Forest Grove
NSW 2795 · Bathurst Regional
115 (2021) → 126 est. (2025) · High Growth
Part of the Bathurst Regional local government area (est. 44,656 residents)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Forest Grove is a high growth suburb in Bathurst Regional, NSW 2795, about 153km from Sydney CBD. Its median house price of $1.07M is around the same as the NSW average. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 35/100, and is about 138km inland. Forest Grove has an overall score of 36/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.48%), South Africa (3.48%)
Top languages: Arabic (3.48%), German (2.61%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q4 2025
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: BOCSAR · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 984 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Raglan Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 983
- Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High CampusSecondary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 937
- Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.4kmICSEA 1028
- Kelso Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 871
- Scots All Saints CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.3kmICSEA 1083
- MacKillop CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 8.4kmICSEA 1041
- Cathedral Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.8kmICSEA 1038
- Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High CampusSecondary · Government · 9kmICSEA 963
- The Assumption Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 9.2kmICSEA 1030
- Bathurst Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.3kmICSEA 996
- Scots All Saints College, Campus WestCombined · Independent · 9.3km
- St Stanislaus' CollegeSecondary · Independent · 9.5kmICSEA 1047
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Forest Grove
What are property prices in Forest Grove?
In Forest Grove, the median house price is $1.07M. Median weekly house rent is $560.
How far is Forest Grove from Sydney CBD?
Forest Grove is about 152.8 km from Sydney CBD.
What schools are in Forest Grove?
Forest Grove has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Forest Grove?
Forest Grove has a transport score of 35/100.