FOREST LAKE QLD 4078
Bushfire Risk:None
Crime Risk:Moderate(62/100)
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Population
22,676
1.0% since 2016
Median Age
37
5.7% since 2016
Median Household Income
$99,892/yr
11.8% since 2016
Median Weekly Rent
$390/wk
5.4% since 2016
Median Monthly Mortgage
$1,690/mo
2.5% since 2016
Avg Household Size
2.8
3.4% since 2016
Median Personal Income
$41,652/yr
8.0% since 2016
Unemployment Rate
5.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.7%
Dwelling Types
Houses7,337 (94.9%)
Townhouses266 (3.4%)
Flats / Apartments128 (1.7%)
Property Ownership
Mortgage3,625 (48.0%)
Renting2,008 (26.6%)
Owned Outright1,914 (25.4%)
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 58.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 64.8%
- Employment Rate
- 62.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 51.1%
1.3% since 2016
Occupations
Professionals2,516 (22.1%)
Clerical & Administrative1,734 (15.2%)
Community & Personal Service1,434 (12.6%)
Technicians & Trades1,245 (10.9%)
Managers1,235 (10.9%)
Labourers1,057 (9.3%)
Sales980 (8.6%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers972 (8.5%)
Religion
Christianity10,091 (44.5%)
No Religion8,067 (35.6%)
Buddhism1,324 (5.8%)
Hinduism936 (4.1%)
Islam670 (3.0%)
Other Religions401 (1.8%)
Sikhism272 (1.2%)
Judaism9 (0.0%)
Age Distribution
45-543,436 (15.2%)
5-143,218 (14.2%)
35-443,108 (13.7%)
25-342,797 (12.3%)
55-642,699 (11.9%)
65-741,779 (7.8%)
15-191,700 (7.5%)
20-241,367 (6.0%)
0-41,363 (6.0%)
75-84928 (4.1%)
85+277 (1.2%)
Family & Household Composition
Couple Families3,113 (52.1%)
Lone Person1,481 (24.8%)
One Parent Families1,116 (18.7%)
Group Household169 (2.8%)
Other Families91 (1.5%)
Commute to Work
Car (driver)6,836 (69.0%)
Worked from Home1,760 (17.8%)
Car (passenger)561 (5.7%)
Train382 (3.9%)
Bus230 (2.3%)
Walked Only105 (1.1%)
Bicycle35 (0.4%)
Education
Bachelor Degree2,976 (13.1%)
Certificate III & IV2,937 (13.0%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma1,866 (8.2%)
Postgraduate Degree1,078 (4.8%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate453 (2.0%)
Cars per Dwelling
2 cars3,238 (42.3%)
1 car2,590 (33.8%)
3 cars1,060 (13.8%)
4+ cars514 (6.7%)
0 cars255 (3.3%)
Crime Statistics
2025166 offences
14.4% since 2024Drug Offences78
Assault56
Other Offences Against Person20
Robbery10
Arson2
Crime Trend
2025166
2024194
2023201
2022170
2021119