257 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 238
- 2016: 230
- 2021: 257
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Forrest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines daily life in Forrest, where the typical resident is 52 years old. This is 14 years older than the national figure, contributing to a community that feels significantly more mature than most other areas.
257
▲ +8.0%
- 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 Forrest — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 257 people, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the state and national averages.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 27.2% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This shift is mirrored by a low number of children under 15, who account for only 14.4% of the area.
27.2% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Forrest, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Relationships here differ from the state norm, with 16.3% of people in a de facto relationship, well above the 11.2% seen across Victoria. About 1.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.6% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.3% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Forrest splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 9%.
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/sal/SAL20939/forrest/topic/demographics-identity