Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Forest Lodge then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Forest Lodge, NSW (postcode 2037) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+85.1% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,683 | 4,583 | 4,965 | +2,282 · +85.1% |
| Median age | 31 | 30 | 34 | +3 · +9.7% |
| Median household income | $1,764/wk | $2,143/wk | $2,437/wk | +$673 · +38.2% |
| Median personal income | $898/wk | $1,063/wk | $1,469/wk | +$571 · +63.6% |
| Median rent | $438/wk | $600/wk | $590/wk | +$152 · +34.7% |
| Median mortgage | $2,996/mo | $2,900/mo | $3,033/mo | +$37 · +1.2% |
| Average household size | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | -0.1 · -4.5% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Forest Lodge trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
4,965
was 4,583 in 2016
+382 · +8.3%
Median rent
$590/wk
was $600/wk in 2016
$10 · -1.7%
Household income
$2,437/wk
was $2,143/wk in 2016
+$294 · +13.7%
Median age
34
was 30 in 2016
+4 · +13.3%
Dig deeper: Forest Lodge population growth · Forest Lodge then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.