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Foresthome QLD 4850

67 addresses · 5 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Hinchinbrook LGA › Foresthome · 1207 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Foresthome is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 84 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,781 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Italian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

84Population
54Median age
$1,781Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ingham, 5.5 km south-west · Airport: Ingham Airport, 8.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 3.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Foresthome

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

Tree cover measures, Foresthome QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 60.5%

Population by age in Foresthome
Population by age, Foresthome QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-145
15-199
20-243
25-344
35-445
45-5415
55-6421
65-7412
75-844
85+6
Dwelling types in Foresthome
Dwelling types, Foresthome QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House38
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Foresthome
Households by weekly income, Foresthome QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,4994
$1,500-2,9997
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Foresthome
Top ancestries, Foresthome QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italian47
English23
Irish19
Australian12
Ancestry NS7
Other4
Housing tenure in Foresthome
Housing tenure, Foresthome QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned25
Mortgage4
Rented3
Other4
Cars per household in Foresthome
Cars per household, Foresthome QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
111
217
310
4+0
Commute to work in Foresthome
Commute to work, Foresthome QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car33
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home8
Top countries of birth in Foresthome
Top countries of birth, Foresthome QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand4
Languages used at home in Foresthome
Languages used at home, Foresthome QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italian5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

531 bird observations recorded near Foresthome — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Foresthome

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.