Forrest Hill, New South Wales

Forrest Hill, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Forrest Hill
city = Albury
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Albury
postcode = 2640
est =
pop = 846
pop_footnotes =
area =
propval =
stategov = Albury
fedgov = Farrer
near-nw = Glenroy
near-n = Glenroy
near-ne = North Albury
near-w = West Albury
near-e = Central Albury
near-sw = West Albury
near-s = Central Albury
near-se = Central Albury
dist1 = 1
location1= the Albury CBD

Forrest Hill is a an area of the city of Albury, New South Wales, located convert|1|km|mi|0|lk=on north-west of the Albury Central Business District. At the 2006 census, Forrest Hill had a population of 846..Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC19371|name=West Albury (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-04-14|quick=on]

Forrest Hill is not technically a suburb; it is actually an area in the suburb of Central Albury.

Forrest Hill lies on the south-east slope of Nail Can Hill, and is bordered by Glenroy to the north, Central Albury to the south-east and West Albury to the west. Forrest Hill is a residential area. Features include the Forrest Hill Tennis Courts, Nail Can Hill Reserve and the Albury TAFE.

Geography

Forrest Hill is bound to the north by Gap Road, to the east by Sackville and Thurgoona Streets, to the south by Pemberton Street, and to the west by part of Nail Can Hill.It is a residential area with regions of Nail Can Hill bushland in the north-west.Nail Can Hill is of great ecological importance. Many bike and fire service trails have been built through Nail Can Hill, which is used for the annual Nail Can Hill Run. The native plant life includes the River Red Gum and Red Box eucalypts, which dominate. Nail Can Hill is home to a rare orchid species called the Crimson Spider Orchid, and is the only place in New South Wales where it can be found.

Residents

At the 2006 Census, the population of Forrest Hill was 846. The most common religion was Catholic, followed by Anglican, and the average household income was $1425, above the Australian average of $1027. The median age was 40.

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