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Forrest VIC 3236

365 addresses · 30 streets

Wannon Electorate › Colac Otway LGA › Forrest · 134 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Forrest is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 257 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,091 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

257Population
52Median age
$1,091Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Colac Airport, 25.4 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Forrest.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 63.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Forrest

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

Tree cover measures, Forrest VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202063.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202173.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 54%

Population by age in Forrest
Population by age, Forrest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1426
15-197
20-2410
25-3429
35-4426
45-5433
55-6457
65-7439
75-8416
85+4
Dwelling types in Forrest
Dwelling types, Forrest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House93
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Forrest
Households by weekly income, Forrest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65014
$650-1,49939
$1,500-2,99924
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Forrest
Top ancestries, Forrest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English93
Australian86
Irish46
Scottish45
Ancestry NS37
German18
Housing tenure in Forrest
Housing tenure, Forrest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned47
Mortgage29
Rented13
Other4
Cars per household in Forrest
Cars per household, Forrest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
03
127
243
38
4+4
Commute to work in Forrest
Commute to work, Forrest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car54
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle0
Home35
Top countries of birth in Forrest
Top countries of birth, Forrest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England20
Germany4
Languages used at home in Forrest
Languages used at home, Forrest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic4
French4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,249 bird observations recorded near Forrest — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Forrest

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.