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Schools in Forrest

School NameSchool SectorSchool Type
Forrest Primary School

Demographics of Forrest

PopulationSizeForrestCanberra
All People7940311651
Country of OriginForrestCanberra
Australian Born76%73%
Born Overseas - Top 5ForrestCanberra
United Kingdom7%5%
New Zealand2%1%
Italy1%1%
United States of America1%1%
Germany1%1%
Median household incomeForrestCanberra
Weekly income$2,507$1,920
Age StatisticsForrestCanberra
40 to 5931%27%
20 to 3926%32%
5 to 1921%23%
60+18%12%
0 to 45%7%
Family Statistics - Top 5ForrestCanberra
Married50%49%
Never Married33%36%
Divorced7%8%
Widowed7%4%
Separated3%3%
Religion - Top 5ForrestCanberra
Catholic30%33%
Anglican26%21%
No Religion23%22%
Uniting Church5%5%
Presbyterian and Reformed4%3%
Occupation - Top 5ForrestCanberra
Professionals17%12%
Managers and Administrators8%6%
Intermediate Clerical/Sales/Service6%9%
Associate Professional6%6%
Elementary Clerical/Sales/Service3%4%
Education - Top 5ForrestCanberra
Not Attending (Working)70%68%
Secondary Education10%8%
Infants/Primary9%10%
University or other Tertiary Institution7%7%
Technical or Further Education2%3%
Transport to Work - Top 5ForrestCanberra
Car (driver)28%30%
Car (passenger)4%4%
Bus Only3%3%
Worked at home2%2%
Walked2%2%
Type of Dwelling - Top 3ForrestCanberra
Separate house62%76%
Flat28%9%
Semi/Terrace7%12%
Nature of Occupancy - Top 3ForrestCanberra
Rented41%32%
Fully Owned35%30%
Purchasing18%34%
Monthly Loan Repayment - Top 5ForrestCanberra
$1,500+41%12%
$1,200-$1,39910%11%
$800-$9999%19%

Supply Demand History in Forrest

MonthSupplyDemand
2015 Apr19364
2015 May15336
2015 Jun14321
2015 Jul15326
2015 Aug14331
2015 Sep13326
2015 Oct16335
2015 Nov19482
2015 Dec19350
2016 Jan20470
2016 Feb25537
2016 Mar24617
2016 Apr22735

Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data

Map And Street View

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Forrest, ACT 2603
(4.00 km to CBD)

Surrounding Suburbs

Selected Demographics of Forrest

  • 530 Number of House
  • 1043 Number of Unit
  • 7940 Number of People
  • 42 Median Age
  • 2.5 Median Household Size
  • $580 Weekly Rent
  • $1,457 Weekly Individual Income
  • $3,556 Weekly Family Income
  • $2,947 Weekly Household Income
  • $3,430,000 Median Asking Price
  • $1,300 Median Rent
  • 0.02% Rent Yield
  • 13 Stock On Sale
  • 1.95% Vacancy Rate
  • 23 Average Supply
  • 656 Average Demand
  • 28.53 Supply Demand Ratio

Leading Agencies (Sale)

Luton Properties - Manuka 7%

LJ Hooker - Manuka 6%
Peter Blackshaw Manuka - MANUKA 6%
Luton Properties - Woden 2%
Belle Property Kingston - KINGSTON 2%
Berkely Residential - KINGSTON 2%
HIVE - Canberra 1%
Peter Blackshaw Canberra 1%
Luton Properties - Dickson 1%
Ray White - Belconnen 1%

Leading Agents (Rent)

Agent NamePercentage
LJ Hooker - Manuka34%
Maloney's The Estate Agent - Kingston13%
Luton Properties - Manuka12%
Badenoch Real Estate - Belconnen6%
McGrath - Dickson4%
LJ Hooker - Canberra City3%
ParkTrent Properties Group - Canberra3%
Philip Kouvelis Real Estate - Garran3%
Ray White - Woden3%
PRD Nationwide Inner North - Braddon3%