Forestville, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 8,659
- Median age
- 43
- Household income
- $2,507/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 76%
- Renting
- 20%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Roseville Station · 4.2 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Northern Beaches Hospital · 2.2 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)
$2.33m
Median unit (5 yr)
$1.35m
Sales (5 yr)
494
Sales (12 mths)
42
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
137 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 23.0% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Forestville PS
Secondary
Killarney Hts 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 · Forestville - Killarney Heights
District population (2025)
13,533
+3% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
32
houses 21 · other 11
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 Forestville:
- Warringah Road (421)
- Darley Street (257)
- Starkey Street (134)
- Arthur Street (133)
- Lady Davidson Circuit (116)
- Cook Street (110)
- Cannons Parade (100)
- Ferguson Street (86)
- Forestville Avenue (76)
- Brown Street (74)
- Duke Street (71)
- Milham Crescent (70)
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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.