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Forest Hill NSW 2651

1,344 addresses · 51 streets

Riverina Electorate › Wagga Wagga LGA › Forest Hill · 372 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Forest Hill is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,081 people, with a median age of 25. The typical household earns around $1,788 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,081Population
25Median age
$1,788Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wagga Wagga Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Forest Hill itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wagga Wagga, 8.9 km north-west · Airport: Wagga Wagga Airport, 1.3 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 4.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Forest Hill

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

Tree cover measures, Forest Hill NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 70.7%

Population by age in Forest Hill
Population by age, Forest Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4226
5-14439
15-19411
20-24437
25-34484
35-44413
45-54282
55-64200
65-74131
75-8457
85+13
Dwelling types in Forest Hill
Dwelling types, Forest Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House747
Townhouse8
Apartment66
Other10
Households by weekly income in Forest Hill
Households by weekly income, Forest Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65082
$650-1,499242
$1,500-2,999326
$3,000+117
Top ancestries in Forest Hill
Top ancestries, Forest Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,277
English1,101
Ancestry NS318
Scottish279
Irish275
Aboriginal247
Housing tenure in Forest Hill
Housing tenure, Forest Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned148
Mortgage374
Rented295
Other8
Cars per household in Forest Hill
Cars per household, Forest Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
021
1265
2374
3108
4+52
Commute to work in Forest Hill
Commute to work, Forest Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car960
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked361
Bicycle5
Home85
Top countries of birth in Forest Hill
Top countries of birth, Forest Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines41
India39
England32
South Africa24
New Zealand23
Vietnam20
Languages used at home in Forest Hill
Languages used at home, Forest Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese22
Punjabi19
Tagalog18
Nepali17
Hindi13
Spanish11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,720 bird observations recorded near Forest Hill — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Forest Hill

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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