +5.0 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.6% Other services ◂ +2.9 pts 2.8%
3.8% Wholesale trade +1.0 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.7% Public administration & safety +2.1 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.4 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

23.9% Professionals ◂ +1.7 pts 22.1%
14.2% Managers +3.6 pts ▸ 17.8%
9.7% Community & personal service +6.6 pts ▸ 16.2%
15.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.6 pts 13.4%
7.5% Clerical & administrative +5.1 pts ▸ 12.6%
11.3% Labourers ◂ +6.9 pts 4.3%
7.5% Sales workers ◂ +2.8 pts 4.7%
7.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.2 pts 6.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Forthin Leith +0.8 higher in Forth
1.5 62nd pct 0.6 54th pct
Types ≤15 min in Forthin Leith +1.2 more in Forth
1.8 64th pct 0.5 52nd pct
15-min city in Forthin Leith even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Forthin Leith even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Forthin Leith +38.5 pts higher in Forth
38.5% 70th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Forthin Leith +32.5 pts higher in Forth
32.5% 69th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Forthin Leith +51.3 pts higher in Leith
1.2% 34th pct 52.5% 65th pct
Walk to health in Forthin Leith even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Forthin Leith +8.2 more in Forth
12.2 47th pct 4.0 26th pct
Intersections/km² in Forthin Leith +5 higher in Leith
2 58th pct 7 71st pct
Mean slope in Forthin Leith +3.6 pts higher in Forth
13.1% 89th pct 9.5% 78th pct

Compare Forth with nearby areas

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Compare Leith with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Forth vs Leith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL60211/forth/vs/SAL60329/leith