Forest Ridge QLD 4357
29 addresses · 5 streets
Maranoa Electorate › Toowoomba LGA › Forest Ridge · 204 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Forest Ridge is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 30 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $899 a week, with median rent near $273 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Ancestry NS, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Millmerran statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Forest Ridge itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 39.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 39.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 97.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 11.1% · Labour-force participation 34.6%
Population by age in Forest Ridge
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 7 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 8 |
| 65-74 | 5 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Forest Ridge
| House | 14 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Top ancestries in Forest Ridge
| Australian | 14 |
|---|---|
| Ancestry NS | 12 |
| English | 9 |
| Aboriginal | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
| NZ | 3 |
Housing tenure in Forest Ridge
| Owned | 6 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Forest Ridge
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Forest Ridge
| Car | 5 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Forest Ridge
| New Zealand | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
164 bird observations recorded near Forest Ridge — most often seen:
- Eastern Weebill (12)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (12)
- Black-headed Pardalote (11)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (8)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (8)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (7)
- Eastern Little Friarbird (6)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (6)
- Grey Fantail (6)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (6)
- Australian Raven (5)
- Australian Torresian Crow (5)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (5)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Forest Ridge
- Peaceful Dove (5)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (5)
- Apostlebird (4)
- Australian Pelican (4)
- Double-barred Finch (4)
- Eastern Grey-crowned Babbler (4)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (4)
- Eastern White-throated Gerygone (4)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (4)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (4)
- Speckled Warbler (4)
- Torresian Crow (4)
- White-necked Heron (4)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (4)
- Australasian Grebe (3)
- Australian Sacred Kingfisher (3)
- Australian Wood Duck (3)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Forest Ridge:
- Cypress Gardens (1.9 km)
- Millmerran Downs (4.7 km)
- The Pines (5.8 km)
- Millmerran Woods (6.1 km)
- Wattle Ridge (6.5 km)
- Condamine Farms (7.3 km)
- Western Creek (10.5 km)
- Captains Mountain (12.2 km)
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Streets
- Basil Drive (10)
- Bay Road (9)
- Rosemary Court (3)
- Sage Road (1)
- Thyme Avenue (6)