Forde, ACT

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

99/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Forde is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1159, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Forde at a glance

Population (2021): 4,435
Median age: 35
Median weekly household income: $3,553
SEIFA score: 1159
Coordinates: -35.1676, 149.1451

Forde demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Forde using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 31%, 23% of homes are rented, and 32% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	1,180	27%
Youth (15–24)	555	13%
Young adults (25–44)	1,369	31%
Mid-life (45–64)	1,072	24%
Seniors (65+)	254	6%

Share of the 4,430 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	226	17%
Owned with a mortgage	819	60%
Rented	313	23%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	1,163	85%
Townhouses & semis	182	13%
Flats & apartments	25	2%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,370 occupied private dwellings in Forde.

Median weekly rent: $590
Median monthly mortgage: $2,481
Average household size: 3.2 people
Median weekly family income: $3,730
Median weekly personal income: $1,548

Community and culture

Born overseas: 1,375 (32%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 1,370 (32%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 54 (1%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 2,496 (82%)
Labour-force participation: 79.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%
Employed full-time: 1,777
Employed part-time: 647

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Forde

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Forde is January (average daytime high around 27°C) and the coolest is July (around 10.1°C). The area receives roughly 742 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	27°C	14.5°C	71 mm
Feb	25.4°C	13.6°C	50 mm
Mar	22.5°C	12.2°C	67 mm
Apr	18.6°C	8.7°C	54 mm
May	13.8°C	4.4°C	42 mm
Jun	10.8°C	2.7°C	61 mm
Jul	10.1°C	1.7°C	37 mm
Aug	11.3°C	1.9°C	69 mm
Sep	15°C	4.3°C	57 mm
Oct	18.9°C	7.4°C	75 mm
Nov	21.7°C	9.8°C	85 mm
Dec	24.8°C	12.4°C	74 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Forde

Where is Forde?

Forde is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

What is the population of Forde?

At the 2021 Census, Forde had a population of about 4,435.

Is Forde an advantaged area?

Forde has an ABS SEIFA score of 1159, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Forde?

Forde has average daytime highs of about 18.3°C and overnight lows of about 7.8°C, with roughly 742 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).

Does Forde have high household incomes?

Forde has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Australian Capital Territory — the 2nd-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,553 per week).

Where Forde ranks

Forde appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.