Forest Hill is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, within the province of Gauteng.
Geography and Demographics
Forest Hill covers an area of 0.78 km² (0.30 sq mi). According to the 2011 census, the suburb had a population of 5,744, with a population density of approximately 7,400 inhabitants per square kilometre. The racial makeup was 69.2% Black African, 15.7% White, 10.8% Coloured, 3.5% Indian/Asian, and 0.8% other. The most common first languages were English (27.1%), Zulu (17.4%), Afrikaans (10.7%), and Xhosa (10.1%), with 34.7% speaking other languages.
History
Forest Hill was surveyed in 1897 and the suburb was proclaimed in 1903. It was developed by Leslie John Elderkin. The suburb's name originates from the red gum trees that were present in the area.
Administration
The suburb falls under the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Its street postal code is 2190, and it lies within the SAST time zone (UTC+2).
