262 ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 225
- 2016: 263
- 2021: 262
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Forbes · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Forbes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 262 people now live in Mount Forbes, where the typical resident is 43. This is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. The area is marked by a high proportion of First Nations people compared to the rest of the country.
262
▲ +16.4%
- 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 Mount Forbes — higher than 58% of areas.
| Mount Forbes | 262 |
|---|---|
| 4340, QLD | 6,007 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 43, which is noticeably older than the average person in Queensland or Australia. Mount Forbes has a larger population than about 59% of similar areas.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group at 30.5%. While children under 15 make up 18.7% of the population, the number of seniors aged 65 and over is a little above the national figure at 19.5%.
19.5% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Forbes, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
First Nations people make up 8.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly half of residents are married, and 12.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state average.
8.8% ▲ +119.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▼ -43.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Forbes, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) 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 Mount Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31961/mount-forbes/topic/demographics-identity