Forest Hill

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,939 people were usually resident in Forest Hill: of these 60.0% were male and 40.0% were female. Of the total population 3.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 23.2% of people usually resident in Forest Hill were children aged 0-14 years, and 10.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 24 years.

In the 2006 Census, 89.9% of people usually resident in Forest Hill were Australian citizens, 7.4% were born overseas and 0.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 40.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Forest Hill were married, 9.4% were either separated or divorced, 2.5% were widowed and 47.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 85.5% of people usually resident in Forest Hill, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.4%, South Africa 0.5%, Fiji 0.5% and Philippines 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Forest Hill were Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 23.7%, No Religion 20.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 6.3% and Uniting Church 4.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Forest Hill were Italian 0.4%, Fijian 0.3%, Cantonese 0.2%, Latvian 0.2% and Arabic 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,094 people aged 15 years and over in Forest Hill were in the labour force. Of these 74.9% worked full-time, 17.2% worked part-time, 1.9% were away from work, 1.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.2% were unemployed. 302 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Forest Hill were Technicians and Trades Workers 40.6%, Labourers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Professionals 8.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0%, Sales Workers 6.7% and Managers 5.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Forest Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 40.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1%, Tertiary Education 2.8%, Hospitals 2.6% and Public Order and Safety Services 1.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Forest Hill, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $501, the median family income was $1,061 and the median household income was $974.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 407 families in Forest Hill: of these 31.0% were couple families without children, 51.8% were couple families with children, 17.2% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 553 occupied private dwellings were counted in Forest Hill.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Forest Hill, 86.4% were separate houses, 8.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Forest Hill, 17.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 46.1% were owned with a mortgage and 28.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Forest Hill, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 56.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 40.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Forest Hill, the median weekly rent was $160. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Forest Hill, 74.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.9% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.