Hope Forest vs The Range

Hope Forest is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in The Range. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, The Range tends to suit people living alone.

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

Hope Forest

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 31/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

The Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hope Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $447/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

The Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (50.3 km vs 55.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hope Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

The Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.7% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hope Forest and The 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.

Hope Forest The 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.

Hope Forest The Range
Walkability 0 / 0
Hope Forest — Walkability: 0/100 The Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 69
Hope Forest — Safety: 87/100 The Range — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 16 / 20
Hope Forest — Low fire risk: 16/100 The Range — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

The Range rents higher ($447/wk vs $250/wk); The Range has higher household incomes ($132,600 vs $101,348).

Hope Forest The Range
Population 143 159
+11% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +6.7%
Median age 42 51
Median household income $101,348/yr $132,600/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $447/wk
+79% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hope Forest The Range
0-4 2.8% / 2.5%
Hope Forest — 0-4: 2.8% The Range — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 11.2% / 7.5%
Hope Forest — 5-14: 11.2% The Range — 5-14: 7.5%
15-19 7.7% / 6.9%
Hope Forest — 15-19: 7.7% The Range — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 6.3% / 3.1%
Hope Forest — 20-24: 6.3% The Range — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 10.5% / 6.3%
Hope Forest — 25-34: 10.5% The Range — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 12.6% / 6.9%
Hope Forest — 35-44: 12.6% The Range — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 15.4% / 15.7%
Hope Forest — 45-54: 15.4% The Range — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 13.3% / 23.3%
Hope Forest — 55-64: 13.3% The Range — 55-64: 23.3%
65-74 10.5% / 14.5%
Hope Forest — 65-74: 10.5% The Range — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 7.0% / 7.5%
Hope Forest — 75-84: 7.0% The Range — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / —
Hope Forest — 85+: not among its largest The Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hope Forest 75.7% couple families
Hope Forest — Couple Families: 75.7% Hope Forest — Lone Person: 13.5% Hope Forest — One Parent Families: 10.8%
The Range 67.9% couple families
The Range — Couple Families: 67.9% The Range — Lone Person: 32.1% The Range — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hope Forest 14.3% renting
Hope Forest — Owned Outright: 38.8% Hope Forest — Mortgage: 46.9% Hope Forest — Renting: 14.3%
The Range 15.4% renting
The Range — Owned Outright: 38.5% The Range — Mortgage: 46.2% The Range — Renting: 15.4%
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.

Hope Forest The Range
England 4.9% / 12.6%
Hope Forest — England: 4.9% The Range — England: 12.6%
Germany 2.1% / —
Hope Forest — Germany: 2.1% The Range — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.9%
Hope Forest — New Zealand: not among its largest The Range — New Zealand: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).

Qualifications

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

Hope Forest The Range
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 13.8%
Hope Forest — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% The Range — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 10.1%
Hope Forest — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% The Range — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 10.7%
Hope Forest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% The Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 8.8%
Hope Forest — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% The Range — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.1%
Hope Forest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% The Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hope Forest 100.0% houses
Hope Forest — Houses: 100.0%
The Range 100.0% houses
The Range — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Hope Forest The Range
Median house price — $2,750,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Hope Forest has more rural and farming land (100% vs 37%); The Range has more land zoned for conservation (63% vs 0%).

Hope Forest The Range
Rural and farming 100% 37%
Environmental 0% 63%
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

Hope Forest The Range
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
 1,367
across Onkaparinga
Approvals change year on year +25% +58%

Ranking within SA

Hope Forest The Range
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 66% of SA

Liveability

Hope Forest The Range
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

The Range carries more crime risk (31 vs 13).

Hope Forest The Range
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
80/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
31/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Hope Forest The 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

Amenities in the suburb

Hope Forest The Range
Parks & reserves 2
same for both

Mobility

Hope Forest sits further from the CBD (55.5 km vs 50.3 km).

Hope Forest The Range
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 55.5 km
+9% vs other
 50.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 53 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 5172
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 5172
same for both

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.

Hope Forest The Range
Car (driver) 80.4% / 68.4%
Hope Forest — Car (driver): 80.4% The Range — Car (driver): 68.4%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 26.3%
Hope Forest — Worked from Home: 19.6% The Range — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Hope Forest — Car (passenger): not among its largest The Range — Car (passenger): 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Hope Forest The Range
Elevation 316 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 345 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.6 km 13.8 km

NBN connectivity

Hope Forest The Range
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
61 premises

Climate

Hope Forest The Range
Annual rainfall 786 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hope Forest The Range
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Hope Forest The Range
Average residential rate $2,523/yr $2,008/yr
Council Alexandrina Onkaparinga

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hope Forest

Outer

The Range

Outer Professionals

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