Forsayth vs Georgetown

Georgetown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 53 in Forsayth. In both, most households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Forsayth, most homes are flats or apartments. In Georgetown, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Forsayth tends to suit older residents, while Georgetown suits families with children.

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

Georgetown

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 32%)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Georgetown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 129%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Forsayth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($88/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Forsayth sits closer to the CBD (1799.3 km vs 1883.9 km)
  • Georgetown has a shorter drive in (1301 min vs 1332 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Forsayth

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (68% vs 14%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 18%)
  • But Georgetown carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Forsayth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-17.1% vs -27.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Forsayth and Georgetown drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Forsayth Georgetown
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Forsayth Georgetown
Walkability 0 / 0
Forsayth — Walkability: 0/100 Georgetown — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 45 / 56
Forsayth — Safety: 45/100 Georgetown — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 52 / 45
Forsayth — Low fire risk: 52/100 Georgetown — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Georgetown has higher household incomes ($73,840 vs $30,836); Georgetown has more residents (254 vs 107).

Forsayth Georgetown
Population 107 254
+137% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -17.1% -27.0%
Median age 53 39
Median household income $30,836/yr $73,840/yr
+139% vs other
Median weekly rent $88/wk $200/wk
+127% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forsayth Georgetown
0-4 3.7% / 7.1%
Forsayth — 0-4: 3.7% Georgetown — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 6.5% / 12.6%
Forsayth — 5-14: 6.5% Georgetown — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 — / 1.6%
Forsayth — 15-19: not among its largest Georgetown — 15-19: 1.6%
20-24 6.5% / 2.8%
Forsayth — 20-24: 6.5% Georgetown — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 2.8% / 18.9%
Forsayth — 25-34: 2.8% Georgetown — 25-34: 18.9%
35-44 10.3% / 11.0%
Forsayth — 35-44: 10.3% Georgetown — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 9.3% / 16.1%
Forsayth — 45-54: 9.3% Georgetown — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 13.1% / 14.2%
Forsayth — 55-64: 13.1% Georgetown — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 28.0% / 9.1%
Forsayth — 65-74: 28.0% Georgetown — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 6.5% / 6.3%
Forsayth — 75-84: 6.5% Georgetown — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 2.4%
Forsayth — 85+: not among its largest Georgetown — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

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.

Forsayth Georgetown
England 3.7% / 3.1%
Forsayth — England: 3.7% Georgetown — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 3.7% / 1.6%
Forsayth — New Zealand: 3.7% Georgetown — New Zealand: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Forsayth 62.1% lone person
Forsayth — Lone Person: 62.1% Forsayth — Couple Families: 24.1% Forsayth — One Parent Families: 13.8%
Georgetown 64.9% lone person
Georgetown — Lone Person: 64.9% Georgetown — Couple Families: 35.1% Georgetown — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forsayth 31.6% houses
Forsayth — Houses: 31.6% Forsayth — Flats / Apartments: 68.4%
Georgetown 86.0% houses
Georgetown — Houses: 86.0% Georgetown — Flats / Apartments: 14.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Forsayth Georgetown
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 15.0%
Forsayth — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Georgetown — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 6.7%
Forsayth — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Georgetown — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.3%
Forsayth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Georgetown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Forsayth — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Georgetown — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forsayth 20.6% renting
Forsayth — Owned Outright: 79.4% Forsayth — Mortgage: 0.0% Forsayth — Renting: 20.6%
Georgetown 26.6% renting
Georgetown — Owned Outright: 46.9% Georgetown — Mortgage: 26.6% Georgetown — Renting: 26.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Forsayth Georgetown
New dwellings approved 1
across Etheridge
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Forsayth Georgetown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD

Liveability

Forsayth Georgetown
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Forsayth carries more crime risk (55 vs 44).

Forsayth Georgetown
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Forsayth Georgetown
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Forsayth

  • Forsayth State School Government · Primary

Schools in Georgetown

  • Georgetown State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Forsayth Georgetown
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 1
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 29 31

Mobility

Georgetown sits further from the CBD (1883.9 km vs 1799.3 km).

Forsayth Georgetown
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1799.3 km 1883.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1332 min 1301 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4871
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4871
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.

Forsayth Georgetown
Car (driver) 33.3% / 52.9%
Forsayth — Car (driver): 33.3% Georgetown — Car (driver): 52.9%
Walked Only 36.7% / 19.3%
Forsayth — Walked Only: 36.7% Georgetown — Walked Only: 19.3%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 21.0%
Forsayth — Worked from Home: 30.0% Georgetown — Worked from Home: 21.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.7%
Forsayth — Car (passenger): not among its largest Georgetown — Car (passenger): 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.9%).

Setting

Forsayth Georgetown
Elevation 391 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Forsayth Georgetown
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
59 premises

Council rates

Forsayth Georgetown
Average residential rate $833/yr
same for both
Council Etheridge
same for both

Federal electorate

Forsayth Georgetown
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Forsayth Georgetown
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Forsayth

Retirees Rural

Georgetown

Rural

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