Forest Range vs Carey Gully

Forest Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 53 in Carey Gully. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Forest Range, about half of households are couple families. In Carey Gully, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Carey Gully: a median of $1.18 million, against $815,000 in Forest Range, though rent is higher in Forest Range. Carey Gully is closer to the city centre: 26.9 km, against 32 km. On these figures, Forest Range tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Carey Gully suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Carey Gully

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 42/100)
  • But Forest Range is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Forest Range

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($815,407 vs $1,175,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carey Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Carey Gully

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 37 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (26.9 km vs 32 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carey Gully

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 42/100)

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 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Forest Range Carey Gully
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.

Forest Range Carey Gully
Walkability 0 / 14
Forest Range — Walkability: 0/100 Carey Gully — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 58 / 74
Forest Range — Safety: 58/100 Carey Gully — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 35 / 55
Forest Range — Low fire risk: 35/100 Carey Gully — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Carey Gully has more residents (428 vs 290); Carey Gully skews older (53 vs 38).

Forest Range Carey Gully
Population 290 428
+48% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.9% +3.4%
Median age 38 53
Median household income $108,628/yr
+19% vs other
 $88,348/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+9% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forest Range Carey Gully
0-4 5.9% / 4.2%
Forest Range — 0-4: 5.9% Carey Gully — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 17.6% / 8.6%
Forest Range — 5-14: 17.6% Carey Gully — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 5.9% / 6.1%
Forest Range — 15-19: 5.9% Carey Gully — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 3.8% / 6.1%
Forest Range — 20-24: 3.8% Carey Gully — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 8.3% / 4.9%
Forest Range — 25-34: 8.3% Carey Gully — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 13.8% / 11.0%
Forest Range — 35-44: 13.8% Carey Gully — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 8.3% / 12.4%
Forest Range — 45-54: 8.3% Carey Gully — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 16.9% / 20.6%
Forest Range — 55-64: 16.9% Carey Gully — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 10.7% / 17.3%
Forest Range — 65-74: 10.7% Carey Gully — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 3.8% / 7.9%
Forest Range — 75-84: 3.8% Carey Gully — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 1.0% / 2.1%
Forest Range — 85+: 1.0% Carey Gully — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Carey Gully 60.0% couple families
Carey Gully — Couple Families: 60.0% Carey Gully — Lone Person: 32.6% Carey Gully — One Parent Families: 3.2% Carey Gully — Group Household: 4.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forest Range 13.3% renting
Forest Range — Owned Outright: 48.0% Forest Range — Mortgage: 38.8% Forest Range — Renting: 13.3%
Carey Gully 11.5% renting
Carey Gully — Owned Outright: 49.7% Carey Gully — Mortgage: 38.9% Carey Gully — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Forest Range Carey Gully
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 19.9%
Forest Range — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Carey Gully — Bachelor Degree: 19.9%
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 10.7%
Forest Range — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Carey Gully — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.4%
Forest Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Carey Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 7.5%
Forest Range — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Carey Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 3.7%
Forest Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Carey Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Forest Range Carey Gully
England 5.9% / 6.3%
Forest Range — England: 5.9% Carey Gully — England: 6.3%
Germany — / 2.1%
Forest Range — Germany: not among its largest Carey Gully — Germany: 2.1%
Malaysia 1.4% / —
Forest Range — Malaysia: 1.4% Carey Gully — Malaysia: not among its largest
Greece — / 1.4%
Forest Range — Greece: not among its largest Carey Gully — Greece: 1.4%
China — / 1.2%
Forest Range — China: not among its largest Carey Gully — China: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Forest Range — New Zealand: 1.0% Carey Gully — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.9%
Forest Range — South Africa: not among its largest Carey Gully — South Africa: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forest Range 100.0% houses
Forest Range — Houses: 100.0%
Carey Gully 100.0% houses
Carey Gully — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Forest Range Carey Gully
Median house price $815,407 $1,175,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Forest Range Carey Gully
Rural and farming 93% 99%
Environmental 7% 1%
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

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

Ranking within SA

Forest Range Carey Gully
House price Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 42% of SA
Income Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
Affordability Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 49% of SA

Liveability

Carey Gully is more walkable (14 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Forest Range carries more crime risk (42 vs 26); Forest Range carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 45).

Forest Range Carey Gully
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
26/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Forest Range Carey Gully
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

Amenities in the suburb

Forest Range Carey Gully
Parks & reserves 2 6

Mobility

Forest Range sits further from the CBD (32 km vs 26.9 km).

Forest Range Carey Gully
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Adelaide 32 km
+16% vs other
 26.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 30 min
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 5139
 1.9%
postcode 5144
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 98
postcode 5139
 74
postcode 5144

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.

Forest Range Carey Gully
Car (driver) 79.7% / 68.2%
Forest Range — Car (driver): 79.7% Carey Gully — Car (driver): 68.2%
Worked from Home 17.1% / 16.2%
Forest Range — Worked from Home: 17.1% Carey Gully — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Walked Only 3.3% / 3.9%
Forest Range — Walked Only: 3.3% Carey Gully — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) — / 6.7%
Forest Range — Car (passenger): not among its largest Carey Gully — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Bus — / 5.0%
Forest Range — Bus: not among its largest Carey Gully — Bus: 5.0%

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

Setting

Forest Range Carey Gully
Elevation 494 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 536 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.4 km 23.5 km

NBN connectivity

Forest Range Carey Gully
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
109 premises
 0%
175 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Forest Range

Family Middle-Ring

Carey Gully

Acreage Middle-Ring Retirees

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