Median price trend for houses
Based on 16 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,600,000
Up 26.0% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.15m
- 3 bed
- $1.5m
- 4 bed
- $1.68m
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The quick read on
Black Forest
SA 5035 · Unley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,600,000
- Median unit
- $725,000
- Population
- 1,982
- Postcode
- 5035
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ABS 2021
Black Forest, South Australia
Property market insights for Black Forest
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Black Forest SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 24 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$712 per week
Up 18.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Black Forest, SA is currently $1,600,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Black Forest has a 12-month growth rate of 26.0% for houses and 23.5% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,500,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,680,000 in Black Forest.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Black Forest is $712 per week. The median house rent has increased 18.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Black Forest is $725,000, which has increased 23.5% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $721,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $868,000 in Black Forest. The median rent for units and apartments in Black Forest is $500 per week and has increased 17.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Black Forest safe?
The overall rate for Black Forest is 2,888 offences per 100,000 residents — 23% below the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Black Forest.
Overall crime rate
2,888
offences per 100,000 residents
23% belowGreater Adelaide
Black ForestGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Black Forest?
Black Forest SA 5035 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
1,982 people call Black Forest home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,664 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,982
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $290 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.9%Below
15–3429.0%Above
35–5425.4%Below
55–7424.1%Above
75 and over6.6%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses58.7%Below
Townhouses8.4%Below
Apartments32.0%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright34.4%Above
Paying a mortgage25.5%Below
Renting40.1%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car10.0%Above
One car47.6%Above
Two cars30.9%Below
Three or more12.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.2%Above
Drove to work53.6%Below
Train, tram or bus9.7%Above
Walked or cycled4.9%Above
What stands out in Black Forest
12.2% of workers in Black Forest worked from home on Census day.
3.8% of Black Forest residents were born in India.
47.9% of people in Black Forest described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Black Forest
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Black Forest SA 5035.
Is Black Forest family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.9% of Black Forest's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
540 family households lived in Black Forest; 40.7% were couple families and 13.5% were one-parent families.
34.8% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Black Forest?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Black Forest had 1,982 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.6% were 55 or older. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Black Forest?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 58.7% of occupied private dwellings in Black Forest.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 32.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Black Forest?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
34.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
25.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
40.1% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Black Forest?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Black Forest had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 32.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 33.3%, while 19.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Black Forest?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
53.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
9.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Black Forest?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
10.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 47.6% of the total.
43.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Black Forest, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
59.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.1% reported a different address.
25.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Black Forest?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
77.3% of residents used only English at home.
21.3% used a language other than English at home.
2.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.6% spoke Cantonese and 0.7% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Black Forest residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
25.5% of Black Forest's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 74.5% was born in Australia.
1.9% of residents were born in China.
3.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Black Forest?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 36.8% of ancestry responses in Black Forest.
Australian ancestry made up 32.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Black Forest?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
33.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 10.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.5% of workers, and education and training employed 10.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Black Forest?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 67.5%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
36.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Black Forest show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.4% reported asthma, 9.3% arthritis and 3.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Black Forest?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
38.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 16.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 20.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Black Forest?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,664 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $290 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Black Forest compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.2% in Black Forest, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 34.4% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 40.1% in Black Forest, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Black Forest
Is Black Forest expensive?
The median house price is $1,600,000, while units and apartments sit at $725,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Black Forest good for families?
The Census counted 540 local families, and 14.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Black Forest?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,500,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Black Forest
29 streets in Black Forest
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Addison Rd
- Aroha Tce
- Busby Ave
- Byron Rd
- Canterbury Tce
- Coulter Ave
- Cowper Rd
- David Ave
- Dryden Rd
- Dunrobin St
- East Ave
- Eglington Ave
- Emerson Rd
- Eric Ave
- Fairmont Ave
- Forest Ave
- Gordon Road
- Gray St
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- Hartland Ave
- Hill Ct
- Kerta Weeta Ave
- Laught Ave
- Lincoln Ave
- Merlon Ave
- Oban Ave
- Selkirk Ave
- South Rd
- Wilson Ave
- Winifred Ave
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