Goodwood vs Forestville

In both, most households own their home. In Goodwood, most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Goodwood: a median of $1.79 million, against $1.23 million in Forestville. Goodwood is closer to the city centre: 3.9 km, against 4.4 km. On these figures, Forestville tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Goodwood

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Forestville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,231,000 vs $1,790,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Forestville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.8% vs -5.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goodwood Forestville
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.

Goodwood Forestville
Walkability 91 / 86
Goodwood — Walkability: 91/100 Forestville — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 33 / 39
Goodwood — Safety: 33/100 Forestville — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Goodwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Forestville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 18 / 10
Goodwood — Low flood risk: 18/100 Forestville — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Goodwood has more residents (2,823 vs 1,400).

Goodwood Forestville
Population 2,823
+50% vs other
 1,400
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.5% +0.8%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $99,736/yr $103,012/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $355/wk
+4% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goodwood Forestville
0-4 5.2% / 5.2%
Goodwood — 0-4: 5.2% Forestville — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 10.0% / 10.3%
Goodwood — 5-14: 10.0% Forestville — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 3.9% / 4.5%
Goodwood — 15-19: 3.9% Forestville — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.9% / 6.1%
Goodwood — 20-24: 5.9% Forestville — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 15.9% / 17.1%
Goodwood — 25-34: 15.9% Forestville — 25-34: 17.1%
35-44 14.9% / 16.3%
Goodwood — 35-44: 14.9% Forestville — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 13.6% / 13.8%
Goodwood — 45-54: 13.6% Forestville — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 12.4% / 12.8%
Goodwood — 55-64: 12.4% Forestville — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 11.3% / 9.3%
Goodwood — 65-74: 11.3% Forestville — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 4.5% / 3.6%
Goodwood — 75-84: 4.5% Forestville — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 2.1% / 1.5%
Goodwood — 85+: 2.1% Forestville — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goodwood 42.7% lone person
Goodwood — Lone Person: 42.7% Goodwood — Couple Families: 35.6% Goodwood — One Parent Families: 10.9% Goodwood — Group Household: 9.1% Goodwood — Other Families: 1.8%
Forestville 40.3% lone person
Forestville — Lone Person: 40.3% Forestville — Couple Families: 35.9% Forestville — One Parent Families: 13.8% Forestville — Group Household: 8.9% Forestville — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goodwood 36.2% renting
Goodwood — Owned Outright: 34.5% Goodwood — Mortgage: 29.3% Goodwood — Renting: 36.2%
Forestville 32.8% renting
Forestville — Owned Outright: 30.7% Forestville — Mortgage: 36.6% Forestville — Renting: 32.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Goodwood Forestville
Bachelor Degree 25.8% / 23.8%
Goodwood — Bachelor Degree: 25.8% Forestville — Bachelor Degree: 23.8%
Postgraduate Degree 13.0% / 10.4%
Goodwood — Postgraduate Degree: 13.0% Forestville — Postgraduate Degree: 10.4%
Certificate III & IV 6.4% / 11.1%
Goodwood — Certificate III & IV: 6.4% Forestville — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.0%
Goodwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Forestville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / 4.6%
Goodwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Forestville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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.

Goodwood Forestville
England 4.5% / 4.6%
Goodwood — England: 4.5% Forestville — England: 4.6%
Greece 2.7% / 1.8%
Goodwood — Greece: 2.7% Forestville — Greece: 1.8%
India 2.1% / 1.7%
Goodwood — India: 2.1% Forestville — India: 1.7%
China 1.9% / 0.8%
Goodwood — China: 1.9% Forestville — China: 0.8%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.8%
Goodwood — New Zealand: 1.1% Forestville — New Zealand: 0.8%
Germany 0.7% / 0.9%
Goodwood — Germany: 0.7% Forestville — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goodwood 59.1% houses
Goodwood — Houses: 59.1% Goodwood — Flats / Apartments: 25.2% Goodwood — Townhouses: 15.7%
Forestville 53.5% houses
Forestville — Houses: 53.5% Forestville — Flats / Apartments: 20.4% Forestville — Townhouses: 26.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Goodwood Forestville
Median house price $1,790,000 $1,231,000
Median unit price $675,000 $650,000
Median land price — $444,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 19 sales
 22 days
from 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Goodwood Forestville
2 bed $1.3M / $950K
Goodwood — 2 bed: $1.3M (9 sales) Forestville — 2 bed: $950K (8 sales)

9 vs 8 sales

3 bed $1.62M / $1.39M
Goodwood — 3 bed: $1.62M (18 sales) Forestville — 3 bed: $1.39M (12 sales)

18 vs 12 sales

4 bed $2.41M / $1.73M
Goodwood — 4 bed: $2.41M (9 sales) Forestville — 4 bed: $1.73M (5 sales)

9 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Goodwood Forestville
Residential 89%
same for both
Commercial 6%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 0% 5%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Industrial 2% 0%
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

Goodwood Forestville
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.

Goodwood Forestville
Houses 2.2%
$648/wk on $1.55M
 2.1%
$645/wk on $1.6M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Goodwood Forestville
House price Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Income Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Affordability Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of SA Higher than 2% of SA

Liveability

Goodwood scores higher overall (73 vs 68).

Goodwood Forestville
Grade A
same for both
Score 73/100 68/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Goodwood Forestville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood High
82/100
 High
90/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Goodwood Forestville
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 2.6 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 2.9%

Schools in Goodwood

  • St Thomas' School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Goodwood Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Forestville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Goodwood Forestville
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 20 3
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 6 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 13

Mobility

Goodwood Forestville
Walkability score 91/100 86/100
Distance to Adelaide 3.9 km 4.4 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 8 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
 80/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 94.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 54.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 5034
 2.7%
postcode 5035
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 5034
 40
postcode 5035

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.

Goodwood Forestville
Car (driver) 57.1% / 57.9%
Goodwood — Car (driver): 57.1% Forestville — Car (driver): 57.9%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 14.9%
Goodwood — Worked from Home: 16.5% Forestville — Worked from Home: 14.9%
Bicycle 6.7% / 7.4%
Goodwood — Bicycle: 6.7% Forestville — Bicycle: 7.4%
Tram / Light Rail 4.6% / 7.9%
Goodwood — Tram / Light Rail: 4.6% Forestville — Tram / Light Rail: 7.9%
Bus 4.8% / 4.0%
Goodwood — Bus: 4.8% Forestville — Bus: 4.0%
Walked Only 4.9% / 3.1%
Goodwood — Walked Only: 4.9% Forestville — Walked Only: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.9%).

Setting

Goodwood Forestville
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.8 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Goodwood Forestville
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
1,614 premises
 1%
711 premises

Climate

Goodwood Forestville
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)

Goodwood Forestville
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

Goodwood Forestville
Average residential rate $2,288/yr
same for both
Council Unley
same for both

Federal electorate

Goodwood Forestville
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goodwood Forestville
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goodwood

Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Trains Trams Transport Hub Urban

Forestville

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River Townhouses Trams Transport Hub

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