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Forestville

Ranked #56 of 422 Sydney suburbs for safety. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
62
#146 of 422
Safety
87
#56 of 422
Wealth
65
#148 of 422
Value
22
#325 of 422
Parks
66
#129 of 422
Cafés
70
#117 of 422
Transit
34
#303 of 422
Green space
77
#59 of 422
Active & healthy
62
#109 of 422

The numbers

Population8,659
Area4.53 km²
Median household income$2,507/wk
Median rent$650/wk
Crime rate16.4 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks18 (12.87 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park93.2% of the suburb
Cafés6
Gyms & sport venues41
Nearest parkrunWilloughby parkrun (5.9 km)

Nearby suburbs

Frenchs ForestKillarney HeightsRoseville ChaseEast LindfieldEast KillaraCastle Cove

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Sydney: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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