Forest Hill vs Vermont

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Vermont, most households are couple families. On these figures, Forest Hill tends to suit people living alone, while Vermont suits families with children and 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

Vermont

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 73/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 59%)

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

  • has cheaper units ($690,000 vs $828,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Forest Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 68/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (26.1 km vs 28.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Forest Hill

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 68/100)
  • But Vermont carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Forest Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.5% vs 3.6%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Forest Hill and Vermont 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 Hill Vermont
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 Hill Vermont
Walkability 92 / 68
Forest Hill — Walkability: 92/100 Vermont — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 27 / 60
Forest Hill — Safety: 27/100 Vermont — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Forest Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Vermont — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 79 / 69
Forest Hill — Low flood risk: 79/100 Vermont — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Vermont has higher household incomes ($106,184 vs $86,216); Forest Hill skews older (42 vs 40).

Forest Hill Vermont
Population 10,780 10,993
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.4% +5.3%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $86,216/yr $106,184/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $396/wk $426/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forest Hill Vermont
0-4 5.1% / 5.1%
Forest Hill — 0-4: 5.1% Vermont — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 11.2% / 15.5%
Forest Hill — 5-14: 11.2% Vermont — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 5.4% / 7.1%
Forest Hill — 15-19: 5.4% Vermont — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.7% / 4.7%
Forest Hill — 20-24: 5.7% Vermont — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 11.3% / 8.5%
Forest Hill — 25-34: 11.3% Vermont — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 14.1% / 16.0%
Forest Hill — 35-44: 14.1% Vermont — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 13.5% / 14.5%
Forest Hill — 45-54: 13.5% Vermont — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 11.8% / 10.2%
Forest Hill — 55-64: 11.8% Vermont — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 9.8% / 8.8%
Forest Hill — 65-74: 9.8% Vermont — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 7.9% / 7.3%
Forest Hill — 75-84: 7.9% Vermont — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 4.2% / 2.3%
Forest Hill — 85+: 4.2% Vermont — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Forest Hill 44.0% couple families
Forest Hill — Couple Families: 44.0% Forest Hill — Lone Person: 35.4% Forest Hill — One Parent Families: 14.6% Forest Hill — Group Household: 3.9% Forest Hill — Other Families: 2.0%
Vermont 57.1% couple families
Vermont — Couple Families: 57.1% Vermont — Lone Person: 25.4% Vermont — One Parent Families: 14.0% Vermont — Group Household: 2.3% Vermont — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forest Hill 26.6% renting
Forest Hill — Owned Outright: 39.5% Forest Hill — Mortgage: 33.9% Forest Hill — Renting: 26.6%
Vermont 19.0% renting
Vermont — Owned Outright: 40.2% Vermont — Mortgage: 40.8% Vermont — Renting: 19.0%
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 Hill Vermont
China 11.2% / 10.1%
Forest Hill — China: 11.2% Vermont — China: 10.1%
India 3.3% / 4.5%
Forest Hill — India: 3.3% Vermont — India: 4.5%
Malaysia 3.3% / 2.7%
Forest Hill — Malaysia: 3.3% Vermont — Malaysia: 2.7%
England 1.9% / 2.5%
Forest Hill — England: 1.9% Vermont — England: 2.5%
Vietnam 2.4% / 1.4%
Forest Hill — Vietnam: 2.4% Vermont — Vietnam: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.2%).

Qualifications

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

Forest Hill Vermont
Bachelor Degree 19.9% / 19.5%
Forest Hill — Bachelor Degree: 19.9% Vermont — Bachelor Degree: 19.5%
Postgraduate Degree 8.8% / 8.8%
Forest Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8% Vermont — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.8%
Forest Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Vermont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Certificate III & IV 7.6% / 8.3%
Forest Hill — Certificate III & IV: 7.6% Vermont — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.9%
Forest Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Vermont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forest Hill 72.0% houses
Forest Hill — Houses: 72.0% Forest Hill — Townhouses: 24.9% Forest Hill — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Vermont 79.8% houses
Vermont — Houses: 79.8% Vermont — Townhouses: 19.8% Vermont — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Forest Hill Vermont
Median house price $1,225,000 $1,282,500
Median unit price $690,000 $828,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 93 sales
 26 days
from 107 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Forest Hill Vermont
2 bed $630K / $629K
Forest Hill — 2 bed: $630K (26 sales) Vermont — 2 bed: $629K (12 sales)

26 vs 12 sales

3 bed $950K / $940K
Forest Hill — 3 bed: $950K (9 sales) Vermont — 3 bed: $940K (15 sales)

9 vs 15 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 Hill Vermont
3 bed $1.12M / $1.15M
Forest Hill — 3 bed: $1.12M (77 sales) Vermont — 3 bed: $1.15M (86 sales)

77 vs 86 sales

4 bed $1.34M / $1.36M
Forest Hill — 4 bed: $1.34M (71 sales) Vermont — 4 bed: $1.36M (78 sales)

71 vs 78 sales

5 bed $1.43M / $1.52M
Forest Hill — 5 bed: $1.43M (19 sales) Vermont — 5 bed: $1.52M (22 sales)

19 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Forest Hill Vermont
Residential 78% 73%
Parks and recreation 8% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 7%
same for both
Industrial 0% 7%
Commercial 6% 1%
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 Hill Vermont
New dwellings approved 879
across Whitehorse
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
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 Hill Vermont
Houses 3.5%
$750/wk on $1.1M
 3.2%
$730/wk on $1.18M
Units 4.5%
$560/wk on $645K
 3.6%
$650/wk on $945K

Ranking within VIC

Forest Hill Vermont
House price Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Income Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 95% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC

Liveability

Forest Hill is more walkable (92 vs 68); Vermont scores higher overall (84 vs 76).

Forest Hill Vermont
Grade A A+
Score 76/100 84/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Forest Hill carries more crime risk (73 vs 40); Vermont carries more flood risk (31 vs 21).

Forest Hill Vermont
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Low
21/100
 Low
31/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Forest Hill Vermont
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 5.4 km
 1
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 7.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 2.9%

Schools in Forest Hill

  • Parkmore Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Vermont

  • St James' School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Vermont Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Vermont Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Timothy's School Catholic · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Forest Hill Vermont
Supermarkets 5 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 1
Parks & reserves 14 15
Childcare 10 8
GPs 4 2
Pharmacies 5 1
Banks & Bank@Post 6 1
Fuel stations 4 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Vermont sits further from the CBD (28.4 km vs 26.1 km).

Forest Hill Vermont
Walkability score 92/100 68/100
Distance to Melbourne 26.1 km 28.4 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 34 min
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 209.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 149.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 3131
 1.9%
postcode 3133
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3131
 37
postcode 3133

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 Hill Vermont
Car (driver) 52.1% / 51.0%
Forest Hill — Car (driver): 52.1% Vermont — Car (driver): 51.0%
Worked from Home 38.0% / 39.2%
Forest Hill — Worked from Home: 38.0% Vermont — Worked from Home: 39.2%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 4.3%
Forest Hill — Car (passenger): 3.5% Vermont — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 3.3% / 3.2%
Forest Hill — Train: 3.3% Vermont — Train: 3.2%
Walked Only 1.7% / 1.2%
Forest Hill — Walked Only: 1.7% Vermont — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.1%).

Setting

Forest Hill Vermont
Elevation 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.3 km 19.7 km

NBN connectivity

Forest Hill Vermont
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
5,062 premises
 2%
4,470 premises

Climate

Forest Hill Vermont
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Forest Hill Vermont
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Forest Hill Vermont
Average residential rate $1,516/yr
same for both
Council Whitehorse
same for both

Federal electorate

Forest Hill Vermont
Division Deakin
same for both
Member Matt Gregg
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Forest Hill Vermont
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Forest Hill

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals Townhouses

Vermont

Multicultural Outer Parks Premium Professionals Quiet

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