Forcett, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Forcett is more socio-economically advantaged than about 42% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 973, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Forcett at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,102
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,797
- SEIFA score
- 973
- Coordinates
- -42.8140, 147.6583
Forcett demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Forcett using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 6% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 210 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 130 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 305 | 28% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 317 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 139 | 13% |
Share of the 1,101 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 124 | 35% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 207 | 58% |
| Rented | 20 | 6% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 367 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 367 occupied private dwellings in Forcett.
- Median weekly rent
- $295
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,707
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,899
- Median weekly personal income
- $809
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 75 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 8 (1%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 53 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 336 (39%)
- Labour-force participation
- 68.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4%
- Employed full-time
- 329
- Employed part-time
- 220
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Forcett
Where is Forcett?
Forcett is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Forcett?
At the 2021 Census, Forcett had a population of about 1,102.
Is Forcett an advantaged area?
Forcett has an ABS SEIFA score of 973, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 42 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 42% of Australian suburbs.
Does Forcett have high household incomes?
Forcett has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Tasmania — the 21st-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($1,797 per week).
Where Forcett ranks
Forcett appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Highest-income suburbs in Tasmania#21 of 25
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