Forestville, New South Wales

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Forestville Sydney, New South Wales
Population:	7,510
Established:	1856
Postcode:	2087
Location:	15 km (9 mi) north-east of Sydney CBD
LGA:	Warringah Council
Suburbs around Forestville: East Killara Davidson Belrose Frenchs Forest East Lindfield Forestville Frenchs Forest Roseville Chase Killarney Heights Allambie Heights

Forestville is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Forestville is located 15 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Warringah Council. Forestville is part of the Northern Beaches region and also considered to be part of the Forest District, colloquially known as The Forest.

Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Commercial Area 4 Housing 5 Schools 6 Sport and Recreation 7 Population 8 Politics 9 References 10 External links

[edit] Location

Forestville is bound to the east and west by bushland of the Garigal National Park and to the south by Middle Harbour. Flora and fauna thrive in Garigal National Park and nearby Davidson National Park.

[edit] History

Forestville means house in the forest. This area was originally thick wooded forest and the name probably refers to the house of James Ffrench, who began felling timber here in 1856 and built a small wharf on bantry bay to ship timber to Sydney. Ffrench later acquired more land in the adjacent suburb which bears his name, Frenchs Forest.

[edit] Commercial Area

Local businesses thrive in the recently redeveloped local shopping centre and nearby Forestway shopping centre. Forestville is also home to the office and call centre of the NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service (WIRES).

[edit] Housing

Primarily, the suburb has been comprised of low density housing. However, with the recent expansion of the Forestville Shopping Centre and the construction of medium density apartments along the edge of Warringah Road, this has gradually begun to change.

[edit] Schools

There are many schools in and around Forestville. The nearest high school is Killarney Heights High School and other high schools nearby are Forest High School in Frenchs Forest and Davidson High School in Davidson.

[edit] Sport and Recreation

Sporting facilities in Forestville include sporting fields and netball courts which local teams such as Forest Killarney Soccer Club, Forest Killarney Netball Club and Forest Rugby Club call home ground. There is a Returned Services League Centre nearby called The Forest Club.

[edit] Population

In the 2001 Census, the population of Forestville was estimated to be 7 510, comprising 6 033 people above and 1 286 below the age of 15.

[edit] Politics

Forestville is in the federal electorate of the Division of Warringah which is a safe Liberal Party seat. Forestville is home to the Federal MP for Warringah, Tony Abbott.

[edit] References

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
• 2001 Census Data

[edit] External links

• Forestville, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°45′41″S 151°12′41″E / -33.76130, 151.21129 (Forestville, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°45′41″S 151°12′41″E / -33.76130, 151.21129 (Forestville, New South Wales)

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