Bilgola Plateau vs Clareville

Bilgola Plateau is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 57 in Clareville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bilgola Plateau, most households are couple families. In Clareville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Clareville: a median of $3.25 million, against $2.56 million in Bilgola Plateau, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bilgola Plateau tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Clareville suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Bilgola Plateau

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Bilgola Plateau

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,562,500 vs $3,250,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bilgola Plateau

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (31% vs 40%)
  • has cheaper rent ($895/wk vs $1,125/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bilgola Plateau

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 43/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (51 min vs 57 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (36.4 km vs 40.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bilgola Plateau is more walkable (63/100 vs 43/100)
  • Clareville has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Clareville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.8% vs 3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
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.

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Walkability 63 / 43
Bilgola Plateau — Walkability: 63/100 Clareville — Walkability: 43/100
Safety 84 / 79
Bilgola Plateau — Safety: 84/100 Clareville — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bilgola Plateau — Low fire risk: 100/100 Clareville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bilgola Plateau has more residents (3,650 vs 822); Clareville rents higher ($1,125/wk vs $895/wk).

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Population 3,650
+77% vs other
 822
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +10.8%
Median age 46 57
Median household income $148,512/yr
+2% vs other
 $145,704/yr
Median weekly rent $895/wk $1,125/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
0-4 4.2% / 2.4%
Bilgola Plateau — 0-4: 4.2% Clareville — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 15.8% / 10.3%
Bilgola Plateau — 5-14: 15.8% Clareville — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 6.5% / 3.8%
Bilgola Plateau — 15-19: 6.5% Clareville — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 4.6% / 4.0%
Bilgola Plateau — 20-24: 4.6% Clareville — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 5.2% / 5.0%
Bilgola Plateau — 25-34: 5.2% Clareville — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 11.1% / 5.6%
Bilgola Plateau — 35-44: 11.1% Clareville — 35-44: 5.6%
45-54 15.6% / 13.5%
Bilgola Plateau — 45-54: 15.6% Clareville — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 15.0% / 19.6%
Bilgola Plateau — 55-64: 15.0% Clareville — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 12.7% / 20.9%
Bilgola Plateau — 65-74: 12.7% Clareville — 65-74: 20.9%
75-84 7.2% / 10.6%
Bilgola Plateau — 75-84: 7.2% Clareville — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ 1.9% / 3.3%
Bilgola Plateau — 85+: 1.9% Clareville — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bilgola Plateau 66.2% couple families
Bilgola Plateau — Couple Families: 66.2% Bilgola Plateau — Lone Person: 18.8% Bilgola Plateau — One Parent Families: 13.3% Bilgola Plateau — Group Household: 1.7%
Clareville 53.9% couple families
Clareville — Couple Families: 53.9% Clareville — Lone Person: 33.1% Clareville — One Parent Families: 9.1% Clareville — Group Household: 3.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bilgola Plateau 10.0% renting
Bilgola Plateau — Owned Outright: 42.3% Bilgola Plateau — Mortgage: 47.7% Bilgola Plateau — Renting: 10.0%
Clareville 8.6% renting
Clareville — Owned Outright: 60.5% Clareville — Mortgage: 30.9% Clareville — Renting: 8.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Bachelor Degree 19.9% / 23.1%
Bilgola Plateau — Bachelor Degree: 19.9% Clareville — Bachelor Degree: 23.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 11.4%
Bilgola Plateau — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Clareville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.4%
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 8.2%
Bilgola Plateau — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Clareville — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / 9.9%
Bilgola Plateau — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Clareville — Postgraduate Degree: 9.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.4%
Bilgola Plateau — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Clareville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

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.

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
England 11.2% / 9.4%
Bilgola Plateau — England: 11.2% Clareville — England: 9.4%
South Africa 1.8% / 1.7%
Bilgola Plateau — South Africa: 1.8% Clareville — South Africa: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.5%
Bilgola Plateau — New Zealand: 1.9% Clareville — New Zealand: 1.5%
Germany 1.2% / 0.5%
Bilgola Plateau — Germany: 1.2% Clareville — Germany: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.6%
Bilgola Plateau — Netherlands: 0.5% Clareville — Netherlands: 0.6%
China — / 0.9%
Bilgola Plateau — China: not among its largest Clareville — China: 0.9%
Canada 0.7% / —
Bilgola Plateau — Canada: 0.7% Clareville — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bilgola Plateau 98.2% houses
Bilgola Plateau — Houses: 98.2% Bilgola Plateau — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Clareville 99.4% houses
Clareville — Houses: 99.4% Clareville — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Median house price $2,562,500 $3,250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 31 sales
 48 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Clareville has more land zoned for conservation (96% vs 80%).

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Environmental 80% 96%
Residential 14% 0%
Parks and recreation 3%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 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

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
New dwellings approved 620
across Northern Beaches
same for both
Approvals change year on year +51%
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.

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Houses 3.5%
$1,675/wk on $2.48M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Income Higher than 94% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of NSW —

Liveability

Bilgola Plateau is more walkable (63 vs 43).

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Grade A
same for both
Score 85/100 83/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
21/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bilgola Plateau

  • Bilgola Plateau Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Clareville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Clareville sits further from the CBD (40.3 km vs 36.4 km).

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Walkability score 63/100 43/100
Distance to Sydney 36.4 km 40.3 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 57 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 69/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 42.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 2107
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2107
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.

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Worked from Home 54.6% / 58.6%
Bilgola Plateau — Worked from Home: 54.6% Clareville — Worked from Home: 58.6%
Car (driver) 40.9% / 37.7%
Bilgola Plateau — Car (driver): 40.9% Clareville — Car (driver): 37.7%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 1.4%
Bilgola Plateau — Car (passenger): 2.3% Clareville — Car (passenger): 1.4%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.4%
Bilgola Plateau — Walked Only: 1.4% Clareville — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus 0.9% / 1.0%
Bilgola Plateau — Bus: 0.9% Clareville — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.6%).

Setting

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.2 km
1.2 km to a named beach
 1.9 km
198 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Connectivity score 54/100 56/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
1,343 premises
 20%
396 premises

Climate

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Average residential rate $1,696/yr
same for both
Council Northern Beaches
same for both

Federal electorate

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Division Mackellar
same for both
Member Sophie Scamps
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bilgola Plateau Clareville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bilgola Plateau

Beach Coastal Outer Parks Premium Professionals Quiet River

Clareville

Beach Beachfront Coastal Large Blocks Outer Parks Premium Professionals Quiet Retirees

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