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Forrest VIC 3236

Forrest is located in the Warrnambool and South West Victoria region of Victoria, postcode 3236. It has 365 properties across 30 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Forrest, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Forrest

Forrest, VIC 3236, sits in the Warrnambool and South West Victoria region and neighbours Barramunga, Barwon Downs, Kawarren and Gerangamete. Its 30 streets hold 365 properties, 297 of them houses and 68 units.

Census figures are for the Otway area, which covers the suburb. Otway had 4,008 residents, a median age of 52 and an average household of 2.1 people. Median household income was $1,167 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,387 a month and the median rent $285 a week. Of 1,602 dwellings, 1,451 were separate houses, 84 semi-detached, 36 flats and 23 other; 800 were owned outright, 416 owned with a mortgage and 313 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Forrest

  • 4,008Peoplelive in the area
  • 52Median ageyears
  • $1,167Median household incomea week
  • $285Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses1,451
  • Townhouses and semis84
  • Flats and apartments36
  • Other23

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,387a month
  • Household size2.1people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 800Owned with a mortgage 416Rented 313Other 73

Schools in Forrest

  • Forrest Primary School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Forrest

  1. Aroona Court10 properties
  2. Barwon Street1 property
  3. Birregurra-Forrest Road23 properties
  4. Blundy Street6 properties
  5. Boundary Road12 properties
  6. Caspers Access3 properties
  7. Cemetery Road1 property
  8. Colac-Forrest Road22 properties
  9. Forrest-Apollo Bay Road1 property
  10. Frizon Street11 properties
  11. Grant Street65 properties
  12. Hennigan Crescent16 properties
  13. Henry Street7 properties
  14. Kaanglang Road7 properties
  15. Kents Road1 property
  16. Malhoff Road1 property
  17. Pipeline Road7 properties
  18. Porcupine Lane4 properties
  19. Rivendell Lane4 properties
  20. Roadknight Creek Road10 properties
  21. Sanderson Lane3 properties
  22. Seven Bridges Road2 properties
  23. Station Street100 properties
  24. Thompsons Track1 property
  25. Tip Road1 property
  26. Toms Track1 property
  27. Turner Drive24 properties
  28. West Barwon Dam Reserve Road2 properties
  29. Whelan Road4 properties
  30. Yaugher Road15 properties

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.