20-611: Forestville is the name of several places: Australia [ edit ] Forestville, New South Wales , a suburb of Sydney Forestville, South Australia , a suburb of Adelaide Canada [ edit ] Forestville, Quebec United States [ edit ] Forestville, California Forestville, Connecticut, the southeastern portion of Bristol, Connecticut Forestville, Maryland Forestville, Michigan Forestville, Minnesota Forestville, New York Forestville, Ohio Forestville, Butler County, Pennsylvania ,
40-696: A redistribution in December 2009, Forestville residents may be allocated to one of two Federal electorates. This could be either the Division of Warringah or the Division of Mackellar . Forestville is home to the former Federal MP for Warringah, and former Prime Minister Tony Abbott . Warringah Road is the main thoroughfare that connects Forestville to the adjacent suburbs of Roseville Chase and Frenchs Forest . Two different bus companies operate in Forestville. CDC NSW operates numerous routes through
60-614: A small village in Butler County, Pennsylvania Forestville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania , a census-designated place Forestville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania , a former small village in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Forestville, Virginia Forestville (town), Wisconsin Forestville, Wisconsin , a village Forestville Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
80-897: Is a Returned Services League Centre (RSL) nearby called The Forest Club. At the 2021 census , there were 8,659 residents in Forestville. The median age of 43 was higher than the national median of 38, and 20.4% of the population were aged 65 years and over. The most common ancestries in Forestville were English 34.8%, Australian 29.9%, Irish 10.2%, Scottish 9.0% and Chinese 8.8%. 64.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.3%, China 3.0%, New Zealand 2.0%, Hong Kong 1.5% and South Africa 1.5%. 71.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Armenian 3.6%, Cantonese 3.2%, Mandarin 2.8%, French 2.2% and Japanese 1.6%. The most common responses for religion in Forestville were No Religion 38.5%, Catholic 21.7% and Anglican 13.5%. Following
100-528: Is a protected national park that is located within the North Shore and Forest District regions of Sydney , New South Wales , in eastern Australia . The 2,202-hectare (5,440-acre) national park is situated approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Sydney central business district . Split into three distinct sections, divided by natural geography, urban development and road infrastructure,
120-404: Is also home to many DIY shops such as a Mitre 10 (also known by its original name "Eatons") and multiple car service centres and other industries. Dotted with many parks and reserves and almost completely surrounded by beautiful bushland with much native flora and fauna, Forestville is a low density housing area consisting of mostly family homes with medium-sized backyards. The housing style
140-675: Is also the Aspect Vern Barnett School for children with autism spectrum disorder . There are a number of churches in Forestville: Sporting facilities in Forestville include sporting fields, tennis and netball courts which local teams such as Forest Killarney Soccer Club , Forest Netball Club, Forest Rugby Club and the Forestville Ferrets Junior Rugby League Football Club call home ground. There
160-404: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Forestville, New South Wales Forestville is a suburb of Northern Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Forestville is 12 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council . Forestville is part of
180-434: Is mixed. Many of the timber Soldiers Cottages that were originally built in the 1950s and early 1960s have gradually been replaced by large project homes and smaller townhouse villas. However, there is increasingly a trend towards renovating and preserving the original cottages or building architect-designed houses which sit well in the bushland setting. It's this organic approach to housing development by Warringah council and
200-532: Is the suburb's main shopping centre located on Darley and Starkey Streets with a Coles supermarket and a variety of specialty shops, services and food options . A few shops are located along Arthur Street, including a cafe, physiotherapist and chiropractor. Forestville is also formerly the home to the office and call centre of the NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service (WIRES), which has since relocated to nearby Brookvale . Cook Street
220-644: The Forest District . Forestville's location is at a junction between Sydney's North Shore and Northern Beaches and is often considered to be part of both, with Middle Harbour forming the boundary of this distinction. The suburb 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, with
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#1732772659779240-485: The Garigal National Park and there is considerable evidence of past Aboriginal activity in the area, with over 100 Aboriginal sites recorded to date, including shelters, cave art, rock engravings, middens, grinding grooves and a possible stone arrangement. Much of the park is bounded by residential development along the ridge tops and it is easily accessible at numerous points by road and water. Several other conservation reserves and areas of bushland are adjacent or close by
260-832: The Garigal National Park, including the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park , the Sydney Harbour National Park , the Manly Warringah War Memorial Park (commonly known as the Manly Dam Reserve ) and a number of areas of Crown land and other reserves in Northern Beaches , Ku-ring-gai and Willoughby local government areas . The national park is defined by the following boundaries A Dry Sclerophyll Forest , Garigal National Park
280-505: The area, along with Frenchs Forest , Belrose and Terrey Hills , receiving some of the highest rainfall in Sydney. Forestville means town in the forest . This area was originally thick wooded forest until James French settled here and began felling timber in 1856 and eventually built a small wharf on Bantry Bay to ship timber to Sydney. French later acquired more land in the adjacent suburb which bears his name, Frenchs Forest . The area
300-496: The park comprises the valley of Middle Harbour Creek and its tributaries, the slopes along the northern side of Middle Harbour as far as Bantry Bay and part of the catchment of Narrabeen Lakes . The park trails are popular with bushwalkers and mountain bike riders, particularly between Belrose and St Ives in an area known as Cascades after the Cascades Track that runs through the area. There are over 35 trails in
320-460: The park covering 120km, including both authorised bushwalking and mountain-biking trails, and unofficial or unsanctioned tracks. The word Garigal is a derivation of the word Carigal or Caregal used to describe the indigenous people who lived in Guringai country, translated in modern English as Ku-ring-gai . The Guringai people are the traditional custodians of the land now reserved as
340-429: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forestville&oldid=1083989626 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
360-591: The suburb, with routes connecting Forestville to the Sydney CBD , Chatswood , Belrose and Terrey Hills as well as a Loop Service connecting Forestville Village Shops with Killarney Heights . Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates two bus routes, which runs from Chatswood to Dee Why or Westfield Warringah Mall and passes through Forestville. 33°45′41″S 151°12′41″E / 33.7613°S 151.2113°E / -33.7613; 151.2113 Garigal National Park The Garigal National Park
380-617: The wider Forestville community that has allowed Forestville and the surrounding neighbourhoods like Killarney Heights and Frenchs Forest to grow and expand yet still maintain their unique bushland identity and local character. There are three primary schools in Forestville, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Forestville Montessori School and Forestville Public School. The nearest high school is Killarney Heights High School and other high schools nearby are The Forest High School in Frenchs Forest and Davidson High School in Frenchs Forest. There
400-401: Was used for so called "soldier settlement" farms after the 1st world war with very mixed success. Much of the land, particularly toward Killarney Heights was totally unsuitable for any type of farming and was developed as housing land in the early 1960s. French's Forest Settlement Post Office opened in 1920 and was renamed Forestville in 1947. Forestville Village Shops – or The Centre –
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