2016 Census QuickStats

People — 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	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Male	679	48.7	2,321,889	49.4	11,546,638	49.3
Female	714	51.3	2,381,308	50.6	11,855,248	50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	24	1.7	186,482	4.0	649,171	2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,390 people in Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs). Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

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Age	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Median age	35	--	37	--	38	--
0-4 years	102	7.4	296,466	6.3	1,464,779	6.3
5-9 years	106	7.7	317,138	6.7	1,502,646	6.4
10-14 years	102	7.4	299,097	6.4	1,397,183	6.0
15-19 years	89	6.4	296,287	6.3	1,421,595	6.1
20-24 years	71	5.1	316,860	6.7	1,566,793	6.7
25-29 years	109	7.9	320,753	6.8	1,664,602	7.1
30-34 years	103	7.5	325,943	6.9	1,703,847	7.3
35-39 years	86	6.2	305,218	6.5	1,561,679	6.7
40-44 years	86	6.2	322,901	6.9	1,583,257	6.8
45-49 years	99	7.2	322,982	6.9	1,581,455	6.8
50-54 years	84	6.1	308,727	6.6	1,523,551	6.5
55-59 years	67	4.9	292,198	6.2	1,454,332	6.2
60-64 years	58	4.2	260,685	5.5	1,299,397	5.6
65-69 years	83	6.0	242,192	5.1	1,188,999	5.1
70-74 years	69	5.0	180,406	3.8	887,716	3.8
75-79 years	35	2.5	126,084	2.7	652,657	2.8
80-84 years	28	2.0	83,731	1.8	460,549	2.0
85 years and over	3	0.2	85,528	1.8	486,842	2.1

The median age of people in Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Married	622	58.2	1,775,920	46.9	9,148,218	48.1
Separated	27	2.5	134,953	3.6	608,059	3.2
Divorced	82	7.7	354,382	9.3	1,626,890	8.5
Widowed	32	3.0	184,671	4.9	985,204	5.2
Never married	305	28.6	1,340,580	35.4	6,668,910	35.0

Of people in Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 58.2% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Registered marriage	528	56.4	1,546,502	46.7	8,001,141	47.7
De facto marriage	111	11.8	394,739	11.9	1,751,731	10.4
Not married	298	31.8	1,367,026	41.3	7,024,973	41.9

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Preschool	18	3.8	56,639	3.9	347,621	4.8
Primary - Government	80	16.9	276,468	19.1	1,314,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	11	2.3	73,844	5.1	380,604	5.3
Primary - other non Government	40	8.4	50,202	3.5	231,490	3.2
Secondary - Government	36	7.6	176,138	12.2	827,505	11.5
Secondary - Catholic	16	3.4	63,080	4.4	338,384	4.7
Secondary - other non Government	58	12.2	58,927	4.1	280,618	3.9
Technical or further education institution	25	5.3	76,992	5.3	424,869	5.9
University or tertiary institution	48	10.1	213,221	14.8	1,160,626	16.1
Other	20	4.2	37,517	2.6	198,383	2.8
Not stated	122	25.7	360,888	25.0	1,707,023	23.7

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 32.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 22.6% in secondary school and 15.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Bachelor Degree level and above	178	16.6	693,412	18.3	4,181,406	22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	102	9.5	330,619	8.7	1,687,893	8.9
Certificate level IV	49	4.6	111,975	3.0	551,767	2.9
Certificate level III	204	19.0	576,295	15.2	2,442,203	12.8
Year 12	148	13.8	625,959	16.5	2,994,097	15.7
Year 11	57	5.3	163,394	4.3	941,531	4.9
Year 10	123	11.5	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	70	6.5	275,376	7.3	1,529,897	8.0
No educational attainment	5	0.5	15,700	0.4	145,844	0.8
Not stated	112	10.4	409,227	10.8	1,974,794	10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 13.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

2011 benchmarks are not available for this data item.

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People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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 Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Australia	1,017	74.3	3,343,657	71.1	15,614,835	66.7
Other top responses

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	316	22.7	1,225,441	26.1	8,051,196	34.4
Father only born overseas	102	7.3	302,904	6.4	1,488,092	6.4
Mother only born overseas	67	4.8	234,425	5.0	1,094,591	4.7
Both parents born in Australia	793	56.9	2,575,201	54.8	11,070,538	47.3

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 56.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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Religious affiliation, top responses	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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Language, top responses (other than English)	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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People — employment

Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Worked full-time	360	56.3	1,333,193	57.7	6,623,065	57.7
Worked part-time	216	33.8	691,751	29.9	3,491,503	30.4
Away from work	27	4.2	111,509	4.8	569,276	5.0
Unemployed	36	5.6	175,665	7.6	787,452	6.9

There were 639 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs). Of these 56.3% were employed full time, 33.8% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
1-15 hours per week	79	13.0	235,001	11.0	1,218,823	11.4
16-24 hours per week	72	11.8	201,035	9.4	1,079,236	10.1
25-34 hours per week	67	11.0	255,714	12.0	1,193,445	11.2
35-39 hours per week	89	14.6	410,236	19.2	2,031,263	19.0
40 hours or more per week	270	44.3	922,958	43.2	4,591,801	43.0

Of employed people in Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Personal	671	--	660	--	662	--
Family	1,633	--	1,661	--	1,734	--
Household	1,486	--	1,402	--	1,438	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs) was $671.

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Travel to work, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	827	76.7	2,671,858	70.5	13,143,914	69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	335	31.1	1,063,450	28.1	5,259,400	27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	93	8.6	407,168	10.7	2,145,203	11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	239	22.3	714,138	18.8	3,620,726	19.0

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 76.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.1% provided care for children and 8.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.3% 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	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Less than 5 hours per week	277	25.6	853,120	22.5	4,298,593	22.6
5 to 14 hours per week	299	27.6	1,017,232	26.8	4,944,578	26.0
15 to 29 hours per week	147	13.6	448,338	11.8	2,189,776	11.5
30 hours or more per week	109	10.1	353,168	9.3	1,710,970	9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 27.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families — family composition

Family composition	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	152	40.4	481,451	39.4	2,291,987	37.8
Couple family with children	177	47.1	518,494	42.5	2,716,224	44.7
One parent family	47	12.5	201,308	16.5	959,543	15.8
Other family	0	0.0	19,898	1.6	102,559	1.7

Of the families in Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 47.1% were couple families with children, 40.4% 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	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Male	--	17.8	--	18.5	--	18.2
Female	--	82.2	--	81.5	--	81.8

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 17.8% of single parents were male and 82.2% were female.

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Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of parents in couple families Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Both employed, worked full-time	70	21.3	225,032	22.5	1,084,006	21.6
Both employed, worked part-time	16	4.9	39,193	3.9	203,596	4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time	68	20.7	212,524	21.3	1,086,460	21.7
One employed full-time, other not working	60	18.2	144,839	14.5	749,886	15.0
One employed part-time, other not working	14	4.3	57,595	5.8	302,037	6.0
Both not working	71	21.6	200,661	20.1	1,006,697	20.1
Other (includes away from work)	15	4.6	52,525	5.3	264,145	5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family)	15	4.6	67,574	6.8	311,381	6.2

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), of couple families with children, 21.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.9% had both employed part-time and 20.7% 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.

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Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	442	92.1	1,656,828	89.4	8,286,073	88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings	38	7.9	195,570	10.6	1,039,874	11.2

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 92.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Separate house	373	84.4	1,269,653	76.6	6,041,788	72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	10	2.3	174,984	10.6	1,055,016	12.7
Flat or apartment	0	0.0	186,780	11.3	1,087,434	13.1
Other dwelling	51	11.5	16,809	1.0	64,425	0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 84.4% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flat or apartments and 11.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
None (includes bedsitters)	7	1.5	8,306	0.5	39,769	0.5
1 bedroom	16	3.5	70,628	4.3	411,252	5.0
2 bedrooms	79	17.4	275,203	16.6	1,562,759	18.9
3 bedrooms	109	24.0	657,978	39.7	3,403,190	41.1
4 or more bedrooms	232	51.1	604,269	36.5	2,670,758	32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated	11	2.4	40,448	2.4	198,351	2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.4	--	3.2	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.8	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 17.4% had 2 bedrooms and 24.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure Occupied private dwellings	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Owned outright	158	35.0	471,407	28.5	2,565,695	31.0
Owned with a mortgage	200	44.2	558,439	33.7	2,855,222	34.5
Rented	80	17.7	566,478	34.2	2,561,302	30.9
Other tenure type	3	0.7	15,566	0.9	78,994	1.0
Tenure type not stated	11	2.4	44,944	2.7	224,869	2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 35.0% were owned outright, 44.2% were owned with a mortgage and 17.7% were rented.

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Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Family households	371	81.4	1,189,859	71.8	5,907,625	71.3
Single (or lone) person households	74	16.2	389,076	23.5	2,023,542	24.4
Group households	11	2.4	77,898	4.7	354,917	4.3

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), of all households, 81.4% were family households, 16.2% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

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Household income	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Less than $650 gross weekly income	--	16.9	--	19.5	--	20.0
More than $3000 gross weekly income	--	14.6	--	14.4	--	16.4

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 16.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Dwellings — 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	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Median rent	448	--	330	--	335	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	91.0	--	87.2	--	88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	9.0	--	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	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,100	--	1,733	--	1,755	--
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income	--	90.8	--	93.6	--	92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	9.2	--	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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Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
None	8	1.7	99,133	6.0	623,829	7.5
1 motor vehicle	125	27.2	566,233	34.2	2,881,485	34.8
2 motor vehicles	219	47.6	620,096	37.4	2,999,184	36.2
3 or more vehicles	95	20.7	315,106	19.0	1,496,382	18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated	13	2.8	56,263	3.4	285,197	3.4

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 27.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Dwellings — internet connection

Dwelling internet connection	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Internet not accessed from dwelling	33	7.4	224,855	13.6	1,172,415	14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling	408	91.5	1,387,499	83.7	6,892,165	83.2
Not stated	5	1.1	44,482	2.7	221,494	2.7

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 91.5% 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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People characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Male	13	52.0	92,176	49.4	322,171	49.6
Female	12	48.0	94,311	50.6	326,996	50.4
Median age	23	--	22	--	23	--

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), 52.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.0% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Average number of people per household	3.5	--	3.3	--	3.2	--
Average number of persons per bedroom	1.2	--	1	--	1	--
Median weekly household income	1,708	--	1,222	--	1,203	--

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,708.

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Mortgage and rent Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Forest Glen (Qld)	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Median weekly rent	475	--	270	--	250	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,573	--	1,733	--	1,660	--

In Forest Glen (Qld) (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $475 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,573.

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