Forster, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 14,187
- Median age
- 57
- Household income
- $1,009/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 68%
- Renting
- 26%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Clarkson St Opp Nabiac Police Station · 17.5 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Manning Hospital · 32.6 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)
$849k
Median unit (5 yr)
$615k
Sales (5 yr)
2,092
Sales (12 mths)
288
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
1,518 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 0.7% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Forster PS
Secondary
GLC Forster
Secondary
GLC Snr C
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 · Forster
District population (2025)
15,043
+4% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
53
houses 36 · other 17
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 Forster:
- Little Street (809)
- Head Street (649)
- Wallis Street (405)
- Goldens Road (289)
- North Street (261)
- Lake Street (259)
- The Lakes Way (251)
- Macintosh Street (249)
- Pioneer Drive (231)
- Short Street (193)
- Kularoo Drive (193)
- Hind Avenue (176)
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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.