398 ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 461
- 2016: 291
- 2021: 398
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forth · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Forth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Forth is now 45, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. The population has shrunk by 14% since 2011, and the community is seeing a significant increase in the number of seniors.
398
▼ -13.7%
- 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 Forth — lower than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population fell to 398 people in 2021, a loss of about 63 people over a decade. Residents are generally older than those in the rest of Tasmania and Australia.
45 yrs ▲ +15.4%
Older than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 now make up 25.1% of the area, which is well above the national figure and a rise of 17 points since 2011. This shift is seen alongside a drop in children under 15, who now account for 16.1% of the population.
25.1% ▲ +204.8%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Forth splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Over half of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships rose to 13.7%.
4.3% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forth, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Forth
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622009/forth/topic/demographics-identity