10,780 ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,052
- 2016: 10,626
- 2021: 10,780
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forest Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Forest Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A higher proportion of seniors than the state average defines the population of Forest Hill. With 21.9% of residents aged 65 and over, this community is noticeably older than both the Victorian and national figures.
10,780
▲ +7.2%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Forest Hill — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Forest Hill is one of the largest areas at this level with 10,780 residents. The typical person here is 42, making the area noticeably older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 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 make up 21.9% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Children under 15 account for 16.3%, a little below the national average of 18.2%.
21.9% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Forest Hill splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (51.2%), while those in de facto relationships make up 6.0%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 0.3% of the population.
0.3% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.0% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forest Hill, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20937/forest-hill/topic/demographics-identity