Forest Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located within the city of Whitehorse. The suburb is primarily middle class, with low to medium density residential housing. Forest Hill Chase is a major retail centre in the suburb. The suburb is approximately 20 km from the Melbourne CBD. Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,488,750 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (census 2001 [1]) and 52,117 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...