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Forde ACT 2914

1,943 addresses · 79 streets

Fenner Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Forde · 12 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Forde is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 4,435 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $3,553 a week, with median rent near $590 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

4,435Population
35Median age
$3,553Median household income / wk
$590Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Light rail stop: Manning Clark North, 2 km south · Bus interchange: Gungahlin Bus Station, 2.1 km south-west · Airport: Canberra Airport, 15.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 1.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Forde

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Forde ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 79.7%

Population by age in Forde
Population by age, Forde ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4317
5-14863
15-19333
20-24222
25-34468
35-44901
45-54759
55-64313
65-74184
75-8459
85+11
Dwelling types in Forde
Dwelling types, Forde ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House1,163
Townhouse182
Apartment25
Other0
Households by weekly income in Forde
Households by weekly income, Forde ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$65052
$650-1,499124
$1,500-2,999329
$3,000+809
Top ancestries in Forde
Top ancestries, Forde ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,359
English1,209
Other707
Irish374
Chinese364
Indian350
Housing tenure in Forde
Housing tenure, Forde ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned226
Mortgage819
Rented313
Other3
Cars per household in Forde
Cars per household, Forde ACT (ABS Census 2021)
015
1343
2700
3206
4+93
Commute to work in Forde
Commute to work, Forde ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,778
Train0
Bus19
Tram/ferry38
Walked11
Bicycle19
Home318
Top countries of birth in Forde
Top countries of birth, Forde ACT (ABS Census 2021)
India262
China166
England133
Sri Lanka51
Philippines50
New Zealand47
Languages used at home in Forde
Languages used at home, Forde ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin236
Hindi105
Croatian74
Vietnamese61
Tamil58
Punjabi57

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

172,201 bird observations recorded near Forde — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Forde

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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