Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Forresters Beach then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Forresters Beach, NSW (postcode 2260) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+34.4% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,496 | 2,900 | 3,354 | +858 · +34.4% |
| Median age | 39 | 43 | 44 | +5 · +12.8% |
| Median household income | $1,471/wk | $1,520/wk | $1,758/wk | +$287 · +19.5% |
| Median personal income | $631/wk | $691/wk | $819/wk | +$188 · +29.8% |
| Median rent | $330/wk | $410/wk | $470/wk | +$140 · +42.4% |
| Median mortgage | $2,080/mo | $2,078/mo | $2,171/mo | +$91 · +4.4% |
| Average household size | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -0.2 · -7.1% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Forresters Beach trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,354
was 2,900 in 2016
+454 · +15.7%
Median rent
$470/wk
was $410/wk in 2016
+$60 · +14.6%
Household income
$1,758/wk
was $1,520/wk in 2016
+$238 · +15.7%
Median age
44
was 43 in 2016
+1 · +2.3%
Dig deeper: Forresters Beach population growth · Forresters Beach then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.