Forestdale is a

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, Australia. In the , Forestdale had a population of 2,560 people.

Geography

Forestdale is bounded to the west by the Brisbane-to-Sydney railway line and by Johnson Road to the north.

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flows through the suburb from the south-west ( Greenbank) to the north ( Heathwood/ Larapinta). Forestdale is named as such due to the lack of tree clearance compared to surrounding suburbs, although the risk of bushfire is greater than its neighbouring suburbs. "Forest" is from the modern day English word meaning a dense growth of trees and "dale" is originated from

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meaning a man who lived in the valley. The suffix is a reference to

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, an

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according to medieval folk tales. Many of the streets in the suburb are named after characters from Robin Hood stories. Apart from substantial areas of reserve land, some market gardening, retail and minor pockets of farmland destined for development, Forestdale is residential in nature. Most houses are large and sit on extensive blocks of land.

History

Forestdale is a subdivision of and previously part of Browns Plains.

Demographics

In the , the population of Forestdale was 2,520, 48.6% female and 51.4% male. The median age of the Forestdale population was 39 years, 2 years above the national median of 37. 71.4% of people living in Forestdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.3%, New Zealand 3.5%, Taiwan 1.9%, Vietnam 1.4%, South Africa 1.2%. 81.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 2.7% Mandarin, 2.3% Vietnamese, 1.4% Spanish, 1% Cantonese, 1% Greek. In the , Forestdale had a population of 2,531 people. In the , Forestdale had a population of 2,560 people.

Education

There are no schools in Forestdale. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Boronia Heights and nearby

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and Browns Plains. The nearest secondary schools are

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(in Forest Lake), Stretton State College (in Stretton), Browns Plains State High School (in Browns Plains) and

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(in Park Ridge).

Greenwood Lakes

The Greenwood Lakes wetland with high conservation values is found in Forestdale. Visitors to the park may undertake bushwalking, walk the dog, bird watching and use the picnic tables, boardwalk and viewing platform provided. A large lake and terraced banks along

were created by commercial

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operations in the area.

References

External links

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Forestdale on the Web
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