464 ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 590
- 2016: 482
- 2021: 464
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Forest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Forest than in most similar areas. This community of 464 people is notably younger than the Tasmanian average, with a high proportion of children and young families.
464
▼ -21.4%
- 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 Forest — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 38, making Forest noticeably younger than the state average of 42 and about the same as the national figure.
38 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 22.4% of the population, which is well above both the state and national figures. This helps explain why the area's overall age profile is so much younger than most other similar places.
17.7% ▲ +73.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.4% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Forest splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 16.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Additionally, 14.8% of people are in a de facto relationship, a rate well above the national average.
16.4% ▲ +86.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forest, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60208/forest/topic/demographics-identity