Forbes Creek

8.1% of Forbes Creek's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.

23 family households lived in Forbes Creek; 47.8% were couple families and 17.4% were one-parent families.

13.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.

Forbes Creek had 62 residents at the 2021 Census.

11.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

37.1% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

Separate houses made up 109.1% of occupied private dwellings in Forbes Creek.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

60.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

40.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.

0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.

The average household in Forbes Creek had 2.5 people.

One-person households made up 12.5% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.

Two-person households represented 54.2%, while 25.0% had four or more usual residents.

0.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.

64.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.

One-car households formed 15.8% of the total.

94.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

65.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.4% reported a different address.

19.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

100.0% of residents used only English at home.

4.8% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

19.4% of Forbes Creek's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 80.6% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 100.0%.

English ancestry accounted for 45.2% of ancestry responses in Forbes Creek.

Australian ancestry made up 41.9% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

12.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

Managers accounted for 19.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 25.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 9.7%.

The labour-force participation rate was 56.4%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.

28.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 10.7% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.2%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.

58.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.

12.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

11.3% reported asthma, 12.9% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

21.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.8% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 32.4%.

Median household income was $2,666 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,875.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $450 per week.

Working from home was 0.0% in Forbes Creek, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.

Outright ownership was 60.0% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

Renting accounted for 0.0% in Forbes Creek, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.