Located in New South Wales within the Hornsby local government area, Forest Glen is a quiet locality (postcode 2157). The area has roughly 71 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $134K per year, with an average household size of 3.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.4% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and it & telecom. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $850. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,467.
The crime rate in the Hornsby LGA is low at 1,229 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.