Glen Forbes, VIC

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

29/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Glen Forbes is more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 949, 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.

Glen Forbes at a glance

Population (2021): 118
Median age: 56
Median weekly household income: $1,562
SEIFA score: 949
Coordinates: -38.4489, 145.5141

Glen Forbes demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Glen Forbes 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 mid-life (45–64) at 44%, 7% of homes are rented, and 20% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	12	10%
Youth (15–24)	6	5%
Young adults (25–44)	17	15%
Mid-life (45–64)	51	44%
Seniors (65+)	31	26%

Share of the 117 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	22	54%
Owned with a mortgage	16	39%
Rented	3	7%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	45	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 45 occupied private dwellings in Glen Forbes.

Median weekly rent: $308
Median monthly mortgage: $2,134
Average household size: 2.5 people
Median weekly family income: $1,687
Median weekly personal income: $621

Community and culture

Born overseas: 22 (20%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 4 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 5 (4%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 53 (50%)
Labour-force participation: 64.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%
Employed full-time: 39
Employed part-time: 24

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 Glen Forbes

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Glen Forbes is January (average daytime high around 23°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.6°C). The area receives roughly 988 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	23°C	15.7°C	60 mm
Feb	22.3°C	15.5°C	48 mm
Mar	21.2°C	14.8°C	58 mm
Apr	18.4°C	12.6°C	72 mm
May	15.4°C	10.7°C	108 mm
Jun	13.2°C	8.9°C	93 mm
Jul	12.6°C	8.2°C	90 mm
Aug	13.1°C	8.3°C	107 mm
Sep	15.2°C	9.3°C	102 mm
Oct	17.5°C	10.5°C	97 mm
Nov	18.9°C	12.1°C	86 mm
Dec	21.1°C	13.8°C	67 mm

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

Common questions about Glen Forbes

Where is Glen Forbes?

Glen Forbes is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Glen Forbes?

At the 2021 Census, Glen Forbes had a population of about 118.

Is Glen Forbes an advantaged area?

Glen Forbes has an ABS SEIFA score of 949, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 29 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Glen Forbes?

Glen Forbes has average daytime highs of about 17.7°C and overnight lows of about 11.7°C, with roughly 988 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).