Forest Glen vs Tanawha

Tanawha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Forest Glen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Forest Glen, about half of households are couple families. In Tanawha, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tanawha: a median of $1.92 million, against $1.12 million in Forest Glen, though rent is higher in Forest Glen. On these figures, Forest Glen tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tanawha suits couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Forest Glen has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • Tanawha carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 71/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Forest Glen has cheaper houses ($1,117,500 vs $1,916,275)
  • Tanawha leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 35%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tanawha

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 36%)
  • has cheaper rent ($408/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Forest Glen is more walkable (29/100 vs 14/100)
  • Tanawha sits closer to the CBD (88.8 km vs 95 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Forest Glen

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 14%)
  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 14/100)
  • But Tanawha carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Forest Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.2% vs -1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Forest Glen and Tanawha 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 Tanawha
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 Tanawha
Walkability 29 / 14
Forest Glen — Walkability: 29/100 Tanawha — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 29 / 61
Forest Glen — Safety: 29/100 Tanawha — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Forest Glen — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tanawha — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tanawha has higher household incomes ($132,184 vs $72,124); Forest Glen has more residents (1,657 vs 1,312).

Forest Glen Tanawha
Population 1,657
+21% vs other
 1,312
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.2% -1.1%
Median age 46 40
Median household income $72,124/yr $132,184/yr
+83% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+18% vs other
 $408/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forest Glen Tanawha
0-4 6.4% / 5.2%
Forest Glen — 0-4: 6.4% Tanawha — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 12.5% / 15.7%
Forest Glen — 5-14: 12.5% Tanawha — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 5.3% / 6.7%
Forest Glen — 15-19: 5.3% Tanawha — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 3.4% / 5.0%
Forest Glen — 20-24: 3.4% Tanawha — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 8.6% / 9.4%
Forest Glen — 25-34: 8.6% Tanawha — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 12.5% / 11.7%
Forest Glen — 35-44: 12.5% Tanawha — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 12.5% / 15.8%
Forest Glen — 45-54: 12.5% Tanawha — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 10.1% / 16.3%
Forest Glen — 55-64: 10.1% Tanawha — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 16.4% / 9.3%
Forest Glen — 65-74: 16.4% Tanawha — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 11.6% / 3.3%
Forest Glen — 75-84: 11.6% Tanawha — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 1.4% / 1.3%
Forest Glen — 85+: 1.4% Tanawha — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Forest Glen 45.9% couple families
Forest Glen — Couple Families: 45.9% Forest Glen — Lone Person: 38.3% Forest Glen — One Parent Families: 11.9% Forest Glen — Group Household: 3.9% Forest Glen — Other Families: 0.0%
Tanawha 66.3% couple families
Tanawha — Couple Families: 66.3% Tanawha — Lone Person: 16.3% Tanawha — One Parent Families: 11.8% Tanawha — Group Household: 4.2% Tanawha — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forest Glen 15.6% renting
Forest Glen — Owned Outright: 50.8% Forest Glen — Mortgage: 33.5% Forest Glen — Renting: 15.6%
Tanawha 15.8% renting
Tanawha — Owned Outright: 38.7% Tanawha — Mortgage: 45.5% Tanawha — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Forest Glen Tanawha
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 15.5%
Forest Glen — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Tanawha — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 13.3%
Forest Glen — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Tanawha — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 8.5%
Forest Glen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Tanawha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 4.2%
Forest Glen — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Tanawha — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.8%
Forest Glen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Tanawha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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 Tanawha
England 7.4% / 5.9%
Forest Glen — England: 7.4% Tanawha — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 4.9% / 4.5%
Forest Glen — New Zealand: 4.9% Tanawha — New Zealand: 4.5%
South Africa 1.1% / 2.4%
Forest Glen — South Africa: 1.1% Tanawha — South Africa: 2.4%
Zimbabwe — / 1.3%
Forest Glen — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Tanawha — Zimbabwe: 1.3%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.5%
Forest Glen — Scotland: 0.7% Tanawha — Scotland: 0.5%
India 0.5% / 0.2%
Forest Glen — India: 0.5% Tanawha — India: 0.2%
China — / 0.5%
Forest Glen — China: not among its largest Tanawha — China: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forest Glen 97.5% houses
Forest Glen — Houses: 97.5% Forest Glen — Townhouses: 2.7% Forest Glen — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tanawha 92.5% houses
Tanawha — Houses: 92.5% Tanawha — Townhouses: 6.0% Tanawha — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Forest Glen Tanawha
Median house price $1,117,500 $1,916,275
Median unit price $950,000 —
Median land price — $2,015,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 18 sales
 22 days
from 6 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Forest Glen Tanawha
4 bed $1.09M / $1.43M
Forest Glen — 4 bed: $1.09M (22 sales) Tanawha — 4 bed: $1.43M (11 sales)

22 vs 11 sales

5 bed $2.44M / $2.67M
Forest Glen — 5 bed: $2.44M (6 sales) Tanawha — 5 bed: $2.67M (11 sales)

6 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Forest Glen Tanawha
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Forest Glen Tanawha
Houses 4.2%
$855/wk on $1.05M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Forest Glen Tanawha
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of QLD —

Liveability

Forest Glen is more walkable (29 vs 14); Tanawha scores higher overall (72 vs 55).

Forest Glen Tanawha
Grade B A
Score 55/100 72/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Forest Glen carries more crime risk (71 vs 39).

Forest Glen Tanawha
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
71/100
 Low
39/100
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 Tanawha
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast, 8.5 km
 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast, 5.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.3%
same for both

Schools in Forest Glen

  • Sunshine Coast Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Montessori International College Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Tanawha

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

Amenities in the suburb

Forest Glen Tanawha
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 17 14

Mobility

Forest Glen sits further from the CBD (95 km vs 88.8 km).

Forest Glen Tanawha
Walkability score 29/100 14/100
Distance to Brisbane 95 km
+7% vs other
 88.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 76 min 77 min
Public transport score 59/100
Bus
 30/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 10.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 4556
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4556
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.

Forest Glen Tanawha
Car (driver) 74.6% / 67.5%
Forest Glen — Car (driver): 74.6% Tanawha — Car (driver): 67.5%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 26.0%
Forest Glen — Worked from Home: 18.9% Tanawha — Worked from Home: 26.0%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.7%
Forest Glen — Car (passenger): 4.1% Tanawha — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 1.9% / 1.3%
Forest Glen — Walked Only: 1.9% Tanawha — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bus 0.5% / 0.5%
Forest Glen — Bus: 0.5% Tanawha — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Forest Glen Tanawha
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.2 km 9.6 km

NBN connectivity

Forest Glen Tanawha
Connectivity score 82/100 59/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 70%
1,076 premises
 31%
474 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Forest Glen Tanawha
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 12.3 µg/m³ 14.0 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.31 pphm

Council rates

Forest Glen Tanawha
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Forest Glen Tanawha
Division Fairfax Fisher
Member Ted O'Brien Andrew Wallace
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Forest Glen Tanawha
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Tanawha

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