Forrestfield WA 6058
Forrestfield sits 20 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 24 minutes by car. Census data records 13,181 residents with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $83,928 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 3.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. The area shows high crime risk and high aircraft noise risk. Of 6 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Forrestfield a good suburb?
Forrestfield scores a C (48/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
6 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 79/100 · 20.2 km · 24 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $810K
High crime risk
Fire 49/100 · Crime 72/100 · Flood 0/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 38 · 13,181 residents
Liveability Rating
48 / 100 · Ranked #279 in WAEach bar is Forrestfield's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Median House Price
Public listings dataForrestfield's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $810,000, roughly 18% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$810,000
15% below its 6 neighbours (median $949,000)
Based on 272 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 28 days — median across 152 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 137 sales $758K
- 4 bed 111 sales $835K
- 5 bed 16 sales $989K
Units
$655,000
Based on 10 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 18 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Forrestfield are currently listed at around $849,000 on average. Based on 115 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$849K
115 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$700K
3 units listed in the last 6 months.
118 of the suburb's 5,096 dwellings (2.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Forrestfield rent for around $750 a week on average, based on 59 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$750/wk
6% below its 4 neighbours (median $800/wk)
59 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$750/wk
3 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
62 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,187 rented homes (5.2%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $750/wk
- 73 bonds
- +23% since 2023
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. WA's bond data does not record bedrooms or dwelling type, so it covers all rentals together.Change since 2023 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202598 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6058.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$750/week ($39,000 a year) on a $849,000 median
$750/week ($39,000 a year) on a $700,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
28 active Airbnb listings: 9 whole homes and 19 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.2% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Aircraft Noise
ANEF Contour Details
Moderate impact — noise insulation required
Noticeable aircraft noise
Schools
Six schools serve Forrestfield, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Dawson Park Primary School leads the pack.
- • 2,658 students across 6 schools (avg 443)
- • Sectors: 4 Government, 2 Independent
- • ICSEA 949-1039, median 981 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Darling Range Sports College (1,144 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
1.1% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Forrestfield is very walkable on foot — at 79/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 3 supermarkets, 44 parks and 4 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Forrestfield.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 258.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 155.6 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 121.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 18.9 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 1 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Forrestfield.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 57%
- Premises covered
- 6,404
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Kalamunda: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 29 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Forrestfield is home to about 13,200 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $84,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
13,181
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$83,928/yr
Census Median Rent
$350/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$42,120/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.5%
Total Dwellings
5,096
Owner-Occupier Rate
76.7%
Houses
88.5%
Rental Stress
21.7%
Mortgage Stress
24.8%
Work From Home
5.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
114 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 22 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,131 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 66.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 80.3%
- Employment Rate
- 60.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 38.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
357 residents (2.7%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 12,332 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
11% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (690 of 6,420).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 5,710 people work here; 6,420 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (0.9 per resident). At least 5% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,977 a year through Kalamunda based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Kalamunda
In the year to August 2026, 214 new dwellings were approved across Kalamunda. That mix is 194 houses and 20 units. Approvals are up 124.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Perth Airport, 6.9 kmModerate rainfall — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 44 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 23.9 km
- 1.5 km to a named beach
- Near high-voltage lines
- 12.5% of addresses
- 873 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 663 mm
- 77 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 32.3°C
- 38 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 8.5°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
18 facilities within 5 km- 2.2 kmGrain Mill Product ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Carbon monoxide
- 2.3 kmGas SupplyTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 2.5 kmGrain Mill Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 2.6 kmMetal Coating and FinishingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.3 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Cyclohexane
EV adoption
In postcode 6058, 74 of 12,137 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (253 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6058, 3,624 rooftop-solar systems totalling 18.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,421 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 189 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Mortgage repayments
3 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.
At $810,000 this is $10,000 above the $800,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Department of Finance WA.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Trish Cook Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Trish Cook | 50.5% | 49.5% | -2.8 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Stephen Price WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Stephen Price ALP | 54.1% |
| 2021 | Stephen Price ALP | 75.5% |
| 2017 | Stephen Price ALP | 59.4% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 13,181 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Forrestfield
Is Forrestfield a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Forrestfield is high (72/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Forrestfield?
Forrestfield has a moderate recorded bushfire history (49/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. Part of it sits inside an aircraft noise contour. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Forrestfield a good place to live?
Forrestfield has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (48/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Forrestfield?
Forrestfield, WA had a population of 13,181 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Forrestfield, WA?
The postcode for Forrestfield, WA is 6058.
How far is Forrestfield from Perth?
Forrestfield is 20 km from Perth CBD by road, about 24 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Forrestfield?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Forrestfield was $83,928 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Forrestfield?
The median advertised rent in Forrestfield is $750 a week for houses (59 listings) and $750 a week for units (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Forrestfield?
The median age of residents in Forrestfield was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Forrestfield at risk of bushfire?
Forrestfield has a moderate recorded bushfire history (49/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Forrestfield?
There are 6 schools inside the Forrestfield boundary: 1 above, 4 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Forrestfield walkable?
Forrestfield scores 79/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Forrestfield?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Forrestfield, Perth Airport (6.9 km away), summer days average 32.3°C, winter nights 8.5°C, 663 mm of rain a year over 77 rainy days, and 38 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Forrestfield?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Forrestfield belong to?
Forrestfield sits within the Kalamunda local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Forrestfield?
The average residential rates bill through Kalamunda is $1,977 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Forrestfield?
Across Kalamunda, 214 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 124.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Forrestfield in?
Forrestfield sits within the federal Division of Bullwinkel, currently held by Trish Cook (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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