22,676 ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22,426
- 2016: 22,904
- 2021: 22,676
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forest Lake · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Forest Lake
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Forest Lake, where the typical resident is just 37. This large community of over 22,000 people is notably skewed towards families and children, with far fewer seniors than the state or national average.
22,676
▲ +1.1%
- 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 Lake — higher than 90% of areas.
| Forest Lake | 22,676 |
|---|---|
| 4078, QLD | 26,263 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Forest Lake is among the largest areas at this level with 22,676 residents. The typical person here is 37, making the area a little younger than both Queensland and Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +12.1%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so much younger than others, especially as the 13.1% of people aged 65 and over is well below the Queensland average.
13.1% ▲ +74.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Forest Lake splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.3% of the population, a figure that is well below the Queensland average.
1.9% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forest Lake, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Forest Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31064/forest-lake/topic/demographics-identity