Forreston
SA 5233 · Adelaide Hills
407 (2021) → 416 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Forreston is a declining suburb in Adelaide Hills, SA 5233, about 33km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Forreston are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 33km inland. Forreston has an overall score of 16/100, 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 (6.14%), Netherlands (0.98%)
Top languages: Italian (1.23%)
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 Q4 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 1011 (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)
- Birdwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1000
- Birdwood High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 999
- Gumeracha Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1024
- Kersbrook Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1021
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
DecliningSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Forreston
How far is Forreston from Adelaide CBD?
Forreston is about 33.3 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 112 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Forreston?
Forreston has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Forreston?
Forreston has a transport score of 0/100.