Forde Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Forde (2914) is a suburb of Canberra, Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 13 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Forde is in the federal electorate of Fraser.

In the 2011 census the population of Forde was 2,324 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Forde is 30 years of age.

69.5% of people living in the suburb of Forde were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.9% India, 3.5% China , 2.5% England, 1.6% South Africa, 1.5% Sri Lanka, 1.2% Croatia, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.6% Fiji, 0.6% Thailand, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Bangladesh, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Malaysia.

67.7% of people living in Forde speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.8% Other, 3.9% Croatian, 3.6% Mandarin, 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Cantonese, 1.6% Sinhalese, 1.6% Hindi, 1.5% Tamil, 0.8% Urdu.

The religious makeup of Forde is 30.2% Catholic, 24.7% No religion, 13.9% Anglican, 5.8% Hinduism, 4.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Christian, nfd, 2.7% Buddhism, 2.6% Islam, 2.3% Uniting Church, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed.

63.4% of people are married, 26.8% have never married and 6.0% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 17 widowed people living in Forde.

74.2% of the people living in Forde over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 18.2% are working on a part time basis. Forde has an unemployment rate of 2.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Forde are 33.1% Professionals, 19.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 18.5% Managers, 8.6% Technicians & trades workers, 8.3% Community & personal service workers, 5.0% Sales workers, 3.3% Labourers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.5% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Forde work in are 36.3% Public administration and safety, 13.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.3% Construction, 7.4% Education and training, 5.6% Retail trade, 5.3% Health care and social assistance, 4.9% Accommodation and food services, 3.4% Other services, 2.8% Financial and insurance services.

8.3% of homes are fully owned, and 72.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1263 per week and the median household income is $2687 per week.

The median rent in Forde is $520 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2817 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Forde postcode 2914