Forest Lake

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 22,904 people in Forest Lake. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Forest Lake was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.2% of the population.

Of people in Forest Lake aged 15 years and over, 51.5% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Forest Lake, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Forest Lake 32.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.7% were in primary school, 24.3% in secondary school and 21.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Forest Lake, 20.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Forest Lake were English 23.8%, Australian 19.5%, Irish 6.6%, Scottish 6.3% and Vietnamese 4.7%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Forest Lake (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Forest Lake, 59.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 7.3%, England 3.8%, Vietnam 3.8%, India 2.7% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.6%.

In Forest Lake, 36.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 47.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Forest Lake, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 41.6%, New Zealand 7.5%, Vietnam 6.4%, England 6.3% and India 3.9%.

In Forest Lake, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 43.0%, New Zealand 7.6%, Vietnam 6.5%, England 5.8% and India 3.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Forest Lake were No Religion, so described 28.8%, Catholic 19.6%, Anglican 11.8%, Not stated 7.8% and Buddhism 5.4%. In Forest Lake, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Forest Lake 68.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 6.2%, Mandarin 2.2%, Samoan 1.8%, Sinhalese 1.5% and Hindi 1.3%.

Employment

There were 12,244 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Forest Lake. Of these 61.5% were employed full time, 27.0% were employed part-time and 7.2% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Forest Lake, 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Forest Lake included Professionals 20.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Managers 10.7%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Labourers 8.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.1%.

Of the employed people in Forest Lake, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%, Primary Education 2.7%, Takeaway Food Services 2.4% and State Government Administration 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Forest Lake was $742.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Forest Lake, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.6%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Train 3.9%, Worked at home 3.9% and Bus 3.1%. On the day, 11.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Forest Lake, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.6% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Forest Lake, 28.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Forest Lake, 52.2% were couple families with children, 29.7% were couple families without children and 16.7% were one parent families.

In Forest Lake, 17.2% of single parents were male and 82.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Forest Lake, of couple families with children, 28.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 21.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Forest Lake, 95.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Forest Lake, 95.0% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Forest Lake, of occupied private dwellings 0.6% had 1 bedroom, 3.6% had 2 bedrooms and 43.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Forest Lake, 21.8% were owned outright, 46.8% were owned with a mortgage and 29.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Forest Lake, of all households, 80.0% were family households, 17.4% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Forest Lake, 12.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Forest Lake, 33.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Forest Lake, 91.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Forest Lake, 48.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.3% were female. The median age was 18 years.

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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.

In Forest Lake, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,562.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Forest Lake, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $380 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,900.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)