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Forest Glen NSW 2157

29 addresses · 4 streets

Berowra Electorate › Hornsby LGA › Forest Glen · 40 km from Sydney

Living Here

Forest Glen is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 71 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,583 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

71Population
39Median age
$2,583Median household income / wk
$210Median rent / wk
3.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dural - Kenthurst - Wisemans Ferry statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Forest Glen itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 21.9 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 85.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Forest Glen

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Forest Glen NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202085.7%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201997.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202192.0%

Demographics

Population by age in Forest Glen
Population by age, Forest Glen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1416
15-194
20-240
25-343
35-4413
45-548
55-646
65-7411
75-844
85+0
Dwelling types in Forest Glen
Dwelling types, Forest Glen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House25
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Forest Glen
Households by weekly income, Forest Glen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4993
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Forest Glen
Top ancestries, Forest Glen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian44
English39
Scottish10
Polish8
Other4
German3
Housing tenure in Forest Glen
Housing tenure, Forest Glen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned8
Mortgage7
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Forest Glen
Cars per household, Forest Glen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
18
210
35
4+8
Commute to work in Forest Glen
Commute to work, Forest Glen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car15
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Forest Glen
Top countries of birth, Forest Glen NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,342 bird observations recorded near Forest Glen — most often seen:

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Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.