2,835 ▲ +88.7%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,502
- 2016: 1,148
- 2021: 2,835
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forest Hill · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Forest Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Forest Hill is just 25 years old, making it far younger than most other areas. The population has jumped by 89% since 2011 to reach 2,835 people. This rapid growth has shifted the community toward a much younger demographic profile.
2,835
▲ +88.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Forest Hill — higher than 77% of areas.
| Forest Hill | 2,835 |
|---|---|
| 2651, NSW | 3,081 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 89% since 2011, adding about 1,333 people to the area. This growth has coincided with a sharp drop in the typical age, which fell from 58 to 25 years over the decade.
25 yrs ▼ -56.9%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 25 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 20.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for only 6.7%, a figure far below the New South Wales average.
6.7% ▼ -82.1%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% ▲ +71.9%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Forest Hill splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Youth (15–24) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.2% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas, at 17.0%.
8.2% ▲ +286.0%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.0% ▲ +152.6%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forest Hill, Never married is the majority at 56%; Married is next at 32%.
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 Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115060/forest-hill/topic/demographics-identity