Forest Hill, Victoria

Forest Hill
MelbourneVictoria
The three levels of Forest Hill Chase Shopping Centre
Forest Hill is located in Melbourne
Forest Hill
Forest Hill
Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Map
Coordinates37°50′31″S 145°10′19″E / 37.842°S 145.172°E / -37.842; 145.172
Population10,780 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)3131
Area4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Location18 km (11 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Whitehorse
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Forest Hill:
Blackburn Nunawading Mitcham
Blackburn South Forest Hill Vermont
Burwood East Burwood East Vermont South

Forest Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District,[2] located within the City of Whitehorse local government area. Forest Hill recorded a population of 10,780 at the 2021 census.[3]

Forest Hill was recently ranked 93rd on Melbourne's most liveable suburb list, which was higher than other nearby popular suburbs such as Bentleigh, Mount Waverley and Glen Waverley.[4]

The suburb is primarily made up of low to medium density residential housing.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Forest Hill (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Postcode for Forest Hill, Victoria (near Melbourne) – Postcodes Australia
  3. ^ "2021 Census QuickStats Forest Hill". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Melbourne's most liveable suburbs ranked". Australian Real estate news. Retrieved 25 December 2015.