Forster vs Green Point

Green Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Forster. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Forster, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Forster: a median of $882,000, against $690,000 in Green Point, though rent is higher in Green Point. On these figures, Forster tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Green Point suits 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

Forster

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Green Point has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

Green Point

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($300,000 vs $747,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 40%)
  • has cheaper houses ($690,000 vs $882,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Forster

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $400/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

  • Forster is more walkable (34/100 vs 23/100)
  • Green Point sits closer to the CBD (293.9 km vs 296.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Forster

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (36% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 23/100)

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

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

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

Forster Green Point
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.

Forster Green Point
Walkability 34 / 23
Forster — Walkability: 34/100 Green Point — Walkability: 23/100
Low fire risk 26 / 7
Forster — Low fire risk: 26/100 Green Point — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Forster has more residents (14,187 vs 522); Green Point rents higher ($400/wk vs $340/wk).

Forster Green Point
Population 14,187
+96% vs other
 522
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% -0.8%
Median age 57 54
Median household income $52,468/yr $61,048/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $400/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forster Green Point
0-4 3.5% / 4.4%
Forster — 0-4: 3.5% Green Point — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 9.5% / 9.2%
Forster — 5-14: 9.5% Green Point — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 4.6% / 4.0%
Forster — 15-19: 4.6% Green Point — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 3.2% / 2.5%
Forster — 20-24: 3.2% Green Point — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 7.2% / 7.5%
Forster — 25-34: 7.2% Green Point — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 8.8% / 9.6%
Forster — 35-44: 8.8% Green Point — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 10.6% / 12.5%
Forster — 45-54: 10.6% Green Point — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 14.3% / 20.1%
Forster — 55-64: 14.3% Green Point — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 19.1% / 18.8%
Forster — 65-74: 19.1% Green Point — 65-74: 18.8%
75-84 13.3% / 7.9%
Forster — 75-84: 13.3% Green Point — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 5.9% / 1.5%
Forster — 85+: 5.9% Green Point — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Forster 53.5% lone person
Forster — Lone Person: 53.5% Forster — Couple Families: 24.0% Forster — One Parent Families: 16.5% Forster — Group Household: 4.7% Forster — Other Families: 1.3%
Green Point 39.7% lone person
Green Point — Lone Person: 39.7% Green Point — Couple Families: 34.4% Green Point — One Parent Families: 16.8% Green Point — Group Household: 9.2% Green Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forster 27.8% renting
Forster — Owned Outright: 51.6% Forster — Mortgage: 20.6% Forster — Renting: 27.8%
Green Point 15.3% renting
Green Point — Owned Outright: 50.7% Green Point — Mortgage: 34.0% Green Point — Renting: 15.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Forster Green Point
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 21.5%
Forster — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Green Point — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 11.3%
Forster — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Green Point — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.6%
Forster — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Green Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.4%
Forster — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Green Point — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Forster — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Green Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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.

Forster Green Point
England 3.2% / 6.9%
Forster — England: 3.2% Green Point — England: 6.9%
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.1%
Forster — New Zealand: 1.2% Green Point — New Zealand: 2.1%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.0%
Forster — Philippines: 0.5% Green Point — Philippines: 1.0%
Germany 0.4% / 1.0%
Forster — Germany: 0.4% Green Point — Germany: 1.0%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.6%
Forster — Scotland: 0.5% Green Point — Scotland: 0.6%
France — / 0.8%
Forster — France: not among its largest Green Point — France: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forster 64.6% houses
Forster — Houses: 64.6% Forster — Flats / Apartments: 20.4% Forster — Townhouses: 15.1%
Green Point 98.6% houses
Green Point — Houses: 98.6% Green Point — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Green Point — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Forster Green Point
Median house price $882,500 $690,000
Median unit price $600,000 —
Median land price $747,000 $300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 139 sales
 84 days
from 10 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.

Forster Green Point
3 bed $789K / $688K
Forster — 3 bed: $789K (127 sales) Green Point — 3 bed: $688K (18 sales)

127 vs 18 sales

4 bed $994K / $750K
Forster — 4 bed: $994K (84 sales) Green Point — 4 bed: $750K (6 sales)

84 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Green Point has more rural and farming land (39% vs 8%).

Forster Green Point
Environmental 57% 59%
Rural and farming 8% 39%
Residential 25% 0%
Parks and recreation 5% 1%
Industrial 1% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
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

Forster Green Point
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
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.

Forster Green Point
Houses 3.9%
$680/wk on $899K
 —
Units 2.8%
$530/wk on $975K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Forster Green Point
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Income Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Schools Higher than 68% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 45% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 69% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 2% of NSW —

Liveability

Forster scores higher overall (31 vs 17); Forster is more walkable (34 vs 23).

Forster Green Point
Grade C D
Score 31/100 17/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Green Point carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 74).

Forster Green Point
Bushfire High
74/100
 High
93/100
Crime High
83/100
 —
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
62/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Forster Green Point
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Forster

  • Great Lakes College Forster Campus Government · Secondary above peers
  • Forster Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Holy Name Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Green Point

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

Amenities in the suburb

Forster Green Point
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 25 0
Parks & reserves 19 1
Childcare 10 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 4 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 7 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Beaches 5 0
Waterways 12 0

Mobility

Forster sits further from the CBD (296.2 km vs 293.9 km).

Forster Green Point
Walkability score 34/100 23/100
Distance to Sydney 296.2 km 293.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 218 min 217 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 25/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 124.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2428
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2428
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.

Forster Green Point
Car (driver) 76.0% / 83.4%
Forster — Car (driver): 76.0% Green Point — Car (driver): 83.4%
Worked from Home 11.5% / 10.9%
Forster — Worked from Home: 11.5% Green Point — Worked from Home: 10.9%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 5.7%
Forster — Car (passenger): 6.4% Green Point — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 4.8% / —
Forster — Walked Only: 4.8% Green Point — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Forster — Bicycle: 0.7% Green Point — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.4%).

Setting

Forster Green Point
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km
2.5 km to a named beach
 2.0 km
2.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Forster Green Point
Connectivity score 63/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
9,479 premises
 36%
295 premises

Climate

Forster Green Point
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Forster Green Point
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Forster Green Point
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Forster Green Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Forster

Coastal Regional Centre Retirees River

Green Point

Affordable Coastal Large Blocks Retirees
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

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