Blackwood's name dates back to 1869 with the opening of the Blackwood Inn, later renamed the Belair Hotel in 1880. The Belair Post Office, opened in 1859, was renamed Blackwood in 1881 after the Belair Post Office was relocated. Although land grants began in 1840, major development didn't kick off until the railway reached the area. Blackwood Railway Station opened in 1883, boosting land subdivision and linking the town to both Adelaide and, eventually, Melbourne.

Notable landmarks include the Blackwood Soldiers' Memorial, unveiled in 1921 at the suburb's five-ways roundabout, and the Wittunga Botanic Garden, which was originally an English-style private garden established in 1901, now a public space.

Population:

4266 ¹

Postcode:

5051

Location:

11 km south of Adelaide

Main Roads:

Blackwood Rd (unnumbered)

Radio Stations:

DAB+:
ABC Classic, ABC Country, ABC Jazz, ABC Kids Listen, ABC News Radio, ABC Radio Adelaide, ABC Radio National, ABC Sport, Blender Beats, CADA, Chemist Warehouse Remix, Coles Radio, Cruise 1323, Dance Hits, Double J, Easy Hits, EBI World, Fresh 92.7, iHeartCountry Australia, Life FM, Mix 102.3, Mix 80s, Mix 90s, Nova 919, Nova Jamz, Nova Throwbacks, Oldskool 80s Hits, Oldskool 90s Hits, Radio Adelaide, RnB Fridays, SAFM Adelaide, SBS Arabic, SBS Chill, SBS EuroPop, SBS PopAsia, SBS Radio 1, SBS Radio 2, SBS South Asian, Smooth 80s, Smooth FM Adelaide, Three D Radio, TikTok Trending on iHeartRadio, Triple J, Triple J Unearthed, Triple M 2000s, Triple M 80s, Triple M 90s, Triple M Adelaide 104.7, Triple M Classic Rock, Vision Australia Iris Adelaide and Vision Australia Radio Adelaide

FM:
1079 Life (107.9 MHz), 5EBI (103.1 MHz), 5MBS (99.9 MHz), ABC Classic (103.9 MHz), Faith FM (88.0 MHz), Fresh (92.7 MHz), Life FM (107.9 MHz), Mix 102.3 (102.3 MHz), Nova 91.9 (91.9 MHz), SA FM (107.5 MHz), SBS Radio (106.3 MHz), Three D Radio (93.7 MHz), Triple J (105.5 MHz), Triple M (104.7 MHz) and Vision Christian Radio (87.6 MHz)

AM:
ABC News Radio (972 kHz), ABC North and West SA (639 kHz), ABC Radio Adelaide (891 kHz), ABC Radio National (729 kHz), Cruise 1323 (1323 kHz), FiveAA (1395 kHz), Radio Italiana (531 kHz), RadioTAB (1539 kHz) and Vision Australia Radio (1197 kHz)

Main Road:

Looking southbound on Main Rd (B29) approaching the five-ways roundabout with Station Rd, Main Rd (B29), Coromandel Pde and Shepherds Hill Rd, Blackwood, December 2007.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Main Road:

Looking northbound along Main Rd (B29), Blackwood, December 2007.

Image © Michael Greenslade