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Forestville NSW 2087

3,600 addresses · 95 streets

Mackellar Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Forestville · 12 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Forestville is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 8,659 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,507 a week, with median rent near $650 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

8,659Population
43Median age
$2,507Median household income / wk
$650Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Forestville - Killarney Heights statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Forestville itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Roseville, 4.2 km south-west · Metro station: Chatswood, 5.1 km south-west · Bus interchange: Chatswood Transport Interchange, 5 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Manly Wharf, 8 km south-east · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 13.1 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 37.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Forestville

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

Tree cover measures, Forestville NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202037.9%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201946.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202180.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 60.2%

Population by age in Forestville
Population by age, Forestville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4423
5-141,388
15-19619
20-24435
25-34528
35-441,106
45-541,409
55-64983
65-74716
75-84701
85+352
Dwelling types in Forestville
Dwelling types, Forestville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,326
Townhouse380
Apartment187
Other0
Households by weekly income in Forestville
Households by weekly income, Forestville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650412
$650-1,499508
$1,500-2,999630
$3,000+1,190
Top ancestries in Forestville
Top ancestries, Forestville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,012
Australian2,592
Other1,619
Irish884
Scottish775
Chinese760
Housing tenure in Forestville
Housing tenure, Forestville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,140
Mortgage1,067
Rented566
Other96
Cars per household in Forestville
Cars per household, Forestville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0198
1979
21,148
3331
4+211
Commute to work in Forestville
Commute to work, Forestville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,349
Train10
Bus87
Tram/ferry0
Walked57
Bicycle6
Home1,889
Top countries of birth in Forestville
Top countries of birth, Forestville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England461
China257
New Zealand174
Hong Kong131
South Africa126
Japan97
Languages used at home in Forestville
Languages used at home, Forestville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Cantonese279
Mandarin239
French193
Japanese140
Spanish89
Italian60

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

85,301 bird observations recorded near Forestville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Forestville

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