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Blackwood, on Adelaide's southern fringe, is a leafy foothills suburb centred on a compact village precinct beside the Belair line station. Streets mix federation and weatherboard cottages with newer hillside houses, giving a settled residential character that appeals to families, professionals and older residents. The village has cafés, boutique shops and everyday services, while local schools, community clubs and pockets of remnant bush, including Blackwood Forest Recreation Park, provide places for walking and picnics. Good rail links and arterial roads make commuting straightforward and nearby gullies and trails support a relaxed foothills lifestyle.

A community of 4,266 people has a median age of 45 and a typical household income of $1,715 a week, roughly $89,180 a year. Couple households dominate and about 85% of homes are owner-occupied. The council is delivering a new Blackwood Community Hub to bring the library, toy library and community centre together, with funded public-space works planned around it; Tiwu Kumangka remains the local library, gallery and community centre while precinct improvements progress. Whether Blackwood suits you depends on what you want from a suburb.

Buying is the more stretched option in Blackwood. A median house price of $1,112,000 works out to about 12.5 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census, which sits well above local incomes on these figures. Rents are lower but still significant: $650 a week for a house is about 37.9% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a sizeable share, while $500 a week for a unit is about 29.2%, a moderate share. Whether that feels expensive will depend on your own income and circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Units in Blackwood saw a strong rise in value over the past year, up 24.0%. Unit rents also climbed, increasing 6.4% over the same period, so on the units side capital growth outpaced rental income this year. House values rose a more modest 3.0%, so houses recorded much smaller price growth than units over the year. If rental income is your priority, the unit rent figure is the one to watch; if capital growth is what you value, the unit value movement is the clearest signal in these numbers.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.