Cherryville vs Forest Range

Forest Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Cherryville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cherryville, most households are couple families. In Forest Range, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Forest Range: a median of $815,000, against $618,000 in Cherryville, and rent is higher there too. Cherryville is closer to the city centre: 23 km, against 32 km. On these figures, Cherryville tends to suit people living alone, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Forest Range suits families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cherryville carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 42/100)
  • Forest Range is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Cherryville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($618,500 vs $815,407)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cherryville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $330/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cherryville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (23 km vs 32 km)
  • But Forest Range has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 43 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cherryville

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 42/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Forest Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.9% vs -10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cherryville 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.

Cherryville 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.

Cherryville Forest Range
Walkability 10 / 0
Cherryville — Walkability: 10/100 Forest Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 58
Cherryville — Safety: 86/100 Forest Range — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 15 / 35
Cherryville — Low fire risk: 15/100 Forest Range — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Forest Range has more residents (290 vs 125); Forest Range rents higher ($330/wk vs $175/wk).

Cherryville Forest Range
Population 125 290
+132% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.1% +22.9%
Median age 48 38
Median household income $106,184/yr $108,628/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $330/wk
+89% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cherryville Forest Range
0-4 2.4% / 5.9%
Cherryville — 0-4: 2.4% Forest Range — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 16.8% / 17.6%
Cherryville — 5-14: 16.8% Forest Range — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 3.2% / 5.9%
Cherryville — 15-19: 3.2% Forest Range — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 8.8% / 3.8%
Cherryville — 20-24: 8.8% Forest Range — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 3.2% / 8.3%
Cherryville — 25-34: 3.2% Forest Range — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 8.8% / 13.8%
Cherryville — 35-44: 8.8% Forest Range — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 14.4% / 8.3%
Cherryville — 45-54: 14.4% Forest Range — 45-54: 8.3%
55-64 13.6% / 16.9%
Cherryville — 55-64: 13.6% Forest Range — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 13.6% / 10.7%
Cherryville — 65-74: 13.6% Forest Range — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 6.4% / 3.8%
Cherryville — 75-84: 6.4% Forest Range — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 3.2% / 1.0%
Cherryville — 85+: 3.2% Forest Range — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cherryville 62.5% couple families
Cherryville — Couple Families: 62.5% Cherryville — Lone Person: 37.5% Cherryville — One Parent Families: 0.0% Cherryville — 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.

Cherryville 18.4% renting
Cherryville — Owned Outright: 34.2% Cherryville — Mortgage: 47.4% Cherryville — Renting: 18.4%
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.

Cherryville Forest Range
England 9.6% / 5.9%
Cherryville — England: 9.6% Forest Range — England: 5.9%
Malaysia — / 1.4%
Cherryville — Malaysia: not among its largest Forest Range — Malaysia: 1.4%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Cherryville — New Zealand: not among its largest Forest Range — New Zealand: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.6%).

Qualifications

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

Cherryville Forest Range
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 15.2%
Cherryville — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Forest Range — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 13.8%
Cherryville — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Forest Range — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Postgraduate Degree 16.8% / 3.1%
Cherryville — Postgraduate Degree: 16.8% Forest Range — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.3%
Cherryville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Forest Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.8%
Cherryville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Forest Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Cherryville Forest Range
Median house price $618,500 $815,407
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Cherryville Forest Range
Rural and farming 100% 93%
Environmental 0% 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

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

Ranking within SA

Cherryville Forest Range
House price Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
Income Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
Affordability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 67% of SA

Liveability

Cherryville is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Cherryville 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

Forest Range carries more crime risk (42 vs 14); Cherryville carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 65).

Cherryville Forest Range
Bushfire High
85/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Low
14/100
 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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cherryville Forest Range
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
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, 9.6 km
 None

Amenities in the suburb

Cherryville Forest Range
Parks & reserves 3 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Forest Range sits further from the CBD (32 km vs 23 km).

Cherryville Forest Range
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 23 km 32 km
+39% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 37 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 5134
 2.1%
postcode 5139
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 5134
 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.

Cherryville Forest Range
Car (driver) 80.0% / 79.7%
Cherryville — Car (driver): 80.0% Forest Range — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 8.0% / 17.1%
Cherryville — Worked from Home: 8.0% Forest Range — Worked from Home: 17.1%
Walked Only 6.0% / 3.3%
Cherryville — Walked Only: 6.0% Forest Range — Walked Only: 3.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Cherryville — Car (passenger): 6.0% Forest Range — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Cherryville Forest Range
Elevation 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 494 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.6 km 26.4 km

NBN connectivity

Cherryville Forest Range
Connectivity score 22/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
109 premises

Climate

Cherryville 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)

Cherryville Forest Range
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cherryville

Affordable Middle-Ring Professionals River

Forest Range

Family Middle-Ring

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