Forest Range

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 236 people in Forest Range. Of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Forest Range was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.6% of the population.

Of people in Forest Range aged 15 years and over, 51.0% were married and 16.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Forest Range, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Forest Range 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.8% were in primary school, 26.2% in secondary school and 13.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Forest Range, 11.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Forest Range were English 36.1%, Australian 32.8%, Scottish 7.9%, Irish 6.6% and German 6.6%.

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 Forest Range (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Forest Range, 83.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 1.3%, Netherlands 1.3% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.3%.

In Forest Range, 70.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Forest Range, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.7%, England 5.4%, Scotland 2.7%, New Zealand 1.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.4%.

In Forest Range, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.8%, England 6.4%, Scotland 4.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.2% and Germany 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Forest Range were No Religion, so described 46.8%, Christian, nfd 14.0%, Uniting Church 10.2%, Anglican 9.4% and Catholic 8.1%. In Forest Range, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (50.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Forest Range 94.3% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 121 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Forest Range. Of these 61.2% were employed full time, 28.1% were employed part-time and 4.1% 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.

Of employed people in Forest Range, 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Forest Range included Managers 36.2%, Professionals 23.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Labourers 8.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.8%, Sales Workers 2.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Forest Range, the most common responses for industry of employment included Apple and Pear Growing 33.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 11.6%, Computer System Design and Related Services 8.7%, Primary Education 5.8% and Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Forest Range was $764.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Forest Range, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.9%, Worked at home 8.0%, Walked only 5.3%, Bus 2.7% and Car, as passenger 2.7%. On the day, 3.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Forest Range, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.8% provided care for children and 18.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Forest Range, 30.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Forest Range, 49.1% were couple families with children, 45.6% were couple families without children and 5.3% were one parent families.

In Forest Range, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Forest Range, of couple families with children, 23.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 29.8% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Forest Range, 83.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.5% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Forest Range, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Forest Range, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 18.6% had 2 bedrooms and 55.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Forest Range, 39.5% were owned outright, 44.4% were owned with a mortgage and 12.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Forest Range, of all households, 67.5% were family households, 32.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Forest Range, 22.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Forest Range, 27.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Forest Range, 88.1% 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.

People characteristics

In Forest Range, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Forest Range, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Forest Range, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)