Forest Glen vs Fiddletown

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Forest Glen, the large majority of households are couple families. In Fiddletown, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fiddletown: a median of $4.54 million, against $2.58 million in Forest Glen, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Forest Glen tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Forest Glen

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 14/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 71%)

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

First-home buyers

Forest Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,580,000 vs $4,539,988)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Forest Glen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $455/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Forest Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 66 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Forest Glen

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Forest Glen Fiddletown
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.

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Walkability 0 / 0
Forest Glen — Walkability: 0/100 Fiddletown — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 86
Forest Glen — Safety: 100/100 Fiddletown — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 23
Forest Glen — Low fire risk: 100/100 Fiddletown — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Fiddletown has more residents (259 vs 71); Fiddletown rents higher ($455/wk vs $210/wk).

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Population 71 259
+265% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% +11.2%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $134,316/yr $133,224/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $455/wk
+117% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forest Glen Fiddletown
0-4 9.9% / 7.3%
Forest Glen — 0-4: 9.9% Fiddletown — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 22.5% / 15.4%
Forest Glen — 5-14: 22.5% Fiddletown — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 5.6% / 5.8%
Forest Glen — 15-19: 5.6% Fiddletown — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 — / 4.6%
Forest Glen — 20-24: not among its largest Fiddletown — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 4.2% / 10.8%
Forest Glen — 25-34: 4.2% Fiddletown — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 18.3% / 12.4%
Forest Glen — 35-44: 18.3% Fiddletown — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 11.3% / 16.2%
Forest Glen — 45-54: 11.3% Fiddletown — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 8.5% / 13.9%
Forest Glen — 55-64: 8.5% Fiddletown — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 15.5% / 8.1%
Forest Glen — 65-74: 15.5% Fiddletown — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 5.6% / 3.9%
Forest Glen — 75-84: 5.6% Fiddletown — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / 2.3%
Forest Glen — 85+: not among its largest Fiddletown — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Forest Glen 100.0% couple families
Forest Glen — Couple Families: 100.0% Forest Glen — Lone Person: 0.0% Forest Glen — One Parent Families: 0.0% Forest Glen — Group Household: 0.0%
Fiddletown 53.4% couple families
Fiddletown — Couple Families: 53.4% Fiddletown — Lone Person: 24.1% Fiddletown — One Parent Families: 17.2% Fiddletown — Group Household: 5.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forest Glen 21.1% renting
Forest Glen — Owned Outright: 42.1% Forest Glen — Mortgage: 36.8% Forest Glen — Renting: 21.1%
Fiddletown 13.6% renting
Fiddletown — Owned Outright: 45.5% Fiddletown — Mortgage: 40.9% Fiddletown — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Forest Glen Fiddletown
England 5.6% / 5.8%
Forest Glen — England: 5.6% Fiddletown — England: 5.8%
China — / 2.7%
Forest Glen — China: not among its largest Fiddletown — China: 2.7%
New Zealand — / 1.9%
Forest Glen — New Zealand: not among its largest Fiddletown — New Zealand: 1.9%
Italy — / 1.2%
Forest Glen — Italy: not among its largest Fiddletown — Italy: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 13.5%
Forest Glen — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Fiddletown — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 14.3%
Forest Glen — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Fiddletown — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 16.9% / 5.8%
Forest Glen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.9% Fiddletown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 9.9% / 5.8%
Forest Glen — Postgraduate Degree: 9.9% Fiddletown — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Forest Glen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Fiddletown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forest Glen 100.0% houses
Forest Glen — Houses: 100.0% Forest Glen — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Fiddletown 98.5% houses
Fiddletown — Houses: 98.5% Fiddletown — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Median house price $2,580,000 $4,539,988
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Forest Glen has more rural and farming land (19% vs 7%); Fiddletown has more land zoned for conservation (91% vs 80%).

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Environmental 80% 91%
Rural and farming 19% 7%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Forest Glen Fiddletown
New dwellings approved 260
across Hornsby
same for both
Approvals change year on year -79%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Forest Glen Fiddletown
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Income Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Fiddletown carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 0); Fiddletown carries more crime risk (14 vs 0).

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
77/100
Crime None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
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

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Forest Glen

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Fiddletown

  • Northholm Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 52.2 km 52.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 66 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2157
 1.4%
postcode 2159
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2157
 53
postcode 2159

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.

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Car (driver) 62.5% / 39.6%
Forest Glen — Car (driver): 62.5% Fiddletown — Car (driver): 39.6%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 60.4%
Forest Glen — Worked from Home: 25.0% Fiddletown — Worked from Home: 60.4%
Walked Only 12.5% / —
Forest Glen — Walked Only: 12.5% Fiddletown — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).

Setting

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Elevation 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 185 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.0 km 12.5 km

NBN connectivity

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Annual rainfall 932 mm 1,176 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Forest Glen Fiddletown
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Average residential rate $1,488/yr
same for both
Council Hornsby
same for both

Federal electorate

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Division Berowra
same for both
Member Julian Leeser
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Forest Glen Fiddletown
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Forest Glen

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Fiddletown

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