Forrestfield - Wattle Grove

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2
Area code 506051138
People 19,729
Male 49.7%
Female 50.3%
Median age 36
Families 5,373
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 7,739
Average number of people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,839
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800
Median weekly rent (b) $360
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 9,801 49.7 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 9,925 50.3 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

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Indigenous status
All people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 556 2.8 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 18,303 92.8 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 866 4.4 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 36 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 1,413 7.2 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,458 7.4 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,408 7.1 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,106 5.6 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,115 5.7 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,160 5.9 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,483 7.5 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,764 9.0 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,536 7.8 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,318 6.7 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,142 5.8 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,057 5.4 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 1,013 5.1 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 882 4.5 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 795 4.0 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 460 2.3 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 307 1.6 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 292 1.5 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 7,426 48.1 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 585 3.8 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,368 8.9 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 653 4.2 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 5,414 35.1 777,668 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 6,768 47.9 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,739 12.3 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 5,612 39.7 766,278 40.4 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 375 6.4 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,540 26.1 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 135 2.3 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 244 4.1 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,919 32.5 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 915 15.5 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 196 3.3 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 200 3.4 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,318 22.3 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 463 7.8 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 648 11.0 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,113 18.9 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 202 3.4 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 979 16.6 167,197 20.7 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,760 17.9 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,425 9.2 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 727 4.7 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 2,588 16.8 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,495 16.2 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 866 5.6 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,973 12.8 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 8 0.1 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 5 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 951 6.2 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 356 2.3 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 102 0.7 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,185 7.7 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 7,003 35.5 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 6,002 30.4 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 1,490 7.6 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 1,486 7.5 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
Indian 1,053 5.3 77,357 2.9 783,953 3.1

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 12,408 62.9 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,083 5.5 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
India 893 4.5 61,088 2.3 673,352 2.6
New Zealand 706 3.6 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
Philippines 453 2.3 37,524 1.4 293,892 1.2
Afghanistan 308 1.6 5,724 0.2 59,797 0.2

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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 8,682 44.0 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,444 7.3 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 1,135 5.8 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 7,403 37.5 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 1,057 5.4 172,800 6.5 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 8,572 43.4 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 2,007 10.2 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
India 1,380 7.0 91,478 3.4 935,066 3.7
New Zealand 924 4.7 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
Philippines 544 2.8 42,204 1.6 350,264 1.4

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 8,894 45.1 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,837 9.3 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
India 1,369 6.9 89,467 3.4 917,541 3.6
New Zealand 870 4.4 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
Philippines 606 3.1 48,920 1.8 417,285 1.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 8,151 41.3 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 3,371 17.1 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 1,819 9.2 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 1,191 6.0 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Islam 1,018 5.2 66,764 2.5 813,392 3.2

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Forrestfield - Wattle Grove, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (44.4%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 484 2.5 51,751 1.9 685,274 2.7
Hazaraghi 279 1.4 3,915 0.1 41,678 0.2
Malayalam 275 1.4 9,697 0.4 78,738 0.3
Tagalog 238 1.2 17,313 0.7 131,195 0.5
Punjabi 233 1.2 20,613 0.8 239,033 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 14,244 72.2 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 1,644 23.5 204,514 21.2 2,295,688 24.8

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Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 10,263 66.5 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 4,349 28.2 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 831 5.4 136,153 6.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 6,136 59.8 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 3,006 29.3 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 578 5.6 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 540 5.3 70,001 5.1 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 391 4.0 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,243 12.8 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,044 10.7 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 722 7.4 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 2,009 20.7 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 2,051 21.1 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 2,081 21.4 295,596 22.6 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,823 18.8 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 1,571 16.2 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,381 14.2 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,087 11.2 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,083 11.1 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Managers 933 9.6 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 883 9.1 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 761 7.8 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 360 3.7 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Road Freight Transport 328 3.4 16,304 1.2 135,344 1.1
Iron Ore Mining 304 3.1 38,038 2.9 42,728 0.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 268 2.8 31,523 2.4 299,810 2.5
Other Social Assistance Services 223 2.3 27,161 2.1 278,221 2.3

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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $855 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,141 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,839 N/A $1,815 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

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Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,790 69.8 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 381 3.9 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Bus 221 2.3 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Walked only 87 0.9 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Truck 85 0.9 7,717 0.6 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 1,078 11.1 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 535 5.5 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 424 4.4 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 7,351 75.6 898,942 68.8 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 10,459 67.7 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 4,980 32.2 614,554 28.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,596 10.3 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,024 13.1 343,566 15.9 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 3,121 20.2 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 4,091 26.5 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,788 11.6 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,458 9.4 187,413 8.7 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,424 7.2 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,504 7.6 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 461 2.3 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 100 0.5 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,011 5.1 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 662 3.4 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 147 0.7 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 305 1.5 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,650 8.4 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 158 0.8 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,417 7.2 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 12,318 62.4 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,478 7.5 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 13,058 66.2 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 3,635 18.4 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,068 5.4 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 481 2.4 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,478 7.5 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 17 0.1 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 359 2.3 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 14,224 92.1 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 837 5.4 143,513 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,861 34.6 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 2,559 47.6 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 877 16.3 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 80 1.5 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.4 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 80.5 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,040 23.5 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 148 3.3 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,012 22.9 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 636 14.4 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 243 5.5 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 678 15.3 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 285 6.4 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 383 8.7 48,325 8.2 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,003 94.6 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 400 5.4 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 6,419 91.7 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 462 6.6 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 9 0.1 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 114 1.6 5,858 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 14 0.2 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 109 1.6 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 375 5.4 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 2,656 37.9 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 3,751 53.6 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 98 1.4 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.7 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 226 3.2 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,087 29.8 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 2,931 41.8 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,668 23.8 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 96 1.4 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
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Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 5,231 74.7 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,560 22.3 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 208 3.0 32,591 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,808 25.8 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 3,522 50.3 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,407 20.1 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 169 2.4 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 95 1.4 13,303 1.4 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 14.7 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 22.1 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 360 N/A 340 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 803 57.1 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 424 30.1 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 184 13.1 31,280 11.9 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,800 N/A 1,842 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 2,522 71.6 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 479 13.6 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 525 14.9 57,539 14.9 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 273 49.5 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 279 50.5 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 22 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,638 N/A 1,480 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Forrestfield - Wattle Grove % Forrestfield - Wattle Grove Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 350 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,780 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.