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forest lake
Queensland · Census 2021
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Centered around its signature 10.8-hectare man-made lake, Forest Lake sits 19 km southwest of Brisbane CBD, offering extensive parklands and a prominent Vietnamese-speaking community.
Median house price
People
Population
22,676
Median age
37 yrs
Income / person / wk
$801
Household income / wk
$1,921
Housing
Median rent / wk
$390
Mortgage / month
$1,690
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 36%
- Top language at home
- Vietnamese · 4%
- No religion
- 36%
- Born overseas
- 40%
- English only at home
- 67%
Local amenities
Amenity score
100/100
Schools
5
Supermarkets
3
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
72
Libraries
0
GP clinics
5
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.5 km
Nearest train
3.3 km
Nearest hospital
5.8 km
Distance to coast
8.6 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Grocery mix: 1 Coles · 1 Woolworths · 1 Aldi. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
3
Catholic
0
Independent
3
Primary
3
Secondary
3
Nearest secondary
0.8 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Brisbane
- Council population
- 1,244,934
- Council area
- 1,343 km²
- Density
- 927/km²
- Federal grants
- $45.54M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $37/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Oxley
- Federal MP
- Milton Dick (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 69% 2PP
- State electorate
- Inala
- State MP
- Margie Nightingale (ALP)
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