Forrest, VIC 3236 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Forrest is a suburb of Victoria, postcode 3236, home to 257 residents with a settled, mature community. Located in the Colac Otway local government area (inner regional australia).
Snapshot
Demographics
- Population
- 257
- Median age
- 52 years
- Median household income
- $1,091 /week
- Median personal income
- $595 /week
- Median family income
- $1,312 /week
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.8
- Local government area
- Colac Otway
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Warrnambool and South West
- Remoteness classification
- Inner Regional Australia
- Federal electorate
- Corangamite
Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $290 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,509
- Rent share of household income
- 27%
Schools
School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
Climate normals from the Bureau of Meteorology.
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.
Nearby suburbs
- Nearby suburb profiles arriving in the next data refresh.
Frequently asked questions
Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.