418 ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 306
- 2016: 232
- 2021: 418
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 30, which is far younger than the state and national figures of 38. This shift is part of a broader change for the area, which has grown by 37% since 2011 to reach a population of 418 people.
418
▲ +36.6%
- 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 — lower than 72% of areas.
| Forest Hill | 418 |
|---|---|
| 4342, QLD | 2,702 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 112 people since 2011. This growth has brought the typical age down by 13 years, from 43 in 2011 to just 30 today.
30 yrs ▼ -30.2%
Younger than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 30 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young people aged 15 to 24 make up 24.4% of the area. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is 13.9%, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
13.9% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Forest Hill splits fairly evenly between Youth (15–24) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.5% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average. Nearly half of residents have never been married, while the share of people in de facto relationships is well below the state figure.
5.5% ▲ +315.4%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forest Hill, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (27%) and Divorced (13%).
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/UCL322046/forest-hill/topic/demographics-identity