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Back Forest NSW 2535

36 addresses · 4 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Back Forest · 119 km from Sydney

Living Here

Back Forest is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 91 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,374 a week, with median rent near $252 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

91Population
56Median age
$1,374Median household income / wk
$252Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Berry - Kangaroo Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Back Forest itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bomaderry, 6.4 km west · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 16.6 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 21.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Back Forest

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

Tree cover measures, Back Forest NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202128.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.1% · Labour-force participation 60.8%

Population by age in Back Forest
Population by age, Back Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1412
15-193
20-246
25-3412
35-445
45-543
55-6429
65-749
75-8412
85+0
Dwelling types in Back Forest
Dwelling types, Back Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House30
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Back Forest
Households by weekly income, Back Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4999
$1,500-2,9997
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Back Forest
Top ancestries, Back Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English52
Australian32
Irish24
Scottish13
Chinese7
Italian5
Housing tenure in Back Forest
Housing tenure, Back Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned21
Mortgage9
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Back Forest
Cars per household, Back Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
15
210
37
4+7
Commute to work in Back Forest
Commute to work, Back Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car23
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home8
Top countries of birth in Back Forest
Top countries of birth, Back Forest NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England5
United States3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

20,112 bird observations recorded near Back Forest — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Back Forest

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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