1,364 ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,233
- 2016: 1,254
- 2021: 1,364
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forrest Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Forrest Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Forrest Beach, where the typical resident is 57. This coastal area has 1,364 people and is characterised by a very high proportion of seniors.
1,364
▲ +10.6%
- 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 Beach — higher than 75% of areas.
| Forrest Beach | 1,364 |
|---|---|
| 4850, QLD | 10,923 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38 years. This age is much higher than most similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +23.9%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 34.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than most other places.
34.4% ▲ +77.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Forrest Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.4% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. Over half of the residents are married, while 10% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the state average.
6.4% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forrest Beach, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31072/forrest-beach/topic/demographics-identity