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Forster NSW 2428

13,016 addresses · 278 streets

Lyne Electorate › Mid-Coast LGA › Forster · 223 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A holiday and retirement town on the NSW mid-north coast beside Wallis Lake, Forster has an older profile, with a median age of 57. Households average 2.1 people. Median household income is $1,009 a week, with rent around $340.

Forster is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 14,187 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,009 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

14,187Population
57Median age
$1,009Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Forster statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Forster itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Forster (Wallis Island) Airport, 3.9 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 48.7% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 41.2%

Population by age in Forster
Population by age, Forster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4501
5-141,348
15-19648
20-24448
25-341,026
35-441,249
45-541,500
55-642,032
65-742,713
75-841,893
85+834
Dwelling types in Forster
Dwelling types, Forster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House4,037
Townhouse942
Apartment1,119
Other131
Households by weekly income in Forster
Households by weekly income, Forster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,589
$650-1,4992,319
$1,500-2,9991,326
$3,000+547
Top ancestries in Forster
Top ancestries, Forster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English6,425
Australian5,784
Irish1,696
Scottish1,528
Aboriginal840
Ancestry NS816
Housing tenure in Forster
Housing tenure, Forster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,046
Mortgage1,219
Rented1,639
Other236
Cars per household in Forster
Cars per household, Forster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0424
12,913
22,046
3553
4+217
Commute to work in Forster
Commute to work, Forster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,403
Train0
Bus21
Tram/ferry0
Walked199
Bicycle30
Home474
Top countries of birth in Forster
Top countries of birth, Forster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England452
New Zealand176
Philippines73
Scotland68
Germany61
South Africa55
Languages used at home in Forster
Languages used at home, Forster NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali49
German38
Arabic29
French25
Italian25
Filipino24

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