Suburb report · WA 6058
Forrestfield
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Population
14,637
Forrestfield suburb profile
Who lives in Forrestfield
Forrestfield sits 14km from the Perth CBD, in the middle ring of the capital. Forrestfield is home to 14,637 people, a scale matched by fewer than 7% of Western Australian suburbs. By population it is number 25 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. At 38, the median age sits in the middle of the Western Australian range, older than 41% of suburbs. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 139 of 270 have an older median age. In the other suburb of the Forrestfield-Wattle Grove statistical area the median age is 34, so Forrestfield runs 4 years older than its statistical-area neighbours.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $93,300 a year, at the 34th percentile for Western Australia. The other suburb of the Forrestfield-Wattle Grove statistical area has $137,500, putting Forrestfield 32.1% below its statistical-area neighbours. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 207 report a higher median household income. Tenure is balanced for Western Australia: 76.7% owner-occupied and 23.3% renting. 134 of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD have a higher ownership share. That is 8.5 points below the 85.2% ownership share in the other suburb of the Forrestfield-Wattle Grove statistical area.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 5,096 households lived in Forrestfield, more than in 94% of Western Australian suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 43.2%, couples without children 27%, people living alone 26.6% and group households 3.2%. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 97 of 270 have a smaller share of families with children than Forrestfield. At 3.2%, group households are more common here than in 65% of Western Australian suburbs. Couples without children, at 27%, sit near the Western Australian middle, at the 45th percentile. The rest of the Forrestfield-Wattle Grove statistical area averages 66.2% families with children, 23 points above Forrestfield.
Housing supply
64 new dwellings were approved across the Forrestfield-Wattle Grove statistical area in the year to June 2025, 51% below its 2020 to 2024 average of 131 a year. The Forrestfield-Wattle Grove statistical area had 22,766 residents in 2025 and takes in Forrestfield and neighbouring suburbs. That works out to 2.8 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, below the 4.4 of the median Western Australian statistical area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 254 in 2021 and bottomed at 64 in 2025.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Forrestfield-Wattle Grove statistical area put on 12.8% more residents, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. The median Western Australian statistical area grew 9.7% over the same 5 years, 3.1 points slower than this one. That rate is faster than 69% of Western Australian statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from 1.5% in 2021 to 3.9% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Rivervale, where the owner-occupied share is 45.7% compared with 76.7% here. High Wycombe matches Forrestfield on the median age, at 38. Maddington sits 8km away, with a median household income of $78,100 against $93,300 here.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.