Census 2011 → 2021
Forster population growth
How the population of Forster, NSW (2428) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+8.2% over 10 years
2011 population
13,116
2016 population
13,740
2021 population
14,187
2011 → 2021
+8.2%
+447 since 2016
Forster trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
14,187
was 13,740 in 2016
+447 · +3.3%
Median rent
$340/wk
was $280/wk in 2016
+$60 · +21.4%
Household income
$1,009/wk
was $868/wk in 2016
+$141 · +16.2%
Median age
57
was 54 in 2016
+3 · +5.6%
Dig deeper: Forster population growth · Forster then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology