1,827 ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,467
- 2016: 1,615
- 2021: 1,827
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Forrest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Forrest is now 47 years old, making the area far older than the rest of the territory. This shift is seen in a population of 1,827 people where seniors are common and children are few.
1,827
▲ +24.5%
- 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 Forrest — higher than 77% of areas.
| Forrest | 1,827 |
|---|---|
| 2603, ACT | 10,306 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the territory's usual age of 35 and Australia's 38.
47 yrs ▲ +11.9%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 22.4% of the population, well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at just 10.9%.
22.4% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Forrest splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (53.3%), while those in de facto relationships (10.9%) are a little below the territory average. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.4% of the population, which is lower than most areas.
0.4% ▲ —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forrest, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80057/forrest/topic/demographics-identity