Suburb profile

Black Forest SA 5035

Black Forest is located in the Adelaide Central and Hills region of South Australia, postcode 5035. It has 1,127 properties across 29 streets. Explore every street in Black Forest, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Black Forest

Black Forest, SA 5035, sits in the Adelaide Central and Hills region and neighbours Clarence Gardens, Edwardstown, Everard Park and Forestville. Its 29 streets hold 1,127 properties, 743 of them houses and 384 units.

Census figures are for the Goodwood - Millswood area, which covers the whole suburb. It had 17,650 residents, a median age of 42 and an average household of 2.3 people. Median household income was $2,001 a week, the median mortgage repayment $2,031 a month and the median rent $340 a week. Of 7,194 dwellings, 4,403 were separate houses, 794 semi-detached, 1,979 flats and 9 other; 2,606 were owned outright, 2,128 owned with a mortgage and 2,272 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Black Forest

  • 17,650Peoplelive in the area
  • 42Median ageyears
  • $2,001Median household incomea week
  • $340Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses4,403
  • Townhouses and semis794
  • Flats and apartments1,979
  • Other9

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$2,031a month
  • Household size2.3people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 2,606Owned with a mortgage 2,128Rented 2,272Other 188

Properties in Black Forest

Schools in Black Forest

  • Black Forest Primary School

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Local agents in Black Forest

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Streets in Black Forest

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.