Forest Grove vs Warner Glen

Warner Glen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Forest Grove. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Forest Grove, about half of households are people living alone. In Warner Glen, most households are couple families. On these figures, Forest Grove tends to suit people living alone, while Warner Glen suits couples and older residents.

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

Warner Glen

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 33/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 43%)
  • But Forest Grove has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Renters

Warner Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)

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 Grove sits closer to the CBD (289.7 km vs 297.4 km)
  • Warner Glen has a shorter drive in (196 min vs 201 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warner Glen

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 33/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Warner Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.5% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Forest Grove and Warner Glen 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 Grove Warner Glen
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 Grove Warner Glen
Walkability 0 / 0
Forest Grove — Walkability: 0/100 Warner Glen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 89
Forest Grove — Safety: 67/100 Warner Glen — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 27 / 15
Forest Grove — Low fire risk: 27/100 Warner Glen — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 70 / 52
Forest Grove — Low flood risk: 70/100 Warner Glen — Low flood risk: 52/100

Demographics

Forest Grove has more residents (253 vs 63); Warner Glen has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $62,348).

Forest Grove Warner Glen
Population 253
+75% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% +12.5%
Median age 52 49
Median household income $62,348/yr $84,448/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forest Grove Warner Glen
0-4 4.3% / 9.5%
Forest Grove — 0-4: 4.3% Warner Glen — 0-4: 9.5%
5-14 9.9% / 6.3%
Forest Grove — 5-14: 9.9% Warner Glen — 5-14: 6.3%
15-19 1.6% / 7.9%
Forest Grove — 15-19: 1.6% Warner Glen — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 4.3% / —
Forest Grove — 20-24: 4.3% Warner Glen — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.5% / 9.5%
Forest Grove — 25-34: 11.5% Warner Glen — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 9.5% / 11.1%
Forest Grove — 35-44: 9.5% Warner Glen — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 14.6% / 20.6%
Forest Grove — 45-54: 14.6% Warner Glen — 45-54: 20.6%
55-64 19.0% / 7.9%
Forest Grove — 55-64: 19.0% Warner Glen — 55-64: 7.9%
65-74 15.4% / 23.8%
Forest Grove — 65-74: 15.4% Warner Glen — 65-74: 23.8%
75-84 5.5% / 7.9%
Forest Grove — 75-84: 5.5% Warner Glen — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 1.2% / —
Forest Grove — 85+: 1.2% Warner Glen — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Forest Grove 25.9% couple families
Forest Grove — Couple Families: 25.9% Forest Grove — Lone Person: 46.9% Forest Grove — One Parent Families: 17.3% Forest Grove — Other Families: 4.9% Forest Grove — Group Household: 4.9%
Warner Glen 70.0% couple families
Warner Glen — Couple Families: 70.0% Warner Glen — Lone Person: 30.0% Warner Glen — One Parent Families: 0.0% Warner Glen — Other Families: 0.0% Warner Glen — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forest Grove 36.3% renting
Forest Grove — Owned Outright: 45.1% Forest Grove — Mortgage: 18.7% Forest Grove — Renting: 36.3%
Warner Glen 35.3% renting
Warner Glen — Owned Outright: 64.7% Warner Glen — Mortgage: 0.0% Warner Glen — Renting: 35.3%
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 Grove Warner Glen
England 7.9% / 7.9%
Forest Grove — England: 7.9% Warner Glen — England: 7.9%
New Zealand 2.8% / 4.8%
Forest Grove — New Zealand: 2.8% Warner Glen — New Zealand: 4.8%
South Africa 2.8% / —
Forest Grove — South Africa: 2.8% Warner Glen — South Africa: not among its largest
Italy 2.4% / —
Forest Grove — Italy: 2.4% Warner Glen — Italy: not among its largest
Scotland 2.4% / —
Forest Grove — Scotland: 2.4% Warner Glen — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

Qualifications

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

Forest Grove Warner Glen
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 22.2%
Forest Grove — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Warner Glen — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 12.7%
Forest Grove — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% Warner Glen — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / —
Forest Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Warner Glen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / —
Forest Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Warner Glen — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Forest Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Warner Glen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forest Grove 96.3% houses
Forest Grove — Houses: 96.3% Forest Grove — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Warner Glen 100.0% houses
Warner Glen — Houses: 100.0% Warner Glen — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Forest Grove Warner Glen
New dwellings approved 437
across Augusta Margaret River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +76%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Forest Grove Warner Glen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of WA Higher than 46% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 16% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 92% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of WA Higher than 42% of WA

Liveability

Forest Grove Warner Glen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Forest Grove carries more crime risk (33 vs 11); Warner Glen carries more flood risk (48 vs 30).

Forest Grove Warner Glen
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
85/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Low
30/100
 Moderate
48/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Forest Grove

  • Margaret River Independent School Independent · Primary below peers

Schools in Warner Glen

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

Amenities in the suburb

Forest Grove Warner Glen
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Warner Glen sits further from the CBD (297.4 km vs 289.7 km).

Forest Grove Warner Glen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 289.7 km 297.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 201 min 196 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 6286
 0.0%
postcode 6288
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 99
postcode 6286
 48
postcode 6288

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 Grove Warner Glen
Car (driver) 64.8% / 59.1%
Forest Grove — Car (driver): 64.8% Warner Glen — Car (driver): 59.1%
Worked from Home 30.5% / 40.9%
Forest Grove — Worked from Home: 30.5% Warner Glen — Worked from Home: 40.9%
Walked Only 4.8% / —
Forest Grove — Walked Only: 4.8% Warner Glen — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.8%).

Setting

Forest Grove Warner Glen
Elevation 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.7 km 17.7 km

NBN connectivity

Forest Grove Warner Glen
Connectivity score 26/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
138 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Forest Grove Warner Glen
Annual rainfall 763 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Forest Grove Warner Glen
Average residential rate $3,281/yr
same for both
Council Augusta Margaret River
same for both

Federal electorate

Forest Grove Warner Glen
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Forest Grove Warner Glen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Forest Grove

Rural

Warner Glen

Retirees Rural Young Families

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