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Glen Forbes VIC 3990

76 addresses · 10 streets

Monash Electorate › Bass Coast LGA › Glen Forbes · 86 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Glen Forbes is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 118 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,562 a week, with median rent near $308 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

118Population
56Median age
$1,562Median household income / wk
$308Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wonthaggi - Inverloch statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glen Forbes itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Glen Forbes.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 22.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glen Forbes

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

Tree cover measures, Glen Forbes VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202022.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 64.8%

Population by age in Glen Forbes
Population by age, Glen Forbes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-146
15-193
20-243
25-349
35-448
45-5419
55-6432
65-7419
75-8412
85+0
Dwelling types in Glen Forbes
Dwelling types, Glen Forbes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House45
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Glen Forbes
Households by weekly income, Glen Forbes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49913
$1,500-2,99912
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in Glen Forbes
Top ancestries, Glen Forbes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English60
Australian48
Irish20
Scottish20
Ancestry NS13
Aboriginal11
Housing tenure in Glen Forbes
Housing tenure, Glen Forbes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned22
Mortgage16
Rented3
Other0
Cars per household in Glen Forbes
Cars per household, Glen Forbes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
15
215
312
4+8
Commute to work in Glen Forbes
Commute to work, Glen Forbes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car25
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home23
Top countries of birth in Glen Forbes
Top countries of birth, Glen Forbes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England5
Italy5
Ireland4
Languages used at home in Glen Forbes
Languages used at home, Glen Forbes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,511 bird observations recorded near Glen Forbes — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glen Forbes

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.