Forrest, Australian Capital Territory

Forrest Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Forrest
Coordinates	35°19′05″S 149°07′30″E / 35.31806°S 149.12500°E / -35.31806; 149.12500
Population	1,827 (SAL 2021)[1]
• Density	759/km2 (1,970/sq mi)
Established	1926
Gazetted	20 September 1928
Postcode(s)	2603
Elevation	590 m (1,936 ft)
Area	1.57 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Location	5 km (3 mi) S of Canberra CBD 12 km (7 mi) W of Queanbeyan 96 km (60 mi) SW of Goulburn 293 km (182 mi) SW of Sydney
District	South Canberra
Territory electorate(s)	Kurrajong
Federal division(s)	Canberra
Suburbs around Forrest: Yarralumla Capital Hill Barton Deakin Forrest Kingston Red Hill Red Hill Griffith

Forrest (postcode: 2603) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Forrest is named after Sir John Forrest, an explorer, legislator, federalist, Premier of Western Australia, and one of the fathers of the Australian Constitution. Streets in Forrest are named after explorers and governors.^[2] According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Forrest is the second most Socio-Economic advantaged location in Australia after the neighbouring suburb of Barton.

Forrest is one of the few suburbs in Canberra built to the original Canberra plans. It contains many circular and geometric patterns in its streets and can be quite confusing to drive in. Forrest was renamed from the earlier suburb Blandfordia (the name of the Christmas Bell) and gazetted as a suburb in 1928. South Blandfordia became part of the new suburb of Griffith at the same time.

The original residents of Forrest were mostly senior public servants who were moved from Melbourne.