South Forest

21.0% of South Forest's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.

27 family households lived in South Forest; 48.1% were couple families and 14.8% were one-parent families.

33.3% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..

South Forest had 100 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

20.0% were 55 or older. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.

Separate houses made up 106.7% of occupied private dwellings in South Forest.

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

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

48.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

40.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.

12.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.

The average household in South Forest had 2.7 people.

One-person households made up 21.9% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.

Two-person households represented 34.4%, while 34.4% had four or more usual residents.

16.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.

58.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.5% walked or cycled.

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

One-car households formed 17.9% of the total.

78.6% of households had two or more vehicles.

64.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.1% reported a different address.

4.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.

80.0% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% used a language other than English at home.

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

4.0% of South Forest's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 96.0% 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 80.0%.

English ancestry accounted for 15.0% of ancestry responses in South Forest.

Australian ancestry made up 65.0% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

5.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.

Managers accounted for 40.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 7.3% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.

The labour-force participation rate was 67.1%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..

42.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.7% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.8%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..

59.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.

3.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

6.0% reported asthma, 6.0% arthritis and 3.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

8.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 6.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 36.7%.

Median household income was $1,437 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $867.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $225 per week.

Working from home was 16.4% in South Forest, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..

Outright ownership was 48.0% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

Renting accounted for 12.0% in South Forest, against 25.6% across Rest of Tas..