Guys Forest, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Guys Forest is more socio-economically advantaged than about 51% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 990, 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.
Guys Forest at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 20
- Median age
- 63
- Median weekly household income
- $3,499
- SEIFA score
- 990
- Coordinates
- -36.0890, 147.6746
Guys Forest demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Guys Forest 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 seniors (65+) at 60%, 0% of homes are rented, 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) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 6 | 40% |
| Seniors (65+) | 9 | 60% |
Share of the 15 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 0 | 0% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 4 | 100% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 7 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 7 occupied private dwellings in Guys Forest.
- Median monthly mortgage
- $650
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,875
- Median weekly personal income
- $450
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
- 8 (53%)
- Labour-force participation
- 38.9%
- Employed full-time
- 3
- Employed part-time
- 4
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 Guys Forest
Where is Guys Forest?
Guys Forest is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Guys Forest?
At the 2021 Census, Guys Forest had a population of about 20.
Is Guys Forest an advantaged area?
Guys Forest has an ABS SEIFA score of 990, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 51 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 51% of Australian suburbs.
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