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.
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Albury, New South Wales — Infobox Australian Place | type = city name = Albury state = nsw caption = Albury, as viewed from the War Memorial lga = Albury City Council county = Goulburn postcode = 2640 pop = 43,787 est = 1839 timezone = AEST utc = +10 timezone dst= AEDT… … Wikipedia
Woolgoolga, New South Wales — Infobox Australian Place type = town name = Woolgoolga state = nsw caption = Looking down to Woolgoolga from the headland. lga = City of Coffs Harbour coordinates = dist1 = 550 dir1 = NE location1 = Sydney dist2 = 400 dir2 = S location2 =… … Wikipedia
Forest Hill (disambiguation) — Forest Hill may refer to different places: In England *Forest Hill, London **Forest Hill railway station *Forest Hill, Oxfordshire *Forest Hill, Wiltshire In the United States of America ;Cemeteries *Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin… … Wikipedia
New Holland Mouse — Conservation status Vulnerable ( … Wikipedia
New Zealand wine — Map showing major cities and approximate location of the main NZ wine growing areas New Zealand wine is largely produced in ten major wine growing regions spanning latitudes 36° to 45° South and extending 1,600 kilometres (990 mi). They are … Wikipedia
Division of Forrest — Forrest Australian House of Representatives Division Division of Forrest (green) in Western Australia Created: 1922 … Wikipedia
Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory — Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb name = Capital Hill state = act city = Canberra caption = lga = South Canberra postcode = 2600 est = propval = pop = non residential stategov = fedgov = near nw = Yarralumla near n = Yarralumla near ne =… … Wikipedia
Lands administrative divisions of South Australia — The 37 counties of South Australia in 1886; later 12 more were proclaimed … Wikipedia
New Forest — For other uses, see New Forest (disambiguation). New Forest National Park IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) … Wikipedia
2000 New Year Honours — The insignia of the Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George: Andrew Wood was awarded the Grand Cross in this Honours list. The New Year Honours 2000 for the United Kingdom were announced on 31 December 1999, to celebrate the year… … Wikipedia
