Forrestfield, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Forrestfield is more socio-economically advantaged than about 32% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 955, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Forrestfield a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Forrestfield from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
32/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (32/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
32/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $350 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 32% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Forrestfield at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 13,181
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $1,614
- SEIFA score
- 955
- Local government area
- Kalamunda
- Coordinates
- -31.9821, 116.0067
Map of Forrestfield
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Housing & property in Forrestfield
What it costs to live in Forrestfield and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $350
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,733
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 73%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 22%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Forrestfield demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Forrestfield demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Forrestfield using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 29% and 31% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,493 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,466 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3,798 | 29% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3,143 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,284 | 17% |
Share of the 13,184 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,409 | 28% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,317 | 45% |
| Rented | 1,131 | 22% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4,511 | 88% |
| Townhouses & semis | 462 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 9 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 5,098 occupied private dwellings in Forrestfield.
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,982
- Median weekly personal income
- $810
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3,833 (31%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,916 (15%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 467 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 5,094 (49%)
- Labour-force participation
- 63.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Employed full-time
- 4,093
- Employed part-time
- 1,939
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Forrestfield
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Forrestfield is January (average daytime high around 31.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 15.5°C). The area receives roughly 739 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2°C | 17.4°C | 23 mm |
| Feb | 30.6°C | 17.5°C | 24 mm |
| Mar | 27.8°C | 16.5°C | 43 mm |
| Apr | 23.3°C | 13.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 19.2°C | 10.8°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 16.5°C | 9.2°C | 103 mm |
| Jul | 15.5°C | 8.7°C | 140 mm |
| Aug | 16.2°C | 8.3°C | 122 mm |
| Sep | 18.2°C | 9.2°C | 69 mm |
| Oct | 21.3°C | 10.9°C | 49 mm |
| Nov | 25.5°C | 13.3°C | 30 mm |
| Dec | 29.4°C | 15.8°C | 10 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Forrestfield
Is Forrestfield a good place to live?
Forrestfield scores 32/100 (SEIFA 955, bottom third nationally) with median household income of $1,614 and an unemployment rate of 5.5% — a below-average socio-economic profile for an established outer suburb that got a sharp new relevance when Perth Airport Link opened in 2022, putting an Airport Central station via Bayswater within reach. The Airport Link proximity is the angle investor search has risen on — but the resident story is a long-established working suburb south-east of the airport with established schools, parks, and the Darling Range boundary creating a green edge to the east.
What is the median rent in Forrestfield?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Forrestfield was $350, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Forrestfield?
Forrestfield is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Kalamunda local government area.
What is the population of Forrestfield?
At the 2021 Census, Forrestfield had a population of about 13,181.
Is Forrestfield an advantaged area?
Forrestfield has an ABS SEIFA score of 955, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 32 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 32% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Forrestfield?
Forrestfield has average daytime highs of about 22.9°C and overnight lows of about 12.6°C, with roughly 739 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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