107 ▼ -69.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 347
- 2016: 129
- 2021: 107
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forsayth · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Forsayth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Forsayth is now 53, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This older age profile is reflected in a population where seniors and older adults make up over half of the community.
107
▼ -69.2%
- 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 Forsayth — lower than 57% of areas.
| Forsayth | 107 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Forsayth is a small community of 107 people, which is smaller than about 57% of similar areas. The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the Australian and Queensland typical age of 38.
53 yrs ▲ +23.3%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has very few children, with those under 15 making up only 12.1% of the population. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is 28%, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%.
28.0% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Forsayth splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian average. Most residents are married (51.6%), while those in de facto relationships are well below the state figure.
6.5% ▲ +153.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▼ -35.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forsayth, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Forsayth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31073/forsayth/topic/demographics-identity