Moving to Forest Lake (Ellen Grove area) from The Gap
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Forest Lake - Ellen Grove and The Gap, side by side - all from public government data.
Forest Lake (Ellen Grove area) has 24,080 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.4% in a year, 4 schools and 14 childcare services. Full Forest Lake (Ellen Grove area) suburb profile.
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Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) . How we source this data →
Which school is zoned?
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
The Gap State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in The Gap.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of The Gap (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Grand Avenue State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Forest Lake - Ellen Grove (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Forest Lake - Ellen Grove's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,006, compared to 1,133 in The Gap. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Forest Lake - Ellen Grove 1,118 (1 school), The Gap 1,127 (1 school).
There are 4 schools in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove, compared to 5 in The Gap.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove at 34.4% (vs 10.6% in The Gap).
Forest Lake - Ellen Grove has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, below The Gap's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Forest Lake (Ellen Grove area)?
24,080 people lived in Forest Lake (Ellen Grove area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.4% over the year. The Gap had 18,230.
How many schools are in Forest Lake (Ellen Grove area)?
ACARA lists 4 schools in Forest Lake (Ellen Grove area), against 5 in The Gap. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: The Gap → Forest Lake - Ellen Grove