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Forth TAS 7310

438 addresses · 33 streets

Braddon Electorate › Central Coast (Tas.) LGA › Forth · 208 km from Hobart

Living Here

Forth is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 738 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,592 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

738Population
46Median age
$1,592Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Devonport Airport, 15.5 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 21.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Forth

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

Tree cover measures, Forth TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 62%

Population by age in Forth
Population by age, Forth TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-439
5-1473
15-1926
20-2429
25-34101
35-4485
45-5492
55-64112
65-74130
75-8452
85+7
Dwelling types in Forth
Dwelling types, Forth TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House275
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Forth
Households by weekly income, Forth TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65031
$650-1,49989
$1,500-2,99990
$3,000+41
Top ancestries in Forth
Top ancestries, Forth TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English366
Australian294
Scottish87
Irish79
Ancestry NS46
Other33
Housing tenure in Forth
Housing tenure, Forth TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned125
Mortgage109
Rented37
Other3
Cars per household in Forth
Cars per household, Forth TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
155
2119
359
4+44
Commute to work in Forth
Commute to work, Forth TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car253
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home34
Top countries of birth in Forth
Top countries of birth, Forth TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England34
Taiwan9
Netherlands7
New Zealand7
South Africa6
India4
Languages used at home in Forth
Languages used at home, Forth TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin10
Afrikaans6
Urdu3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,332 bird observations recorded near Forth — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Forth

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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