Forrest Beach (Qld)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31082
People 1,254
Male 50.4%
Female 49.6%
Median age 53
Families 357
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 744
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $843
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $240
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 633 50.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 623 49.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 79 6.3 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,254 people in Forrest Beach (Qld). Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.3% of the population.

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Age Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 53 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 60 4.8 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 66 5.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 52 4.2 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 54 4.3 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 39 3.1 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 37 3.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 41 3.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 57 4.6 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 76 6.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 79 6.4 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 75 6.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 116 9.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 136 10.9 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 131 10.5 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 97 7.8 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 66 5.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 35 2.8 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 26 2.1 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Forrest Beach (Qld) was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 28.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 576 54.0 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 41 3.8 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 131 12.3 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 62 5.8 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 257 24.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Forrest Beach (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 54.0% were married and 15.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 507 54.1 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 93 9.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 338 36.0 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Forrest Beach (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 14 4.7 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 50 16.8 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 19 6.4 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 28 9.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 30 10.1 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 12 4.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 11 3.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 6 2.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 128 43.0 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Forrest Beach (Qld) 23.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.9% were in primary school, 20.5% in secondary school and 7.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 103 9.7 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 71 6.7 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 35 3.3 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 212 20.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 116 10.9 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 51 4.8 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 175 16.5 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 115 10.8 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 147 13.9 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Forrest Beach (Qld), 10.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 515 29.7 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 456 26.3 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Italian 164 9.4 131,687 2.0 1,000,006 3.2
Scottish 145 8.4 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 140 8.1 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Forrest Beach (Qld) were Australian 29.7%, English 26.3%, Italian 9.4%, Scottish 8.4% and Irish 8.1%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Forrest Beach (Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 986 78.6 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 41 3.3 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 20 1.6 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Italy 10 0.8 12,995 0.3 174,042 0.7
Scotland 9 0.7 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
Philippines 9 0.7 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0

In Forrest Beach (Qld), 78.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.3%, New Zealand 1.6%, Italy 0.8%, Scotland 0.7% and Philippines 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 186 14.8 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 68 5.4 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 41 3.3 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 845 67.3 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Forrest Beach (Qld), 67.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 890 71.6 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 67 5.4 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 47 3.8 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 26 2.1 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 25 2.0 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Forrest Beach (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.6%, England 5.4%, Italy 3.8%, New Zealand 2.1% and Scotland 2.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 915 73.7 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 61 4.9 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 34 2.7 31,865 0.7 395,775 1.7
New Zealand 21 1.7 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 12 1.0 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6

In Forrest Beach (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.7%, England 4.9%, Italy 2.7%, New Zealand 1.7% and Netherlands 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 416 33.7 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 224 18.2 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 201 16.3 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 137 11.1 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 100 8.1 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Forrest Beach (Qld) were Catholic 33.7%, No Religion, so described 18.2%, Anglican 16.3%, Not stated 11.1% and Uniting Church 8.1%. In Forrest Beach (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (78.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Italian 12 1.0 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
German 4 0.3 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Bisaya 3 0.2 937 0.0 4,061 0.0
Wiradjuri 3 0.2 37 0.0 457 0.0
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English only spoken at home 1,128 90.3 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 29 4.7 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Forrest Beach (Qld) 90.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.0%, German 0.3%, Bisaya 0.2% and Wiradjuri 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 271 53.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 158 31.2 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 40 7.9 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 37 7.3 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 506 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Forrest Beach (Qld). Of these 53.6% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 7.3% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 59 12.8 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 45 9.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 46 10.0 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 76 16.5 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 196 42.6 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Forrest Beach (Qld), 12.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 86 18.5 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 80 17.2 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 64 13.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 57 12.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Labourers 53 11.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 47 10.1 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 46 9.9 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 29 6.2 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Forrest Beach (Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.5%, Professionals 17.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.3%, Labourers 11.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1%, Managers 9.9% and Sales Workers 6.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Sugar Manufacturing 49 11.2 4,026 0.2 4,560 0.0
Local Government Administration 29 6.6 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 24 5.5 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 17 3.9 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 16 3.6 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Forrest Beach (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Manufacturing 11.2%, Local Government Administration 6.6%, Primary Education 5.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.9% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 506 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,145 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 843 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Forrest Beach (Qld) was $506.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 315 68.3 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 25 5.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 14 3.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 8 1.7 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Bus 6 1.3 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 8 1.7 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 349 73.8 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Forrest Beach (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.3%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Worked at home 3.0%, Walked only 1.7% and Bus 1.3%. On the day, 1.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 739 69.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 198 18.5 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 161 15.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 258 24.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Forrest Beach (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.5% provided care for children and 15.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 146 13.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 267 24.9 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 176 16.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 152 14.2 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Forrest Beach (Qld), 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 210 59.5 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 96 27.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 44 12.5 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 0.8 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Forrest Beach (Qld), 27.2% were couple families with children, 59.5% were couple families without children and 12.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 25.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 75.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Forrest Beach (Qld), 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 43 14.3 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 6 2.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 52 17.3 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 26 8.6 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 14 4.7 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 121 40.2 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 15 5.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 24 8.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Forrest Beach (Qld), of couple families with children, 14.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.0% had both employed part-time and 17.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 525 80.0 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 131 20.0 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Forrest Beach (Qld), 80.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 478 91.0 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 23 4.4 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 16 3.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 8 1.5 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Forrest Beach (Qld), 91.0% were separate houses, 4.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.0% were flats or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 30 5.8 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 107 20.5 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 277 53.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 86 16.5 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 21 4.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Forrest Beach (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 5.8% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 53.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 241 45.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 133 25.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 135 25.4 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 0.8 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 19 3.6 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Forrest Beach (Qld), 45.3% were owned outright, 25.0% were owned with a mortgage and 25.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 359 67.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 163 30.7 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 9 1.7 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Forrest Beach (Qld), of all households, 67.6% were family households, 30.7% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

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Household income Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 32.8 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.4 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Forrest Beach (Qld), 32.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 240 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.1 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.9 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.9 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.1 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 10 1.9 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 208 40.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 191 36.7 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 78 15.0 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 33 6.3 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Forrest Beach (Qld), 40.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 112 21.1 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 398 74.8 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 22 4.1 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Forrest Beach (Qld), 74.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 37 50.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 36 49.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Forrest Beach (Qld), 50.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.3% were female. The median age was 24 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 746 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Forrest Beach (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $746.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Forrest Beach (Qld) % Forrest Beach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,907 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Forrest Beach (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,907.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.