Black Forest vs Everard Park

Black Forest is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Everard Park. In Black Forest, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Everard Park, about half of households rent, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are people living alone. Everard Park is closer to the city centre: 4.7 km, against 5.7 km. On these figures, Everard Park 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

Black Forest

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (59% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Black Forest leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)
  • Everard Park has cheaper units ($478,500 vs $625,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Everard Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 67/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Everard Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (64% vs 41%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 67/100)
  • But Black Forest carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Black Forest and Everard Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Black Forest Everard Park
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.

Black Forest Everard Park
Walkability 67 / 82
Black Forest — Walkability: 67/100 Everard Park — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 68 / 23
Black Forest — Safety: 68/100 Everard Park — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Black Forest — Low fire risk: 100/100 Everard Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 67 / 23
Black Forest — Low flood risk: 67/100 Everard Park — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Black Forest has more residents (1,982 vs 1,071); Black Forest has higher household incomes ($86,528 vs $72,176).

Black Forest Everard Park
Population 1,982
+46% vs other
 1,071
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% -0.6%
Median age 39 42
Median household income $86,528/yr
+17% vs other
 $72,176/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+1% vs other
 $286/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Black Forest Everard Park
0-4 4.8% / 3.0%
Black Forest — 0-4: 4.8% Everard Park — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 10.1% / 8.4%
Black Forest — 5-14: 10.1% Everard Park — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 5.1% / 5.3%
Black Forest — 15-19: 5.1% Everard Park — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 6.9% / 7.3%
Black Forest — 20-24: 6.9% Everard Park — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 16.9% / 18.2%
Black Forest — 25-34: 16.9% Everard Park — 25-34: 18.2%
35-44 13.0% / 12.7%
Black Forest — 35-44: 13.0% Everard Park — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 12.4% / 10.6%
Black Forest — 45-54: 12.4% Everard Park — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 13.3% / 11.2%
Black Forest — 55-64: 13.3% Everard Park — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 10.8% / 10.2%
Black Forest — 65-74: 10.8% Everard Park — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 5.0% / 5.9%
Black Forest — 75-84: 5.0% Everard Park — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 1.5% / 7.2%
Black Forest — 85+: 1.5% Everard Park — 85+: 7.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Black Forest 43.7% lone person
Black Forest — Lone Person: 43.7% Black Forest — Couple Families: 35.4% Black Forest — One Parent Families: 11.7% Black Forest — Group Household: 6.9% Black Forest — Other Families: 2.3%
Everard Park 52.6% lone person
Everard Park — Lone Person: 52.6% Everard Park — Couple Families: 28.4% Everard Park — One Parent Families: 10.9% Everard Park — Group Household: 5.3% Everard Park — Other Families: 2.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Black Forest 40.1% renting
Black Forest — Owned Outright: 34.4% Black Forest — Mortgage: 25.5% Black Forest — Renting: 40.1%
Everard Park 47.2% renting
Everard Park — Owned Outright: 26.1% Everard Park — Mortgage: 26.8% Everard Park — Renting: 47.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Black Forest Everard Park
Bachelor Degree 22.5% / 20.4%
Black Forest — Bachelor Degree: 22.5% Everard Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.4%
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 10.9%
Black Forest — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Everard Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree 9.6% / 7.6%
Black Forest — Postgraduate Degree: 9.6% Everard Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.0%
Black Forest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Everard Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 3.1%
Black Forest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Everard Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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.

Black Forest Everard Park
India 3.8% / 4.0%
Black Forest — India: 3.8% Everard Park — India: 4.0%
England 3.6% / 3.5%
Black Forest — England: 3.6% Everard Park — England: 3.5%
Nepal 2.6% / 3.4%
Black Forest — Nepal: 2.6% Everard Park — Nepal: 3.4%
China 1.9% / 3.6%
Black Forest — China: 1.9% Everard Park — China: 3.6%
Greece 1.5% / 0.9%
Black Forest — Greece: 1.5% Everard Park — Greece: 0.9%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Black Forest — Scotland: not among its largest Everard Park — Scotland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Black Forest 58.7% houses
Black Forest — Houses: 58.7% Black Forest — Flats / Apartments: 32.9% Black Forest — Townhouses: 8.4%
Everard Park 35.8% houses
Everard Park — Houses: 35.8% Everard Park — Flats / Apartments: 51.3% Everard Park — Townhouses: 12.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Black Forest Everard Park
Median house price $1,500,000 $1,417,500
Median unit price $625,000 $478,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 11 sales
 19 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Black Forest Everard Park
Residential 90% 97%
Industrial 5% 0%
Commercial 5% 3%
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

Black Forest Everard Park
New dwellings approved 273
across Unley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Black Forest Everard Park
Houses 2.1%
$650/wk on $1.63M
 —
Units — 6.1%
$515/wk on $440K

Ranking within SA

Black Forest Everard Park
House price Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Income Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 46% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Affordability Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 3% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 98% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of SA —
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 99% of SA

Liveability

Black Forest scores higher overall (77 vs 56); Everard Park is more walkable (82 vs 67).

Black Forest Everard Park
Grade A B
Score 77/100 56/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Everard Park carries more crime risk (77 vs 32); Everard Park carries more flood risk (77 vs 33).

Black Forest Everard Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
32/100
 High
77/100
Flood Low
33/100
 High
77/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Black Forest Everard Park
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.2 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 3.5%

Schools in Black Forest

  • Black Forest Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Everard Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Black Forest Everard Park
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Black Forest Everard Park
Walkability score 67/100 82/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.7 km
+18% vs other
 4.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 10 min
Public transport score 96/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
 79/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 44.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 35.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 5035
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 5035
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.

Black Forest Everard Park
Car (driver) 62.7% / 60.2%
Black Forest — Car (driver): 62.7% Everard Park — Car (driver): 60.2%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 12.3%
Black Forest — Worked from Home: 14.3% Everard Park — Worked from Home: 12.3%
Tram / Light Rail 5.3% / 7.0%
Black Forest — Tram / Light Rail: 5.3% Everard Park — Tram / Light Rail: 7.0%
Bus 2.4% / 8.3%
Black Forest — Bus: 2.4% Everard Park — Bus: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 5.3%
Black Forest — Car (passenger): 4.8% Everard Park — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train 4.7% / 0.6%
Black Forest — Train: 4.7% Everard Park — Train: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.7%).

Setting

Black Forest Everard Park
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.1 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Black Forest Everard Park
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,000 premises
 3%
659 premises

Climate

Black Forest Everard Park
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Black Forest Everard Park
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Black Forest Everard Park
Average residential rate $2,288/yr
same for both
Council Unley
same for both

Federal electorate

Black Forest Everard Park
Division Boothby Adelaide
Member Louise Miller-Frost Steve Georganas
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Black Forest Everard Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Black Forest

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals Trains Trams Transport Hub

Everard Park

Affordable Apartments Inner Parks Professionals River Trams Urban

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