Forrest Postcode

Western Australia

Very Remote
6434
Postcode for Forrest, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 1106 km from Perth · Pop. 3
3
Population
65
Median Age
$N/A
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
N/A/10
SEIFA Advantage
31648.4
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Forrest ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of WA suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in WA.

How Forrest Compares

Forrest vs the WA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricForrestWA avgAU avg
Median age 65 43.0 45.0
Unemployment 0.0% -WA 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the WA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Forrest is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6434. It lies roughly 1106 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

According to the 2021 Census, Forrest has a population of 3 with a median age of 65.

Forrest is part of the Goldfields statistical area in Western Australia.

Forrest Details

Postcode6434
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)3
Median Age65 years
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$949/week
Area31648.4 km²
Population Density0/km²
Unemployment Rate0.0%
Latitude-30.9089032
Longitude127.4575928
Distance from Perth1106 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (South)
Area (SA3)Goldfields
Local GovernmentKalgoorlie-Boulder
Federal ElectorateO'Connor

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (100.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years3 (100.0%)

Suburbs Near Forrest

Same Postcode (6434)

More Forrest Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.