157,999 ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 144,411
- 2016: 147,768
- 2021: 157,999
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forrest · Federal Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Forrest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are much more common in Forrest than in most similar areas, with a typical age of 42. This population of 157,999 people has grown by 9.4% since 2011, though the local age profile is now noticeably older than both the state and national figures.
157,999
▲ +9.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 0 areas
- 9–14: 2 areas
- 14–21: 1 area
- 21–33: 0 areas
- 33–51: 1 area
- 51–79: 0 areas
- 79–122: 1 area
- 122–189: 1 area
- 189–293: 0 areas
- 293–453: 0 areas
- 453–702: 2 areas
- 702–1,086: 0 areas
- 1,086–1,681: 1 area
- 1,681–2,602: 0 areas
- 2,602–4,028: 2 areas
- 4,028–6,235: 0 areas
- 6,235–9,652: 2 areas
- 9,652–14,940: 2 areas
- 14,940–23,126: 0 areas
- 23,126–35,796: 0 areas
- 35,796–55,409: 0 areas
- 55,409–85,768: 0 areas
- 85,768–132,761: 7 areas
- 132,761–205,501: 144 areas
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Forrest — lower than 65% of areas.
| Forrest | 157,999 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is 4 years older than the average person in Australia. This age has climbed by 5 years since 2011.
42 yrs ▲ +13.5%
Older than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 19.8% of the population, a figure that is well above the state average and rose by 7.2 percentage points since 2011. Children under 15 account for 19.3% of the area, which is a little above the national figure.
19.8% ▲ +57.3%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Forrest splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Around 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.7% ▲ +65.0%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forrest, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED507/forrest/topic/demographics-identity