Forest Range
SA 5139 · Adelaide Hills
290 (2021) → 304 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Forest Range is a stable suburb in Adelaide Hills, SA 5139, about 18km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Forest Range are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 28/100, and is about 26km inland. Forest Range has an overall score of 33/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.86%), Malaysia (1.38%), Poland (1.38%), New Zealand (1.03%)
Top languages: Polish (1.38%), Mandarin (1.03%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q3 2025
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1062 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Lenswood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 1044
- Basket Range Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 1127
- Uraidla Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1108
- Norton Summit Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 1066
- Lobethal Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.2kmICSEA 1038
- Oakbank SchoolCombined · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 990
- Lobethal Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 7.4kmICSEA 1048
- Woodside Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 1033
- Paracombe Primary and PreschoolPrimary · Government · 8.9kmICSEA 1062
- Bridgewater Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.1kmICSEA 1089
- The Hills Christian Community School - Verdun CampusCombined · Independent · 9.1kmICSEA 1081
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Forest Range
How far is Forest Range from Adelaide CBD?
Forest Range is about 18.3 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 67 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Forest Range?
Forest Range has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Forest Range?
Forest Range has a transport score of 28/100.