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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.

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Zoning in Forrest

Forrest is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other41% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: SUBURBAN CORE

Centre / commercial19.6% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: MIXED USE

Other18% of properties

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.

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1,449
Break-ins
920
Vehicle theft
6,227
Other theft
2,482
Assault
428
Sexual offences
182
Robbery
6
Other against the person
7
Homicide

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

English34.2%
Australian29.2%
Irish15.2%
Scottish13.9%
Italian5.7%
Chinese4.7%

Top countries of birth

England3%
India2.1%
China1.6%
New Zealand1.6%
United States1.3%
Sri Lanka1.1%

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.

4,339
Dwellings/yr
826
Houses
3,513
Units
03,2506,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Unincorporated ACT council area (not just Forrest). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Forrest address:

Nearby suburbs

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.