Forbes, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 8,157
- Median age
- 42
- Household income
- $1,221/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 67%
- Renting
- 28%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Forbes Historic Railway Station · 0.6 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Lachlan Health Service - Forbes · 1.9 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$400k
Median unit (5 yr)
$375k
Sales (5 yr)
1,132
Sales (12 mths)
179
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
1,234 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 34.7% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Forbes PS
Secondary
Forbes HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Forbes
District population (2025)
10,019
-3% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Apr 2026)
34
houses 25 · other 9
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Forbes:
- Farnell Street (290)
- Calarie Road (190)
- York Street (168)
- Wambat Street (156)
- Farrand Street (129)
- Flint Street (119)
- Ferry Street (108)
- Bathurst Street (101)
- William Street (97)
- Rankin Street (95)
- Grenfell Street (87)
- Quarry Road (85)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.