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Forest Hill WA 6324

71 addresses · 15 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Plantagenet LGA › Forest Hill · 330 km from Perth

Living Here

Forest Hill is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 143 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $190 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

143Population
41Median age
$1,375Median household income / wk
$190Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 29.5% 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 WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202146.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 32.8%

Population by age in Forest Hill
Population by age, Forest Hill WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1410
15-198
20-240
25-3428
35-4449
45-5423
55-6415
65-7410
75-845
85+0
Dwelling types in Forest Hill
Dwelling types, Forest Hill WA (ABS Census 2021)
House29
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Forest Hill
Households by weekly income, Forest Hill WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49910
$1,500-2,99910
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in Forest Hill
Top ancestries, Forest Hill WA (ABS Census 2021)
Ancestry NS76
English39
Australian35
Scottish12
Irish8
Other6
Housing tenure in Forest Hill
Housing tenure, Forest Hill WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned10
Mortgage10
Rented8
Other6
Cars per household in Forest Hill
Cars per household, Forest Hill WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
110
213
34
4+3
Commute to work in Forest Hill
Commute to work, Forest Hill WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car17
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home13
Top countries of birth in Forest Hill
Top countries of birth, Forest Hill WA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand10
England4
Vietnam4
Afghanistan3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

202 bird observations recorded near Forest Hill — most often seen:

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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.