Forest Lodge, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 4,965
- Median age
- 34
- Household income
- $2,437/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 36%
- Renting
- 61%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Macdonaldtown Station · 1.9 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital · 1 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)
$2.22m
Median unit (5 yr)
$1.26m
Sales (5 yr)
647
Sales (12 mths)
67
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
227 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 9.2% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Forest Lodge PS
Secondary
SSC Blackwattle Bay
Secondary
SSC Leichhardt
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 · Glebe - Forest Lodge
District population (2025)
21,805
+10% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
55
houses 8 · other 47
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 Forest Lodge:
- Ross Street (1,095)
- Scotsman Street (376)
- Wigram Road (342)
- Hereford Street (188)
- Cullen Close (152)
- Grattan Close (145)
- Bridge Road (136)
- Arundel Street (81)
- St Johns Road (78)
- Maxwell Road (76)
- Charles Street (75)
- Foss Street (68)
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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.