Forest Grove (WA)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 257 people in Forest Grove (WA). Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Forest Grove (WA) was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.6% of the population.

Of people in Forest Grove (WA) aged 15 years and over, 50.2% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Forest Grove (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Forest Grove (WA) 19.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.6% were in primary school, 21.6% in secondary school and 5.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Forest Grove (WA), 17.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Forest Grove (WA) were English 42.3%, Australian 27.1%, Scottish 6.4%, Irish 6.4% and New Zealander 2.3%.

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 Grove (WA) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Forest Grove (WA), 73.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, New Zealand 2.5%, Germany 2.0%, Scotland 1.2% and India 1.2%.

In Forest Grove (WA), 48.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Forest Grove (WA), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 54.6%, England 15.0%, New Zealand 2.7%, Germany 1.9% and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1.9%.

In Forest Grove (WA), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.0%, England 13.6%, New Zealand 2.9%, Germany 1.7% and India 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Forest Grove (WA) were No Religion, so described 43.4%, Anglican 20.9%, Not stated 14.9%, Catholic 9.2% and Christian, nfd 4.4%. In Forest Grove (WA), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (49.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Forest Grove (WA) 89.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.2%.

Employment

There were 149 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Forest Grove (WA). Of these 51.7% were employed full time, 43.0% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Grove (WA), 14.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Forest Grove (WA) were Managers 32.4%, Professionals 18.4%, Labourers 16.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.1% and Sales Workers 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Forest Grove (WA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 10.6%, Dairy Cattle Farming 10.6%, Accommodation 9.6%, Primary Education 9.6% and Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 7.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Forest Grove (WA) was $667.

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In Forest Grove (WA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.9%, Worked at home 19.9%, Truck 2.7%, Walked only 2.7% and Motorbike/scooter 2.1%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Forest Grove (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 77.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.1% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Forest Grove (WA), 32.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Forest Grove (WA), 30.8% were couple families with children, 64.6% were couple families without children and 4.6% were one parent families.

In Forest Grove (WA), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Forest Grove (WA), of couple families with children, 24.3% had both partners employed full-time, 10.0% had both employed part-time and 15.7% 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 Grove (WA), 67.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 32.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Forest Grove (WA), 91.2% 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 Grove (WA), of occupied private dwellings 11.8% had 1 bedroom, 20.6% had 2 bedrooms and 34.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Forest Grove (WA), 38.6% were owned outright, 18.8% were owned with a mortgage and 36.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Forest Grove (WA), of all households, 70.4% were family households, 23.5% were single person households and 6.1% were group households.

In Forest Grove (WA), 25.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.3% 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 Grove (WA), 20.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Forest Grove (WA), 84.0% 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 Grove (WA), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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.

In Forest Grove (WA), 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.

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In Forest Grove (WA), 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.

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