$260 ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $210
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Forth · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Forth
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 98.2% of all homes in Forth, creating a landscape dominated by detached dwellings. This is a place where home ownership is very strong and housing costs remain well below national figures.
$260
▲ +30.0%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Forth — lower than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $260 and monthly mortgage payments of $1,348 are both well below the national figures. These costs are also a little lower or about the same as the state average.
$1,348 ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,348
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Forth, $200–$349 is the majority at 58%; Under $200 is next at 32%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Forth, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 45%, followed by Under $1,000 (29%) and $1,800–$2,999 (19%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Far more people in Forth own their homes outright compared to the rest of the country, with 44.6% owning their place fully. Consequently, the rental rate is far below both the state and national figures at just 13.2%.
13.2% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.6% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Forth, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (39%) and Rented (13%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are large, with 87.9% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the state and national averages. Because houses are so spacious, there are typically fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.2% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.4%
- 2016: 99.2%
- 2021: 98.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.9% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.4%
- 2016: 83.7%
- 2021: 87.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Forth, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 4 bedrooms is next at 27%.
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). Housing & Dwellings in Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60211/forth/topic/housing-dwellings