Forrest Beach vs Taylors Beach
Forrest Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 64 in Taylors Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Forrest Beach: a median of $449,000, against $350,000 in Taylors Beach, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Taylors Beach tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Forrest Beach
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 25%)
- But Taylors Beach has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Taylors Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($350,000 vs $449,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Taylors Beach
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $240/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Forrest Beach
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (1014 min vs 1019 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1481.9 km vs 1487.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Forrest Beach is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Taylors Beach has more residents already 65 and over (48% vs 34%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Forrest Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.8% vs -6.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Forrest Beach and Taylors Beach drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Forrest Beach has more residents (1,364 vs 297); Forrest Beach rents higher ($240/wk vs $175/wk).
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,364 +78% vs other | 297 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.8% | -6.6% |
| Median age | 57 | 64 |
| Median household income | $48,620/yr +9% vs other | $44,200/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk +27% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $449,000 | $350,000 |
| Median unit price | $532,500 | — |
| Median land price | $130,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 99 days from 17 sales | — |
Development activity
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 23 across Hinchinbrook same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -86% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 11% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of QLD | Higher than 12% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of QLD | Higher than 51% of QLD |
Liveability
Forrest Beach is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 24/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Forrest Beach carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0).
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 80/100 | High 93/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Forrest Beach
- Forrest Beach State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Taylors Beach
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Taylors Beach sits further from the CBD (1487.6 km vs 1481.9 km).
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1481.9 km | 1487.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1014 min | 1019 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 4850 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (95.8%).
Setting
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.4 km | 179 m |
NBN connectivity
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 740 premises | 0% 225 premises |
Climate
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 2,433 mm | 1,255 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.4°C | 29.9°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 14.8°C | 18.8°C |
Council rates
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,516/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hinchinbrook same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Forrest Beach | Taylors Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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