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Forth TAS 7310

Forth is in Central Coast (Tas.) LGA, TAS, postcode 7310, with population 738.

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Thin-context

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

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Median house
—
No local house series
Median rent
$260/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
738
738 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
2,873
161 added 12mo · 19MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,348
Median rent · wk$260

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,348/mo, while renters pay about $1,127/mo — owning runs $221/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$83K
Median rent · wk
$260
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,348

Household income

ABS Census medians · annual
$83K household · yr+21.3% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$99K
Household
$83K

Schools

ACARA 2025
Total1
Avg ICSEA1025
Students213
Government1
  • Forth Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1025

Full data detail

Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Forth TAS — Property Data and Demographics

Forth is a small community in Tasmania within the Central Coast (Tas.) local government area (postcode 7310). The area has roughly 738 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. TAS employment has moved -0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. TAS also had 19 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 0 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $260 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,348.

Forth is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1025, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 bus stops.

Market & money
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,348
Rent · wk(Census)$260
Employment · Central Coast (Tas.) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7310ATO
Negatively geared658 (3.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,557/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,581
Reported capital gains1,135
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population738
Median age46
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,592
Personal income · wk$758
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Top occupationsCensus
Professionals89Technicians & Trades56Managers53Labourers42Community & Personal Service36
Top industriesCensus
Agriculture69Healthcare55Retail Trade42Education38Professional Services27
Top ancestryCensus
English366Australian294Scottish87Irish79German29
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
Nearby in Central Coast (Tas.) LGA12
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Forth depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 4 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Forth is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across hospital coverage, crime coverage, population trend data, and building approvals.

The lighter areas here are hospital coverage, crime coverage, population trend data, and building approvals, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Next step path
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Forth FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Forth in?

    Forth is in the Central Coast (Tas.) Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7310. Council-level context for Central Coast (Tas.) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Forth?

    The median weekly rent in Forth is $260/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Forth?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  4. How often is the Forth data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.