Forest Hill VIC Property Investment

Whitehorse · 3131

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Median House Price

$1.23M

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

N/A

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

N/A

Median Unit Price

$820K

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

10,780

Forest Hill Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

Past price growth

Median house sale price growth, Forest Hill: 4.4% a year, 2020 to 2025. Source: Valuer-General Victoria, Victorian Property Sales Report – Houses/Units by suburb 2015–2025 (released 9 Sep 2026). © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Growth rates calculated by Estait. Sales count not published by the source. Past growth doesn't predict future prices.

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Whitehorse council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 879. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Forest Hill.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

3 green4 yellow0 red

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 3131 (ABS Census)

0.6 high impact

Median Household Income

1806 medium impact

Public Transport Score

6.4 medium impact

School Zone Quality

7.5 medium impact

Distance to CBD

18.56 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

7 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

68.5 medium impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-09

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 3131

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 7 of 10 — Average

Population (suburb)

10,780

Education (IEO)

9/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

6/10

Schools

In your catchment

Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School

PrimaryGovernment

8.7/10

Forest Hill College

SecondaryGovernment

6.9/10

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.