QLD · Lockyer Valley Council
Forest Hill, 4342
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Updated
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
In Lockyer Valley, Forest Hill keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.
Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in safety and housing affordability. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 935
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,318
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 30 of 386
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 53.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 32 / 6 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 27
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 10
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 28.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 234 residents
- State safety percentile
- 26.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -13.1%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences12
- Good Order Offences6
- Other Property Damage6
- Traffic And Related Offences16
- Unlawful Entry8
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 965
- Forest Hill State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Victoria St at Forest Hill
- Victoria St at Forest Hill
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
9 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Victoria St at Forest HillBus stop
- Cafe 4342Cafe
- Caffe SorellaCafe
- Cheeki CoffeeCafe
- Forest HillPost office
- Forest Hill HotelPub
51 Victoria Street
- The Lockyer HotelPub
- Shelter (2)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Forest Hill PlacePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
5 state heritage places
- Forest Hill HotelState heritage place
- Forest Hill State SchoolState heritage place
- Forest Hill War MemorialState heritage place
- Lockyer HotelState heritage place
- Shop, 3 Victoria Street, Forest HillState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 38.0/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 3827th in Australia
- State rank
- 882nd in QLD
- Peer rank
- #287 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #451 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 74%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Cafe 4342amenitiescafe
- Caffe Sorellaamenitiescafe
- Cheeki Coffeeamenitiescafe
- Forest Hillamenitiespost_office
- Forest Hill Hotelamenities51 Victoria Streetpub
- Shelteramenitiesshelter
- Shelteramenitiesshelter
- The Lockyer Hotelamenitiespub
- Victoria St at Forest Hillamenitiesbus_stop
- Drug Offencescrime12
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
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