Suburb · SA · 2024 data

Forest Range, SA

In 2024, police recorded 1 offences in Forest Range, or 3.4 per 1,000 residents. That is 0.06× the SA rate.

290 residents · estimated 9.3 km² -50.0% vs 2023
Not ranked

Forest Range has about 290 residents. Below 300, a few incidents swing the per-person rate wildly, so we show counts but don't rank it.

All offences
1
2024 · ▼ -50.0%
Crimes / 1,000
3.4
SA avg 62.4
Violent / 1,000
0.0
0 offences · avg 13.3
Property / 1,000
3.4
1 offences · avg 49.0
Harm-focused / 1,000
3.5
excl. justice & regulatory · avg 49.0
Violent crime, roughly
1 in Noneresidents per year
SA: 1 in 75
Property crime, roughly
1 in 290residents per year
SA: 1 in 20

By crime type, 2024

Forest Range SA average Line = 2023–2024

Rates per 1,000 residents. ×-values compare with the state rate for the same offence type (SA suppresses sexual offences at suburb level).

Property & deception

3.5 / 1,000 SA 49.0 · National 39.9
Theft And Related Offences
3.45
0.1×
View as table
GroupOffence typeCountPer 1,000SA per 1,000
Property & deceptionTheft And Related Offences13.4528.98

Trend

TotalPropertydashed = projection
012202320242025

Recorded offences per year. Projection is a simple linear trend, not a forecast of individual risk.

Vs state & national

per 1,000 residents
Forest RangeState
All offences
Forest Range
3.4
State
62.4
Violent
Forest Range
0.0
State
13.3
Property
Forest Range
3.4
State
49.0

Nearby suburbs

  1. Basket Range2.1 km 100 compare
  2. Lenswood3.1 km not ranked compare
  3. Montacute4.5 km not ranked compare
  4. Cherryville4.5 km not ranked compare
  5. Norton Summit4.9 km 100 compare
  6. Carey Gully5.2 km not ranked compare
  7. Ashton5.3 km 100 compare
  8. Oakbank5.6 km 100 compare

Housing, rent and growth

Housing & rent

ABS Census 2021

Median rent is 16% of median household income. Below the 30% stress benchmark

MeasureValuevs other SA suburbs
Median rent$330/week higher than 79%
Median household income$2,089/week higher than 86%
Rent as a share of income16% higher than 38%
Median mortgage repayment$2,000/month higher than 87%
Homes that are rented13% higher than 38%
Owned outright49% higher than 76%
Social housing0% higher than 29%
Average household size2.8 people higher than 83%

2021 Census figures: rents and incomes have risen since, so compare suburbs rather than reading today's prices. The rent share uses the median rent and the median income of all households (owners included), so it is a guide, not the share any one renter pays. The 30% benchmark is a common convention.

Growth & new homes

ABS Regional Population · Building Approvals
MeasureValuevs other SA areas
Population growth, 5 years
2020–2025
+8.5% higher than 80%
Population growth, last year
2024–2025
+1.6% higher than 84%
New homes approved, 12 months
12 months to Aug 2026
16 higher than 25%
New homes approved per 1,000 residents
12 months to Aug 2026
2.5 higher than 20%

ABS publishes these for larger areas: figures are for “Uraidla - Summertown”, which contains this suburb. Approvals are dwellings approved, not yet built. Growth and new supply are change indicators, not a price forecast.

Common questions about Forest Range

What is the crime rate in Forest Range?

In 2024, 1 offences were recorded in Forest Range, or 3.4 per 1,000 residents. That is 0.1× the SA rate of 62.4.

Where does this data come from?

Official recorded-crime statistics published by state police and crime statistics agencies, divided by 2021 Census or ABS population estimates. See the methodology page for details.

Data notes

  • Population is estimated (medium confidence) from the ABS 2021 Census.
  • Recorded crime counts offences reported to or detected by police where they occurred. That includes offences against visitors and businesses, so busy centres score higher than their resident risk.
  • States classify offences differently, so ranks compare areas within the same state.
  • sexual offences excluded / geo-masked at suburb level (SAPOL privacy)