Who is the member for Forrest?

Ben Small (Liberal Party) is the federal member for Forrest, Western Australia. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Forrest?

At the 2021 Census, Forrest had a median age of 42, a median weekly household income of $1,541, 24.4% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The electorate of Forrest

Held by

Liberal Party

Margin

—

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,541

per week

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Forrest within WA · 6,453 km². Boundary: ABS Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2025 (ASGS Edition 3), CC BY 4.0. An approximation of the AEC’s legal boundary — to confirm the division you vote in, look up your postcode.

Your representative

Ben Small

Liberal Party

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What the Census says about Forrest

Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, 2021.

Median weekly household income: $1,541
Median weekly personal income: $759
Median weekly rent: $325
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,700
Average household size: 2.5 people

How people live here

33.0%

Own outright

38.7%

Mortgage

24.4%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance13.5% · 9,640 people
Construction11.1% · 7,941 people
Retail Trade10.1% · 7,224 people
Manufacturing9% · 6,408 people
Education & Training8.6% · 6,170 people

Source: ABS Census 2021. Census figures describe the electorate as it stood at the Census and are not updated between Censuses.

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