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Forest Hill VIC 3131

5,628 addresses · 175 streets

Deakin Electorate › Whitehorse LGA › Forest Hill · 18 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Forest Hill is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 10,780 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,658 a week, with median rent near $396 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,200,000.

10,780Population
42Median age
$1,658Median household income / wk
$396Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Nunawading, 2.1 km north · Tram stop: Stop 73: Springvale Road, 1.8 km south · Railway halt: Box Hill, 6.4 km north-west · Bus interchange: Glen Waverley Station, 4.5 km south · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 16.8 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Forest Hill.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs9/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,200,000House · 2024
$806,500Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.8% 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 VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202152.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 57.7%

Population by age in Forest Hill
Population by age, Forest Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4552
5-141,205
15-19582
20-24615
25-341,218
35-441,522
45-541,457
55-641,267
65-741,056
75-84849
85+456
Dwelling types in Forest Hill
Dwelling types, Forest Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,941
Townhouse1,015
Apartment127
Other0
Households by weekly income in Forest Hill
Households by weekly income, Forest Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650804
$650-1,499990
$1,500-2,9991,122
$3,000+936
Top ancestries in Forest Hill
Top ancestries, Forest Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese2,870
English2,415
Australian2,323
Other1,403
Irish798
Scottish747
Housing tenure in Forest Hill
Housing tenure, Forest Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,555
Mortgage1,336
Rented1,049
Other90
Cars per household in Forest Hill
Cars per household, Forest Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0300
11,641
21,532
3399
4+170
Commute to work in Forest Hill
Commute to work, Forest Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,358
Train87
Bus41
Tram/ferry3
Walked71
Bicycle8
Home1,612
Top countries of birth in Forest Hill
Top countries of birth, Forest Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China1,203
India357
Malaysia352
Vietnam262
England209
Sri Lanka208
Languages used at home in Forest Hill
Languages used at home, Forest Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,516
Cantonese778
Greek322
Vietnamese193
Sinhalese172
Hindi146

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

343,556 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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