1,102 ▲ +73.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 635
- 2016: 964
- 2021: 1,102
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forcett · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Forcett
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live in Forcett compared to the state average, making it a noticeably younger place to live. The typical resident is 39, and the area is home to 1,102 people.
1,102
▲ +73.5%
- 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 Forcett — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is noticeably younger than the Tasmanian figure of 42, though a little older than the national average of 38.
39 yrs ▼ -2.5%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 19.1% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This helps explain why the proportion of people aged 65 and over is well below both the state and national figures at just 12.2%.
12.2% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Forcett splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.8% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are also much more common here than elsewhere, at 21.3%.
4.8% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.3% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forcett, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (39%) 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 Forcett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60207/forcett/topic/demographics-identity