[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 residents get preference for:[4] The suburb includes part of the Manuka shopping centre.

Important values being preserved in the suburb are:[7] The remnants of street furniture, that is street signs, fire hydrants and footpath lighting and other elements including kerbs and gutters and examples of brick drains, are valued for their contribution to the aesthetic of a twentieth-century 'Garden City' planned subdivision.

[15] These buildings are in the block bounded by Canberra Avenue, Empire Circuit, Manuka Circle and Fitzroy Street.

[8] The Richards' family home in Tennyson Crescent took out the Guinness World Record for the most lights on a residential property on 4 December 2011.

[17] The lighting display opened to visitors, with gold coin donations accepted to raise money for SIDS and Kids ACT.

The Deakin Fault runs from State Circle to Manuka separating the Mount Painter Volcanics from the other sediments.