Forrest property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Forrest, ACT (1,745 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Forrest
Forrest is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: SUBURBAN CORE
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: MIXED USE
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: SUBURBAN
School catchments in Forrest
Forrest can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Forrest
Forrest sits in the ACT police jurisdiction, which recorded 11,701 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,701 total. Figures are for the whole ACT police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Forrest
At the 2021 Census, 25.1% of Forrest’s 1,827 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Forrest
Unincorporated ACT council approved 4,339 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Unincorporated ACT council area (not just Forrest). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100/30 National Circuit, Forrest ACT 2603
- 100/5 Empire Circuit, Forrest ACT 2603
- 100 Arthur Circle, Forrest ACT 2603
- 10/10 Dominion Circuit, Forrest ACT 2603
- 101/10 Dominion Circuit, Forrest ACT 2603
- 101/17 State Circle, Forrest ACT 2603
- 101/30 National Circuit, Forrest ACT 2603
- 101/5 Empire Circuit, Forrest ACT 2603
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.