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Forest Lodge, 2037

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,073

Growth (1 yr)

-0.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.2%

Median age

34

Median income

$2,437/wk

Employment rate

71.8%

University qualified

61.9%

Work from home

58.9%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$2,850,000

Languages at home

27.6%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

52.9/100
Average

Top 25% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 97% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Walkable
  • Multicultural
What Forest Lodge is known for: Walkable, Multicultural

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Suburb profile

Forest Lodge is a mixed commercial-residential suburb of Sydney, in Sydney Council, with mainly dense residential and commercial development.

Employment is stronger than in comparable places, with employment 16% above the peer median. School access is exceptionally strong, with school access 70% above the peer median. University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 31% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime, limited health access and limited amenity for the price.

Overall, Forest Lodge suits people prioritising school access and employment over peace and quiet.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Mixed commercial-residential suburb · compared with mixed commercial-residential suburbs in New South Wales (130)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Employment is a relative strength
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group

Weaknesses

  • Reported crime in the wider postcode 2037 is elevated relative to comparable places
  • Health access is a relative weakness
  • Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Forest Lodge compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$2.85M

+19% change

Median rent

$850/wk

Houses $1,090 · Units $860

Population (ERP)

6,073

-0.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

12.3%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#58

among Metro Sydney · Growth area

Crime rate

90th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

8th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

63%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

91st

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
52.9/100 — Average
State standing
Top 25% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
1452nd in Australia
State rank
518th in NSW
Peer rank
#58 among Metro Sydney · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#348 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data confidence
97%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$860
Houses (January to March 2026)
$1,090
All types (January to March 2026)
$850
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
530
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$2,850,000
Median price change
+19.2%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

6,073(June 2025)

-0.1% annual · +2.2% over 5 years · 8th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.1%
5-year growth
+2.2%
Change in 1 year
-3
Change in 5 years
+131
Growth rank in NSW
8th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~6,550), extrapolated at +1.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
4,965
Median age
34
Median household income / week
$2,437
Dwelling vacancy
12.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
322 of 2,622
Median monthly mortgage
$3,033
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$590
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
17% / 20.3% / 62.7%
Employment rate
71.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
58.9% / 4.3% / 15.3%
Walked or cycled to work
8.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
80 / 794 / 1,413 (+ 7 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

61.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 5.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified61.9% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified8.5% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational5.4% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below24.2% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce23.8%
  • Society and culture19.9%
  • Creative arts11.6%
  • Health10.7%
  • Natural and physical sciences7.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies7.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$68,574

83rd percentile in NSW · +17% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$76,077

84th percentile in NSW · +17% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
17.0%

70th percentile in NSW · +23% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$60,068

35th percentile in NSW · -5% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

70th percentile in NSW · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2037 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
10,862
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,851
Median net rent
$638
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,280
Taxable income vs state median
+23%
Salary / wages vs state median
+21%
Rental investment vs state median
+21%
Super vs state median
-15%
Business income vs state median
+20%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

27.6% speak a language other than English at home; 42.6% born overseas

Language at home
3,470 English only · 1,321 other
Non-English at home
27.6%
Born overseas
2,055 (42.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
43 (0.9%)
Australian citizens
3,806
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
29

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin156 · 28.7%
  • Cantonese41 · 7.5%
  • Spanish40 · 7.4%
  • Italian31 · 5.7%
  • German26 · 4.8%
  • French23 · 4.2%
  • Greek22 · 4%
  • Japanese20 · 3.7%

Religion

61.3%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 61.3%, while Christianity accounts for 25.2%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion61.3%32.8%
Christianity25.2%47.6%
Buddhism3.3%2.8%
Other / not stated10.2%16.9%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic13.7%22.4%
Anglican5.4%11.9%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2037, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
861
Against the person
180
Against property
369
Rate per 1,000 residents
141.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 28 residents
State crime-rate percentile
90.4th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+5.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
27
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
4.45

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions162
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment55
  • Malicious Damage To Property55
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault59
  • Steal From Retail Store91

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
23
Median school ICSEA (22 schools)
1,128.5
Median ICSEA percentile
91th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Forest Lodge Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1161 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 307 students · Top SEA quarter 66% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
  • St James Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1125 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 77% · 152 students · Top SEA quarter 49% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • St Scholastica's College Glebe PointSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1138 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 1,044 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Annandale North Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1148 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 359 students · Top SEA quarter 62% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Bridge Road SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 977 · 37th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 37 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Mackillop Education Waranara SchoolSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 1019 · 56th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 85 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital SchoolSpecial · Government · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • St Brendan's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1166 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 50% · 155 students · Top SEA quarter 67% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Glebe Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 982 · 39th percentile · LBOTE 66% · 193 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay CampusSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1094 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 798 students · Top SEA quarter 41% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Annandale NPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Forest Lodge PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Glebe PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • SSC Blackwattle BayGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • SSC LeichhardtGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

24 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Minogue Cres At Wigram Rd
  • Minogue Cres Before Wigram Rd
  • Minogue Cres Opp Scotsman St
  • Ross St After Bridge Rd
  • The Crescent Before Scotsman St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

166 mapped amenities

5 restaurants · 3 cafes · 2 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 bakeries · 6 playgrounds · 1 ev charging

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 24 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 9 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
79/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.6
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.42
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.81
Food & drink(12)
  • Goose BakeryBakery

    38 Ross Street

  • Cafe
  • Déli/sia panino & espressoCafe

    284 Bridge Road

  • Garçon Cafe & BarCafe
  • Hungry MaysFast food
  • Forest Lodge HotelPub
  • Harold Park HotelPub

    70A Ross Street

  • Butcher and the FarmerRestaurant
  • China DinerRestaurant
  • Fish & CoRestaurant
  • GazziRestaurant
  • Osaka Trading CoRestaurant
Shopping(4)
  • Chambers CellarsBottle shop
  • Convenience store
  • Westeros ConvenienceConvenience store
  • SupamartSupermarket

    1 Dalgal Way, Forest Lodge

Everyday services(1)
  • Tesla SuperchargerEV charging
Community(2)
  • Harold Park Community HallCommunity centre
  • Forest Lodge Public SchoolSchool

    Bridge Road, Forest Lodge

Health & services(1)
  • Harold Park Medical CentreMedical clinic
Sport & outdoors(45)
  • BBQ
  • Annandale - BalmainCycling route
  • Balmain East - LewishamCycling route
  • Blackwattle BayCycling route
  • Bourke RouteCycling route
  • Bowstring BridgeCycling route
  • Bridge Road and Booth StreetCycling route
  • Bridge Road CyclewayCycling route
  • Erskineville - Newtown - AnnandaleCycling route
  • Five Dock - Ultimo - CityCycling route
  • Glebe Point RoadCycling route
  • Glebe to EveleighCycling route
  • Junction Street CyclewayCycling route
  • Nelson StreetCycling route
  • Old Tramway BridgeCycling route
  • Railway ParallelCycling route
  • Scotsman Street CyclewayCycling route
  • Tempe Station - Enmore - Camperdown - White Bay - BalmainCycling route
  • Drinking water (8)
  • Athletica PilatesGym
  • bodyfitGym
  • Arundel Street ReservePark

    181 Arundel Street, Forest Lodge

  • AV Henry ReservePark
  • Canal ReservePark
  • Harold ParkPark
  • John Victor McMahon ReservePark

    11-13 Minogue Crescent

  • Lewis Hoad ReservePark
  • Minogue Crescent ReservePark
  • Ross Street ReservePark
  • Smith, Hogan & Spindler ParksPark
  • May Pitt PlaygroundPlayground

    205-209 St Johns Road, Forest Lodge

  • Playground (3)
  • Ross Street PlaygroundPlayground

    Ross Street, Forest Lodge

  • Wood Street PlaygroundPlayground
  • Public Toilet Tramsheds, Forest LodgePublic toilets

    1 Dalgal Way, Forest Lodge

  • Sports field
Transport(11)

11 bus stops

Other(27)
  • AustiquesAntiques
  • Glebe Antiques CentreAntiques
  • Artwork (2)
  • The Depot Nail BarBeauty salon
  • Bench (14)
  • Bicycle Parking (11)
  • Sydney City ToyotaCar
  • Car Sharing (2)
  • Bedford CollegeCollege

    54 Parramatta Road

  • Forest Lodge Community GardenGarden
  • Garden (26)
  • Hairdresser
  • Hairsheds by LunaHairdresser
  • MessinaIce Cream
  • City of Sydney CouncilInformation
  • Motorcycle Parking (2)
  • 19th Nervous BreakdownMusic

    44 Ross Street

  • Parking (3)
  • Tramsheds carparkParking
  • Officeworks Customer Car ParkParking Entrance
  • Parking Entrance (4)
  • Picnic Table (2)
  • Shelter (4)
  • OfficeworksStationery

    1 Ross Street

  • Telephone
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Waste Basket (4)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Glebe-Leichhardt PCYC

    Gymnastics · Fitness · Boxing

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

9 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Arundel Street ReservePark
  • AV Henry ReservePark
  • Canal ReservePark
  • Harold ParkPark
  • John Victor McMahon ReservePark
  • Lewis Hoad ReservePark
  • Minogue Crescent ReservePark
  • Ross Street ReservePark
  • Smith, Hogan & Spindler ParksPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
13.1%
Woodland / forest cover
0.3%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
9
Parks (OSM)
9
Typical summer maximum
25°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Women and Babies Services (0.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Harold Park Medical CentreGP

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
128
Participants per 1,000 residents
21.1

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
25° / 17°
Rainfall
321 mm · ~40 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 14°
Rainfall
359 mm · ~45 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
263 mm · ~33 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
242 mm · ~30 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 27 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Pub; Hours of operation and trading
    70A ROSS STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Additional Information Requested
  • Commercial development; Hours of operation and trading
    12 JUNCTION STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Under Assessment
  • Demolition; Recreation area
    7108/-/DP1074767Under Assessment
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    16 LODGE STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Additional Information Requested
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    7107/-/DP1316657Determined

  • August 2026

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise; Specialised Retail Premises
    1 DALGAL WAY FOREST LODGE 2037Rejected

  • July 2026

  • Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise; Specialised Retail Premises
    1 DALGAL WAY FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling; Carport; Fences
    77 ROSS STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Additional Information Requested
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    30 ALBERT STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    1C CROSS STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • June 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    13-15 CHARLES STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Co-living
    13 ROSS STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    113 HEREFORD STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • May 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    61 HEREFORD STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise; Shop; Hours of operation and trading
    1 DALGAL WAY FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • April 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    128 WIGRAM ROAD FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • March 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    2 WOOD STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)
    21 CREEK STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • February 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    53 ROSS STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    6 Culgoora Street Kings ForestDetermined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise; Specialised Retail Premises
    1 DALGAL WAY FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    22 CREEK STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    2 UPPER ROAD FOREST LODGE 2037Operational consent issued
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    264 BRIDGE ROAD FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • January 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    191 ST JOHNS ROAD FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    240 ST JOHNS ROAD FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    117 HEREFORD STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
2025· 23 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Attached dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    45 CHARLES STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    40 LODGE STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Attached dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    270 BRIDGE ROAD FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    13-15 CHARLES STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    2 UPPER ROAD FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • November 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    25 ALBERT STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • October 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    228 ST JOHNS ROAD FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Maintenance of buildings in draft heritage conservation areas; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Skylights, roof windows and ventilators
    39 CHARLES STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • September 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    1 KIMBER LANE FOREST LODGE 2037Under Assessment
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling
    12 LODGE STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    6 FOREST STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    117 HEREFORD STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • August 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    8 CONEILL PLACE FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    6 CREEK STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • July 2025

  • Attached dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    35 FOSS STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    20 ALBERT STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    1 KIMBER LANE FOREST LODGE 2037Rejected

  • May 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    6 FOREST STREET FOREST LODGE 2037Withdrawn
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Other Infrastructure
    1 DALGAL WAY FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • April 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces
    205 WIGRAM ROAD FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

  • March 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    2 Charles Street Forest Lodge 2037Determined
  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    240 ST JOHNS ROAD FOREST LODGE 2037Determined
  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    6A CONEILL PLACE FOREST LODGE 2037Determined

Data sources & freshness

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • RoadworksBridge Road, Ross Street11 Oct 2026 – 12 Oct 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Johnston's Creek Sewer AqueductTaylor Street (Off), Hogan Park, AnnandaleSHR

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Sydney
Member of Parliament
Tanya PLIBERSEK (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
127,445
Turnout (2025)
87.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+2.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 21.9%Labor 78.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.6 km away).

Coalition 15.2%Labor 84.8%

6.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Forest LodgeLabor 85.8% · Coalition 14.2% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
  • Glebe WestLabor 82.4% · Coalition 17.6% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
  • GlebeLabor 85.3% · Coalition 14.7% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • CamperdownLabor 87.5% · Coalition 12.5% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
  • Glebe NorthLabor 83.0% · Coalition 17.1% TPP (2025)1.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Sydney Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.