1,400 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,351
- 2016: 1,389
- 2021: 1,400
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forestville · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Forestville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the residents in Forestville (46.5%) have never been married. This creates a community where young adults are common, with a typical age of 39, making the area a little younger than the South Australian average.
1,400
▲ +3.6%
- 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 Forestville — higher than 75% of areas.
| Forestville | 1,400 |
|---|---|
| 5035, SA | 6,364 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Forestville has 1,400 residents, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas.
39 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is skewed toward young and middle-aged adults, with 32.8% aged 25 to 44. Seniors make up 14.7% of the area, which is well below the state figure of 20.0%.
14.7% ▲ +68.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Forestville, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 17.2% compared to 11.2% across South Australia. Only 0.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure.
0.8% ▲ +253.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forestville, the largest group is Never married at 46%, followed by Married (40%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Forestville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40453/forestville/topic/demographics-identity