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Forreston SA 5233

201 addresses · 18 streets

Mayo Electorate › Adelaide Hills LGA › Forreston · 33 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Forreston is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 407 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,079 a week, with median rent near $258 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

407Population
48Median age
$2,079Median household income / wk
$258Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 38.7 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 18.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Forreston

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

Tree cover measures, Forreston SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 64.7%

Population by age in Forreston
Population by age, Forreston SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1442
15-1935
20-2419
25-3441
35-4437
45-5460
55-6470
65-7454
75-8428
85+3
Dwelling types in Forreston
Dwelling types, Forreston SA (ABS Census 2021)
House138
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Forreston
Households by weekly income, Forreston SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65013
$650-1,49932
$1,500-2,99942
$3,000+44
Top ancestries in Forreston
Top ancestries, Forreston SA (ABS Census 2021)
English174
Australian165
German53
Irish33
Scottish29
Italian27
Housing tenure in Forreston
Housing tenure, Forreston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned63
Mortgage60
Rented13
Other3
Cars per household in Forreston
Cars per household, Forreston SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
121
250
335
4+34
Commute to work in Forreston
Commute to work, Forreston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car147
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home36
Top countries of birth in Forreston
Top countries of birth, Forreston SA (ABS Census 2021)
England25
Netherlands4
Languages used at home in Forreston
Languages used at home, Forreston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,195 bird observations recorded near Forreston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Forreston

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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