Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Forest Hill then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Forest Hill, NSW (postcode 2651) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+39% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,216 | 2,274 | 3,081 | +865 · +39% |
| Median age | 24 | 28 | 25 | +1 · +4.2% |
| Median household income | $1,205/wk | $1,420/wk | $1,788/wk | +$583 · +48.4% |
| Median personal income | $694/wk | $781/wk | $932/wk | +$238 · +34.3% |
| Median rent | $214/wk | $280/wk | $310/wk | +$96 · +44.9% |
| Median mortgage | $1,300/mo | $1,330/mo | $1,300/mo | $0 · 0% |
| Average household size | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | +0.1 · +3.7% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Forest Hill trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,081
was 2,274 in 2016
+807 · +35.5%
Median rent
$310/wk
was $280/wk in 2016
+$30 · +10.7%
Household income
$1,788/wk
was $1,420/wk in 2016
+$368 · +25.9%
Median age
25
was 28 in 2016
-3 · -10.7%
Dig deeper: Forest Hill population growth · Forest Hill then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.