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Suburb profile ·Lismore LGA · NSW ·2471

Green Forest NSW 2471

Green Forest is in Lismore LGA, NSW, postcode 2471, with population 11.

Median house $570K +8.6% YoY
Median rent $475/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield 4.3% Moderate yield band
Population 11 11 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

Green Forest depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Schools, Hospitals, and Transport.

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Available
1
Verify
3
Missing
Development scale

78 latest-year approvals in Lismore, +0.0% YoY; population -0.2% YoY (-0.3% 5yr).

Open development signals
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Current status
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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2024 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Evidence depth
Verify-heavy evidence

Green Forest depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Schools, Hospitals, and Transport.

Next step

Verify fallback signals manually and compare against stronger nearby suburbs before treating this as a shortlist candidate.

Direct
4

Property prices, Crime, Population growth, Building approvals

Verify
1

Market rent

Missing
3

Schools, Hospitals, Transport

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Green Forest currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Schools, Transport

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Green Forest is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Green Forest feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Lismore most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +3600 · house -$10K · rent -$195/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Lismore Heights most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +2100 · house +$94K · rent -$137/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

East Lismore most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +5000 · house -$53K · rent -$165/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 4,945 per 100k at the Lismore LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Green Forest NSW

Postcode 2471 · Lismore LGA

Green Forest is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Lismore local government area (postcode 2471). With a population of 11, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% 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 top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The median house price in Green Forest is $570,000, having grown strongly 8.6% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $475 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,408.

The crime rate in the Lismore LGA is moderate at 4,945 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Green Forest offers a gross rental yield of 4.3%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($570K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 6.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +8.6% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year indicates declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield4.3% Moderate Yield
Price vs State$570K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability6.7x Moderate
Price Momentum+8.6% Rising
Pop. Growth-0.2% Declining
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage4/10
Education4/10
Economic5/10
Disadvantage4/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$570K
8.6% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$475
Population
11
Demographics
Median age38
Household size2.5
HH income /wk$1,625
Personal income /wk$575
Mortgage /mth$1,408
Crime (Lismore LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)4,945
Total incidents2,171
Population growth (Lismore LGA)
Population (2025)43,642
5-year growth-0.3% CAGR
YoY change-0.2%
Development (Lismore LGA)
Approvals (2026)78
Houses56
Units22
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2024 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · No market rent source linked
Missing
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2024
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Green Forest FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Green Forest in?

    Green Forest is in the Lismore Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2471. Council-level context for Lismore LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Green Forest?

    The current median house price in Green Forest, NSW is $570K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Green Forest?

    The median weekly rent in Green Forest is $475/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Green Forest a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Green Forest show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Green Forest?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Green Forest data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.