1,982 ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,998
- 2016: 1,933
- 2021: 1,982
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Black Forest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Black Forest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer children live in Black Forest than in most other Australian areas. The suburb is home to 1,982 people, with a typical resident aged 39, making it slightly younger than the South Australian average.
1,982
▼ -0.8%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Black Forest — higher than 78% of areas.
| Black Forest | 1,982 |
|---|---|
| 5035, SA | 6,364 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,982 people is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Residents are slightly younger than the state average of 41 years, but a little older than the national figure of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 15.0% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over account for 17.3%, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
17.3% ▲ +49.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Black Forest splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.7% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%. Around 11.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
0.7% ▲ +370.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Black Forest splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Black Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40111/black-forest/topic/demographics-identity