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WA · Kalamunda Council
Forrestfield, 6058
Est. population · Jun 2025
14,050
Growth (1 yr)
+1.8%
Growth (5 yr)
+12.7%
Median age
38
Median income
$1,614/wk
Employment rate
60.1%
Languages at home
15.3%non-English
Most common: Hindi, Tagalog, Mandarin
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Forrestfield is a well-connected established suburb in Kalamunda Council with everyday amenities close at hand. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Many residents were born overseas or speak a language other than English at home.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses keep the wider city within easy reach. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Among similar metro suburbs, the suburb earns a good desirability read, with schools and education the standout strengths.
At a glance
Forrestfield snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$695/wk
Population (ERP)
14,050
+1.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.1%
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
#15
among Metro Perth · Established
Safety
2nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
67th
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
38th
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
- 66.0/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 4% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 473rd in Australia
- State rank
- 27th in WA
- Peer rank
- #15 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #20 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $695
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 979
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries
Population
Estimated resident population
14,050(June 2025)
+1.8% annual · +12.7% over 5 years · 67th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.8%
- 5-year growth
- +12.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +252
- Change in 5 years
- +1,585
- Growth rank in WA
- 67th 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 (~15,650), extrapolated at +2.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 13,181
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,614
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 329 of 5,421
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 60.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4,511 / 462 / 9 (+ 111 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 10,510
- Against the person
- 3,082
- Against property
- 5,537
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 748
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 4 residents
- State safety percentile
- 1.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -24.6%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)1419
- Breach Of Violence Restraint Order881
- Drug Offences1010
- Property Damage1172
- Stealing2671
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 6
- Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
- 981
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 38th
School list
- Woodlupine Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 963 · 30th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 279 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- Forrestfield Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 949 · 24th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 186 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Darling Range Sports CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 960 · 29th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 1,144 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Dawson Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 999 · 46th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 494 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Heritage College PerthCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1030 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 123 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- HillSide Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1039 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 432 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Fun Areachildcare
- childcarechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
87 public transport stops in this suburb
- Hale Rd - Forrestfield Shop Ctr
- Hale Rd After Hartfield Rd
- Hale Rd Before Cypress Rd
- Hale Rd Before Dawson Av
- Hale Rd Before Reynolds Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
229 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 fast food · 13 playgrounds · 1 dog parks · 5 sports centres
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 47 parks mapped in suburb, 13 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 87 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 119 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 76/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.08
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.23
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 3.57
Food & drink(3)
- ChatimeCafe
- Foresto PizzaFast food
Unit 4 82 Hale Road
- Hale Road TavernPub
Shopping(3)
- Le's FreshGreengrocer
- Farmer JacksSupermarket
Health & services(1)
- Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(119)
- Pinoneer ParkDog park
- City Of KalamundaPlayground
- Hawaiians ForrestfieldPlayground
- Playground (10)
- Tillia Court Reserve PlaygroundPlayground
- Bowling ClubSports centre
- Forrestfield Tennis ClubSports centre
- Kalamunda Bulls RUFCSports centre
- Kalamunda Districts Hockey ClubSports centre
- Sports centre
- Basketball CourtSports field
- Dawson Park SkateparkSports field
- Forrestfield Sk8 Basketball CourtSports field
- Hartfield Skate ParkSports field
Hale Road, Forrestfield
- Sports field
- TIllia Court Basketball CourtSports field
- Swimming pool (94)
Transport(68)
68 bus stops
Other(21)
- Bottle-OAlcohol
- ANZATM
- ATM (2)
- BankwestATM
- Todd's AuctionsAuction
293 Hawtin Road
- Bench (6)
- Bicycle Parking (4)
- Hawaiians ForrestfieldBicycle Parking
- Car wash
- Drinking water (2)
- Fountain
- Dawson's Garden CentreGarden Centre
- Massage
- AutomastersParking
- Parking (5)
- Petrol station
- AusPostPost Box
- Australia PostPost office
U18 Strelitzia Avenue, Forrestfield
- Public toilets
- Recycling (2)
- Shelter
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
37 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Akebia Way ReservePark
- Almond Way POSPark
- Anderson Road ParkPark
- Berkshire PlainsPark
- Blackbutt Way ReservePark
- Boodjera Bend ReserveNature reserve
- Cambridge Road ParkPark
- Cambridge Road ReserveNature reserve
- Connaught Street ReservePark
- Cowra ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 140
- Parks (OSM)
- 47
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 5
- Nearest hospital
- Kalamunda District Hospital (5.3 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- DoctorDoctor
- Foothills Medical GroupEdinburgh RoadClinic
- Forrestfield PharmacyHale RoadPharmacy
- Perth ChiroAlternative
- Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 299
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 21.3
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 29° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 51 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 198 mm · ~25 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 552 mm · ~69 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 212 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Bullwinkel
- Member of Parliament
- Trish COOK (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 121,364
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -2.8 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 49.5%Labor 50.5%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.4 km away).
Coalition 40.3%Labor 59.7%
9.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -0.4 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Forrestfield WestLabor 60.2% · Coalition 39.8% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
- Forrestfield NorthLabor 59.4% · Coalition 40.6% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- ForrestfieldLabor 57.0% · Coalition 43.0% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Wattle GroveLabor 62.2% · Coalition 37.8% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
- High Wycombe SouthLabor 56.1% · Coalition 43.9% TPP (2025)3.8 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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