Forbes

NSW

Forbes is a declining region in NSW with 10,019 residents.

SA2 code: 103021065
State: NSW

Population

10,019

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-1.9%

3yr: -0.4% · 10yr: -3.3%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$230/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,257/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Forbes (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: -0.4%5yr: -1.9%10yr: -3.3%Total: -7.1%

Population grew from 10,785 to 10,019 over 24 years, averaging -0.3% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 3.5%

Almost entirely detached houses (91.4%), mixed tenure (68.1% own or mortgage), built for families (45% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 91.4%

3,430 houses162 townhouses162 apartments

Tenure

Owned 38.6%

Mortgage 29.5%

Renting 26.1%

Owned 38.6%Mortgage 29.5%Renting 26.1%Other / NS 5.8%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

100 (2.7%)

2 bed

640 (17.4%)

3 bed

1,661 (45.1%)

4 bed

1,039 (28.2%)

5 bed

213 (5.8%)

6+ bed

33 (0.9%)