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Forrestfield WA 6058

7,030 addresses · 221 streets

Swan Electorate › Kalamunda LGA › Forrestfield · 14 km from Perth

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Living Here

Forrestfield is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 13,181 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,614 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

13,181Population
38Median age
$1,614Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Forrestfield - Wattle Grove statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Forrestfield itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: High Wycombe, 3.6 km north-west · Metro station: Airport Central, 5.4 km north-west · Bus interchange: Welshpool Bus Depot (Lost property Transperth), 7 km west · Airport: Perth Airport, 6.2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 14.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Forrestfield

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

Tree cover measures, Forrestfield WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 63.6%

Population by age in Forrestfield
Population by age, Forrestfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4849
5-141,644
15-19692
20-24774
25-341,856
35-441,942
45-541,638
55-641,505
65-741,352
75-84665
85+267
Dwelling types in Forrestfield
Dwelling types, Forrestfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
House4,511
Townhouse462
Apartment9
Other111
Households by weekly income in Forrestfield
Households by weekly income, Forrestfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650804
$650-1,4991,329
$1,500-2,9991,602
$3,000+841
Top ancestries in Forrestfield
Top ancestries, Forrestfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
English5,323
Australian4,401
Other1,754
Irish1,152
Scottish1,121
Ancestry NS717
Housing tenure in Forrestfield
Housing tenure, Forrestfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,409
Mortgage2,317
Rented1,131
Other153
Cars per household in Forrestfield
Cars per household, Forrestfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
0205
11,682
21,999
3703
4+428
Commute to work in Forrestfield
Commute to work, Forrestfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,766
Train13
Bus158
Tram/ferry0
Walked58
Bicycle9
Home315
Top countries of birth in Forrestfield
Top countries of birth, Forrestfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
England880
New Zealand553
India323
Philippines255
South Africa155
Afghanistan150
Languages used at home in Forrestfield
Languages used at home, Forrestfield WA (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog123
Hindi115
Mandarin112
Filipino82
Punjabi79
Italian66

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

37,182 bird observations recorded near Forrestfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Forrestfield

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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