Forester, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Forester is more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 971, 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.
Forester at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 11
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $1,312
- SEIFA score
- 971
- Coordinates
- -41.0633, 147.6816
Forester demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Forester 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 50% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 8 | 50% |
| Seniors (65+) | 5 | 31% |
Share of the 16 people counted by age.
Housing and households
- Median weekly rent
- $180
- Average household size
- 3.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $724
- Median weekly personal income
- $399
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 50%
- Unemployment rate
- 20%
- Employed full-time
- 0
- Employed part-time
- 3
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 Forester
Where is Forester?
Forester is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Forester?
At the 2021 Census, Forester had a population of about 11.
Is Forester an advantaged area?
Forester has an ABS SEIFA score of 971, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 40 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of Australian suburbs.
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