Forthside, TAS

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

58/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Forthside is more socio-economically advantaged than about 58% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1001, 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.

Forthside at a glance

Population (2021): 76
Median age: 38
Median weekly household income: $2,050
SEIFA score: 1001
Coordinates: -41.2236, 146.2739

Forthside demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Forthside 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 young adults (25–44) at 36%, 0% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	9	12%
Youth (15–24)	8	11%
Young adults (25–44)	27	36%
Mid-life (45–64)	17	23%
Seniors (65+)	13	18%

Share of the 74 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	8	36%
Owned with a mortgage	14	64%
Rented	0	0%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	21	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 21 occupied private dwellings in Forthside.

Median weekly rent: $149
Median monthly mortgage: $1,824
Average household size: 2.8 people
Median weekly family income: $2,125
Median weekly personal income: $866

Community and culture

Born overseas: 0 (0%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 6 (8%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 29 (48%)
Labour-force participation: 68.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%
Employed full-time: 19
Employed part-time: 13

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.

Weather and climate in Forthside

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Forthside is January (average daytime high around 23.1°C) and the coolest is July (around 11.9°C). The area receives roughly 984 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	23.1°C	12.9°C	68 mm
Feb	21.9°C	12.5°C	58 mm
Mar	20.2°C	11.5°C	77 mm
Apr	17.3°C	8.9°C	68 mm
May	14.3°C	7.1°C	96 mm
Jun	12.6°C	5.9°C	97 mm
Jul	11.9°C	5.3°C	120 mm
Aug	12.5°C	4.7°C	93 mm
Sep	14.4°C	5.8°C	78 mm
Oct	16.6°C	7.4°C	109 mm
Nov	18.7°C	9.4°C	56 mm
Dec	20.9°C	10.9°C	64 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Forthside

Where is Forthside?

Forthside is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.

What is the population of Forthside?

At the 2021 Census, Forthside had a population of about 76.

Is Forthside an advantaged area?

Forthside has an ABS SEIFA score of 1001, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 58 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 58% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Forthside?

Forthside has average daytime highs of about 17°C and overnight lows of about 8.5°C, with roughly 984 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).