The Forest Area (or colloquially "the Forest") is an informal area of suburbs at the most western point of Sydney's Northern Beaches, in the state of New South Wales, in Australia. The seven suburbs within the area are all located within the local government area of Northern Beaches Council.
Forest District Sydney, New South Wales | |
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LGA(s) | Northern Beaches |
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Federal division(s) |
The area is located amongst the bushland of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and Garigal National Park, east of Middle Harbour and borders Sydney's Lower North Shore.
The area has approximately 28,000 residents.
The Forest District is served mostly by CDC NSW, as part of the Region 14 Contract. Keolis Downer Northern Beaches run some services.
The Forest area is home to wide variety of public, Catholic, independent, specialist and alternative education schools:
State Schools
Catholic Schools
Independent Schools
Specialist Schools
Alternative Education Schools
Some of the associations in which people living in the Forest District participate in include:
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