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Forest Hill property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Forest Hill, VIC (5,907 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Forest Hill

Forest Hill is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential61.2% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Residential24.5% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 3

Centre / commercial8% of properties

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

Zone: COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE

School catchments in Forest Hill

PrimaryBlackburn Lake Primary School · Burwood Heights Primary School · Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School · Parkmore Primary School · Vermont Primary School
SecondaryForest Hill College · Vermont Secondary College

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

Crime near Forest Hill

Forest Hill sits in the Whitehorse council area, which recorded 9,035 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

04,7509,500
1,047
Break-ins
617
Vehicle theft
3,773
Other theft
715
Property damage
495
Fraud
136
Handling stolen goods
737
Assault
166
Sexual offences
39
Robbery
189
Other against the person
5
Homicide
1,116
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,035 total. Figures are for the whole Whitehorse council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Forest Hill

At the 2021 Census, 42.3% of Forest Hill’s 10,780 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese26.6%
English22.4%
Australian21.5%
Irish7.4%
Scottish6.9%
Greek4.6%

Top countries of birth

China11.2%
India3.3%
Malaysia3.3%
Vietnam2.4%
England1.9%
Sri Lanka1.9%

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

Development near Forest Hill

Whitehorse council approved 824 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

824
Dwellings/yr
457
Houses
367
Units
01,0002,000202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Whitehorse council area (not just Forest Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Forest Hill address:

Nearby suburbs

Vermont SouthNunawadingBlackburn SouthBlackburnBurwood EastVermont

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.