Basket Range vs Forest Range

Forest Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Basket Range. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Basket Range, most households are couple families. In Forest Range, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Basket Range: a median of $1.05 million, against $815,000 in Forest Range, and rent is higher there too. Basket Range is closer to the city centre: 21.1 km, against 32 km. On these figures, Basket Range tends to suit couples, while Forest Range suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Forest Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($815,407 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Forest Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $363/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Basket Range

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (21.1 km vs 32 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (31 min vs 37 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Basket Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Basket Range and Forest Range drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Basket Range Forest Range
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Basket Range Forest Range
Walkability 13 / 0
Basket Range — Walkability: 13/100 Forest Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 58
Basket Range — Safety: 59/100 Forest Range — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 34 / 35
Basket Range — Low fire risk: 34/100 Forest Range — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Basket Range has more residents (364 vs 290); Basket Range skews older (43 vs 38).

Basket Range Forest Range
Population 364
+20% vs other
 290
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.8% +22.9%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $103,376/yr $108,628/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $363/wk
+9% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Basket Range Forest Range
0-4 6.3% / 5.9%
Basket Range — 0-4: 6.3% Forest Range — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 13.2% / 17.6%
Basket Range — 5-14: 13.2% Forest Range — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 7.1% / 5.9%
Basket Range — 15-19: 7.1% Forest Range — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 3.8% / 3.8%
Basket Range — 20-24: 3.8% Forest Range — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 8.2% / 8.3%
Basket Range — 25-34: 8.2% Forest Range — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 14.8% / 13.8%
Basket Range — 35-44: 14.8% Forest Range — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 13.7% / 8.3%
Basket Range — 45-54: 13.7% Forest Range — 45-54: 8.3%
55-64 18.1% / 16.9%
Basket Range — 55-64: 18.1% Forest Range — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 9.9% / 10.7%
Basket Range — 65-74: 9.9% Forest Range — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 4.1% / 3.8%
Basket Range — 75-84: 4.1% Forest Range — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 1.0%
Basket Range — 85+: not among its largest Forest Range — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Basket Range 71.2% couple families
Basket Range — Couple Families: 71.2% Basket Range — Lone Person: 19.2% Basket Range — One Parent Families: 9.6% Basket Range — Group Household: 0.0%
Forest Range 51.4% couple families
Forest Range — Couple Families: 51.4% Forest Range — Lone Person: 20.0% Forest Range — One Parent Families: 22.9% Forest Range — Group Household: 5.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Basket Range 17.4% renting
Basket Range — Owned Outright: 37.6% Basket Range — Mortgage: 45.0% Basket Range — Renting: 17.4%
Forest Range 13.3% renting
Forest Range — Owned Outright: 48.0% Forest Range — Mortgage: 38.8% Forest Range — Renting: 13.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Basket Range Forest Range
England 7.4% / 5.9%
Basket Range — England: 7.4% Forest Range — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
Basket Range — New Zealand: 1.1% Forest Range — New Zealand: 1.0%
South Africa 1.4% / —
Basket Range — South Africa: 1.4% Forest Range — South Africa: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 1.4%
Basket Range — Malaysia: not among its largest Forest Range — Malaysia: 1.4%
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Basket Range — Netherlands: 0.8% Forest Range — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Basket Range Forest Range
Bachelor Degree 20.9% / 15.2%
Basket Range — Bachelor Degree: 20.9% Forest Range — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Certificate III & IV 8.0% / 13.8%
Basket Range — Certificate III & IV: 8.0% Forest Range — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 8.3%
Basket Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Forest Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 3.1%
Basket Range — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Forest Range — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.8%
Basket Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Forest Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Basket Range 100.0% houses
Basket Range — Houses: 100.0%
Forest Range 100.0% houses
Forest Range — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Basket Range Forest Range
Median house price $1,050,000 $815,407
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Basket Range Forest Range
Rural and farming 98% 93%
Environmental 2% 7%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Basket Range Forest Range
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Basket Range Forest Range
House price Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
Income Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
Affordability Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
EV adoption — Higher than 95% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 67% of SA

Liveability

Basket Range is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Basket Range Forest Range
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Basket Range Forest Range
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
42/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Basket Range Forest Range
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 9.4 km
 None

Schools in Basket Range

  • Basket Range Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Forest Range

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Basket Range Forest Range
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Forest Range sits further from the CBD (32 km vs 21.1 km).

Basket Range Forest Range
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 21.1 km 32 km
+52% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 37 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5138
 2.1%
postcode 5139
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 81
postcode 5138
 98
postcode 5139

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Basket Range Forest Range
Car (driver) 70.7% / 79.7%
Basket Range — Car (driver): 70.7% Forest Range — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 17.1%
Basket Range — Worked from Home: 21.3% Forest Range — Worked from Home: 17.1%
Walked Only 6.0% / 3.3%
Basket Range — Walked Only: 6.0% Forest Range — Walked Only: 3.3%
Bus 2.0% / —
Basket Range — Bus: 2.0% Forest Range — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Basket Range Forest Range
Elevation 388 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 494 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.2 km 26.4 km

NBN connectivity

Basket Range Forest Range
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 0%
109 premises

Climate

Basket Range Forest Range
Annual rainfall 921 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Basket Range Forest Range
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³ —
PM10 17.8 µg/m³ —
NO₂ 1.12 pphm 0.51 pphm

Council rates

Basket Range Forest Range
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Basket Range Forest Range
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Basket Range Forest Range
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Basket Range

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals

Forest Range

Family Middle-Ring

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