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Forestville property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Forestville, NSW (3,792 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Forestville

Forestville is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential88.7% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial10% of properties

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

Zone: Local Centre

Industrial0.7% of properties

Industrial — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: Light Industrial

School catchments in Forestville

Forestville can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Forestville

At the 2021 Census, 32% of Forestville’s 8,659 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English34.8%
Australian29.9%
Irish10.2%
Scottish9%
Chinese8.8%
Italian3.5%

Top countries of birth

England5.3%
China3%
New Zealand2%
Hong Kong1.5%
South Africa1.5%
Japan1.1%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Forestville 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.