Long Forest
VIC 3340 · Moorabool
343 (2021) → 372 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Long Forest is a high growth suburb in Moorabool, VIC 3340, about 44km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Long Forest are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 36km inland. Long Forest has an overall score of 19/100, 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 (4.66%), New Zealand (2.33%), Malta (2.04%), Germany (0.87%), Netherlands (0.87%)
Top languages: German (1.46%), Serbian (1.17%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
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: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 991 (below 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)
- Arnolds Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 998
- St Francis Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.5kmICSEA 1017
- St Catherine of Siena SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 989
- OneSchool Global VicCombined · Independent · 4.6kmICSEA 992
- OneSchool Global Vic - Melton CentreCombined · Independent · 4.6km
- Wedge Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 972
- Coimadai Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1000
- Bacchus Marsh Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1016
- Melton West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 930
- Melton Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 6kmICSEA 941
- Melton Specialist SchoolCombined · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 952
- Indie School (Bacchus Marsh)Secondary · Independent · 6.1km
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
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Long Forest
How far is Long Forest from Melbourne CBD?
Long Forest is about 43.8 km from Melbourne CBD, an estimated 143 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Long Forest?
Long Forest has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Long Forest?
Long Forest has a transport score of 0/100.