100 —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 101
- 2021: 100
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Forest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in South Forest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A quarter of the 100 people living in South Forest are children under 15, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area much younger in some brackets while remaining noticeably older than the Australian average overall.
100
—
- 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 South Forest — lower than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is a little older than the Tasmanian figure and noticeably older than the national average of 38.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 25% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over also have a strong presence at 21%, which is well above the Australian average.
21.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →South Forest splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are common here at 18%, a figure well above both the state and national averages. About 4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas.
4.0% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.0% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In South Forest, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 South Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60614/south-forest/topic/demographics-identity