Forrest (Vic.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 238 people in Forrest (Vic.) of these 44.5% were male and 55.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Forrest (Vic.) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

Of people in Forrest (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 42.8% were married and 17.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Forrest (Vic.) was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 37 years.

In Forrest (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 42.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Forrest (Vic.) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Forrest (Vic.) 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.1% were in primary school, 21.0% in secondary school and 25.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Forrest (Vic.) were English 35.7%, Australian 27.6%, Irish 12.3%, Scottish 9.1% and German 4.2%.

In Forrest (Vic.), 85.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.7%, Gaza Strip and West Bank 1.3%, Germany 1.3% and New Zealand 1.3%.

In Forrest (Vic.), 65.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Forrest (Vic.) were No Religion 40.0%, Catholic 15.8%, Anglican 14.2%, Presbyterian and Reformed 5.8% and Uniting Church 5.4%.

In Forrest (Vic.) 95.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Japanese 1.7%, Dutch 1.2% and Arabic 1.2%.

Employment

There were 130 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Forrest (Vic.). Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 37.7% were employed part-time and 8.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Forrest (Vic.), 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Forrest (Vic.) was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Forrest (Vic.) included Professionals 22.0%, Managers 19.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.8%, Labourers 14.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.9% and Sales Workers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Forrest (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 7.7%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 6.0%, Local Government Administration 6.0%, Hospitals 6.0% and Dairy Cattle Farming 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Forrest (Vic.) was $392.

In Forrest (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.9%, Walked only 6.8%, Car, as passenger 2.5%, Truck 2.5% and Motorbike/scooter 2.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Forrest (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 86.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.2% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 43.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Forrest (Vic.), 34.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Forrest (Vic.), 30.9% were couple families with children, 47.1% were couple families without children and 22.1% were one parent families.

In Forrest (Vic.) 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Forrest (Vic.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $966 and those without children was $1,187.

Employment status of couple families

In Forrest (Vic.), of couple families with children, 23.7% had both partners employed full-time, 16.9% had both employed part-time and 20.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Forrest (Vic.), 62.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 37.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Forrest (Vic.), 97.2% were separate houses, 2.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Forrest (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 5.6% had 1 bedroom, 25.9% had 2 bedrooms and 50.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Forrest (Vic.), 42.2% were owned outright, 32.1% were owned with a mortgage and 25.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Forrest (Vic.), of all households, 66.1% were family households, 31.2% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Forrest (Vic.), 43.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Forrest (Vic.), 43.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Forrest (Vic.), there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 3 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 16 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Forrest (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Forrest (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.