Denbarker vs Forest Hill

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Denbarker, about half of households are couple families. In Forest Hill, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Denbarker tends to suit families with children and couples, while Forest Hill suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Denbarker

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 30%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Forest Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Denbarker

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $190/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Forest Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (274 min vs 283 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (389.5 km vs 397.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Denbarker

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.0% vs -2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Denbarker and Forest Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Denbarker Forest Hill
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Denbarker Forest Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Denbarker — Walkability: 0/100 Forest Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 86
Denbarker — Safety: 78/100 Forest Hill — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 28 / 62
Denbarker — Low fire risk: 28/100 Forest Hill — Low fire risk: 62/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Denbarker — Low flood risk: 100/100 Forest Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Forest Hill has more residents (143 vs 93); Forest Hill rents higher ($190/wk vs $125/wk).

Denbarker Forest Hill
Population 93 143
+54% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.0% -2.7%
Median age 41
same for both
Median household income $67,132/yr $71,500/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $125/wk $190/wk
+52% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Denbarker Forest Hill
0-4 3.2% / —
Denbarker — 0-4: 3.2% Forest Hill — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 21.5% / 7.0%
Denbarker — 5-14: 21.5% Forest Hill — 5-14: 7.0%
15-19 — / 5.6%
Denbarker — 15-19: not among its largest Forest Hill — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.3% / —
Denbarker — 20-24: 4.3% Forest Hill — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.4% / 19.6%
Denbarker — 25-34: 5.4% Forest Hill — 25-34: 19.6%
35-44 18.3% / 34.3%
Denbarker — 35-44: 18.3% Forest Hill — 35-44: 34.3%
45-54 18.3% / 16.1%
Denbarker — 45-54: 18.3% Forest Hill — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 14.0% / 10.5%
Denbarker — 55-64: 14.0% Forest Hill — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 8.6% / 7.0%
Denbarker — 65-74: 8.6% Forest Hill — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 — / 3.5%
Denbarker — 75-84: not among its largest Forest Hill — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ — / —
Denbarker — 85+: not among its largest Forest Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Denbarker 37.0% lone person
Denbarker — Lone Person: 37.0% Denbarker — Couple Families: 51.9% Denbarker — Group Household: 0.0% Denbarker — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Forest Hill 55.0% lone person
Forest Hill — Lone Person: 55.0% Forest Hill — Couple Families: 30.0% Forest Hill — Group Household: 15.0% Forest Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Denbarker 0.0% renting
Denbarker — Owned Outright: 63.3% Denbarker — Mortgage: 36.7% Denbarker — Renting: 0.0%
Forest Hill 28.6% renting
Forest Hill — Owned Outright: 35.7% Forest Hill — Mortgage: 35.7% Forest Hill — Renting: 28.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Denbarker Forest Hill
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 17.5%
Denbarker — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Forest Hill — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.3%
Denbarker — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Forest Hill — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 2.1%
Denbarker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Forest Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Denbarker Forest Hill
England 6.5% / 2.8%
Denbarker — England: 6.5% Forest Hill — England: 2.8%
New Zealand — / 7.0%
Denbarker — New Zealand: not among its largest Forest Hill — New Zealand: 7.0%
Vietnam — / 2.8%
Denbarker — Vietnam: not among its largest Forest Hill — Vietnam: 2.8%
Afghanistan — / 2.1%
Denbarker — Afghanistan: not among its largest Forest Hill — Afghanistan: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Denbarker 100.0% houses
Denbarker — Houses: 100.0%
Forest Hill 100.0% houses
Forest Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Denbarker Forest Hill
New dwellings approved 37
across Plantagenet
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Denbarker Forest Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of WA Higher than 32% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 42% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 44% of WA

Liveability

Denbarker Forest Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Denbarker carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 38).

Denbarker Forest Hill
Bushfire High
72/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
14/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Denbarker Forest Hill
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Denbarker Forest Hill
Parks & reserves 1 3
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Denbarker sits further from the CBD (397.5 km vs 389.5 km).

Denbarker Forest Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 397.5 km
+2% vs other
 389.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 283 min 274 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6324
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 6324
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Denbarker Forest Hill
Car (driver) 60.0% / 56.7%
Denbarker — Car (driver): 60.0% Forest Hill — Car (driver): 56.7%
Worked from Home 34.0% / 43.3%
Denbarker — Worked from Home: 34.0% Forest Hill — Worked from Home: 43.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Denbarker — Car (passenger): 6.0% Forest Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Denbarker Forest Hill
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 216 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.2 km 46.9 km

NBN connectivity

Denbarker Forest Hill
Connectivity score 18/100 20/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Denbarker Forest Hill
Annual rainfall 619 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Denbarker Forest Hill
Average residential rate $3,167/yr
same for both
Council Plantagenet
same for both

Federal electorate

Denbarker Forest Hill
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Denbarker Forest Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Denbarker

Family Rural

Forest Hill

Multicultural Rural

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