Forest Lake (Brisbane City)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 21,005 people were usually resident in Forest Lake (Brisbane City): of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 26.0% of people usually resident in Forest Lake (Brisbane City) were children aged 0-14 years, and 13.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 32 years.

In the 2006 Census, 82.9% of people usually resident in Forest Lake (Brisbane City) were Australian citizens, 30.8% were born overseas and 1.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 53.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Forest Lake (Brisbane City) were married, 12.2% were either separated or divorced, 3.0% were widowed and 30.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 64.5% of people usually resident in Forest Lake (Brisbane City), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.8%, England 5.3%, Viet Nam 2.5%, South Africa 1.4% and Philippines 1.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Forest Lake (Brisbane City) were Catholic 22.6%, No Religion 19.6%, Anglican 18.9%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Buddhism 3.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Forest Lake (Brisbane City) were Vietnamese 3.9%, Spanish 1.2%, Samoan 1.0%, Mandarin 0.9% and Sinhalese 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 79.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 11,196 people aged 15 years and over in Forest Lake (Brisbane City) were in the labour force. Of these 67.2% worked full-time, 24.0% worked part-time, 2.9% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.5% were unemployed. 3,701 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Forest Lake (Brisbane City) were Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.4%, Professionals 17.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Managers 12.4%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Labourers 9.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Forest Lake (Brisbane City), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.0%, Hospitals 3.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9% and Road Freight Transport 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Forest Lake (Brisbane City), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $602, the median family income was $1,332 and the median household income was $1,230.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 5,845 families in Forest Lake (Brisbane City): of these 31.5% were couple families without children, 51.2% were couple families with children, 16.2% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 7,242 occupied private dwellings were counted in Forest Lake (Brisbane City).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Forest Lake (Brisbane City), 96.6% were separate houses, 0.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Forest Lake (Brisbane City), 16.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 46.1% were owned with a mortgage and 33.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Forest Lake (Brisbane City), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 74.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 20.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Forest Lake (Brisbane City), the median weekly rent was $250. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,428. The average people per household was 2.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Forest Lake (Brisbane City), 78.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 14.7% were single (or lone) person households and 2.8% were group households.