738 ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,024
- 2016: 711
- 2021: 738
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forth · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Forth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 738 people living in Forth are married. This is an older community where the typical resident is 46, making them far older than the national average.
738
▼ -27.9%
- 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 Forth — higher than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a population of 738, Forth is larger than about 71% of similar areas. The typical resident is noticeably older than those in the rest of Tasmania.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Australian average at 14.5%.
24.5% ▲ +66.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Forth splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.6% of the community.
3.9% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forth, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Forth
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60211/forth/topic/demographics-identity