Forest Range vs Lenswood

Forest Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Lenswood. 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 Lenswood, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Forest Range: a median of $815,000, against $536,000 in Lenswood. Forest Range is closer to the city centre: 32 km, against 39.1 km. On these figures, Forest Range tends to suit families with children, while Lenswood suits 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

Lenswood

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 42/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lenswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($536,000 vs $815,407)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Forest Range

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (32 km vs 39.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 42 min)
  • But Lenswood is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lenswood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 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 10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Forest Range and Lenswood 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 Lenswood
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 Lenswood
Walkability 0 / 23
Forest Range — Walkability: 0/100 Lenswood — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 58 / 70
Forest Range — Safety: 58/100 Lenswood — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 35 / 16
Forest Range — Low fire risk: 35/100 Lenswood — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Lenswood has more residents (534 vs 290); Lenswood skews older (43 vs 38).

Forest Range Lenswood
Population 290 534
+84% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.9% +10.1%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $108,628/yr
+6% vs other
 $102,336/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+2% vs other
 $325/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forest Range Lenswood
0-4 5.9% / 4.9%
Forest Range — 0-4: 5.9% Lenswood — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 17.6% / 11.6%
Forest Range — 5-14: 17.6% Lenswood — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 5.9% / 6.4%
Forest Range — 15-19: 5.9% Lenswood — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 3.8% / 5.6%
Forest Range — 20-24: 3.8% Lenswood — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 8.3% / 10.1%
Forest Range — 25-34: 8.3% Lenswood — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 13.8% / 14.4%
Forest Range — 35-44: 13.8% Lenswood — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 8.3% / 13.1%
Forest Range — 45-54: 8.3% Lenswood — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 16.9% / 15.4%
Forest Range — 55-64: 16.9% Lenswood — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 10.7% / 12.5%
Forest Range — 65-74: 10.7% Lenswood — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 3.8% / 6.7%
Forest Range — 75-84: 3.8% Lenswood — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 1.0% / 0.7%
Forest Range — 85+: 1.0% Lenswood — 85+: 0.7%

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

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% Forest Range — Other Families: 0.0%
Lenswood 59.8% couple families
Lenswood — Couple Families: 59.8% Lenswood — Lone Person: 25.4% Lenswood — One Parent Families: 9.0% Lenswood — Group Household: 3.3% Lenswood — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Lenswood 12.3% renting
Lenswood — Owned Outright: 43.0% Lenswood — Mortgage: 44.7% Lenswood — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Forest Range Lenswood
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 16.5%
Forest Range — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Lenswood — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 14.4%
Forest Range — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Lenswood — Bachelor Degree: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.2%
Forest Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Lenswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 3.6%
Forest Range — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Lenswood — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 1.9%
Forest Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Lenswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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 Lenswood
England 5.9% / 5.8%
Forest Range — England: 5.9% Lenswood — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.1%
Forest Range — New Zealand: 1.0% Lenswood — New Zealand: 1.1%
Malaysia 1.4% / —
Forest Range — Malaysia: 1.4% Lenswood — Malaysia: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.3%
Forest Range — Netherlands: not among its largest Lenswood — Netherlands: 1.3%
Germany — / 0.9%
Forest Range — Germany: not among its largest Lenswood — Germany: 0.9%
Canada — / 0.9%
Forest Range — Canada: not among its largest Lenswood — Canada: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Forest Range Lenswood
Median house price $815,407 $536,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Forest Range Lenswood
Rural and farming 93% 100%
Environmental 7% 0%
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 Lenswood
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Forest Range Lenswood
House price Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 1% of SA
Income Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
Affordability Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 49% of SA

Liveability

Lenswood is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Forest Range Lenswood
Grade — C
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Forest Range carries more crime risk (42 vs 30); Lenswood carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 65).

Forest Range Lenswood
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
84/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
30/100
Flood — Low
21/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Forest Range Lenswood
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Forest Range

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

Schools in Lenswood

  • Lenswood Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Forest Range Lenswood
Parks & reserves 2 5
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Lenswood sits further from the CBD (39.1 km vs 32 km).

Forest Range Lenswood
Walkability score 0/100 23/100
Distance to Adelaide 32 km 39.1 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 42 min
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 5139
 0.5%
postcode 5240
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 98
postcode 5139
 —
postcode 5240

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 Lenswood
Car (driver) 79.7% / 66.8%
Forest Range — Car (driver): 79.7% Lenswood — Car (driver): 66.8%
Worked from Home 17.1% / 22.5%
Forest Range — Worked from Home: 17.1% Lenswood — Worked from Home: 22.5%
Walked Only 3.3% / 5.5%
Forest Range — Walked Only: 3.3% Lenswood — Walked Only: 5.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Forest Range — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lenswood — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bicycle — / 1.6%
Forest Range — Bicycle: not among its largest Lenswood — Bicycle: 1.6%

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

Setting

Forest Range Lenswood
Elevation 494 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 457 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.4 km 28.3 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Forest Range

Family Middle-Ring

Lenswood

Acreage Affordable Outer

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