FORBES suburb profile

Forbes NSW 2871

This Forbes suburb profile includes demographic data and planning information to help you make an informed property decision.

An average home in Forbes is owned outright by couples without children. The average age in Forbes is 42. Separate houses are common in Forbes and the area is mostly Primary Production (95.58%), Large Lot Residential (1.75%) and Infrastructure (0.93%).

Forbes demographics

Population

8432

Average Age

42

Age Distribution

Employment Type

Median Weekly Income

Traveled to Work

Car

83.2%

Tram

0.0%

Bicycle

0.5%

Train

0.0%

Walking

5.0%

Bus

0.8%

Forbes property information

Number of Bedrooms

Tenure Type

Property Types in Forbes

Separate house

Semi detached house

Unit/Apartment

Median monthly mortgage repayments

$1,164

Median weekly rental payments

$185

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

3.1

Average number of people per household

2

Household Composition

Family Composition

Couple family without children

One parent family

Couple family with children

Forbes planning zones

Zone Code	Zone Name	Percentage Covered	Area Covered
RU1	Primary Production	95.58%	937,102,181㎡
R5	Large Lot Residential	1.75%	17,124,945㎡
SP2	Infrastructure	0.93%	9,143,861㎡
R1	General Residential	0.63%	6,148,421㎡
E4	General Industrial	0.5%	4,901,626㎡
RU4	Primary Production Small Lots	0.22%	2,142,666㎡
RE2	Private Recreation	0.12%	1,202,454㎡
RE1	Low Density Residential	0.11%	1,094,195㎡
E3	Business Development	0.05%	449,692㎡
E1	Local Centre	0.04%	408,727㎡
C3	Environmental Conservation	0.02%	204,523㎡
SP3	Tourist	0.01%	96,131㎡
RU1	Primary Production	0%	3,833㎡
MU1	Mixed Use	0%	24,362㎡

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Data Source - ABS