Cherry Gardens vs Clarendon

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Clarendon: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.31 million in Cherry Gardens, though rent is higher in Cherry Gardens. On these figures, Cherry Gardens tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Clarendon suits people living alone.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Cherry Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,315,000 vs $1,555,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Clarendon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cherry Gardens sits closer to the CBD (26.9 km vs 28.9 km)
  • Clarendon is more walkable (24/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 8/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
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.

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Walkability 8 / 24
Cherry Gardens — Walkability: 8/100 Clarendon — Walkability: 24/100
Safety 73 / 67
Cherry Gardens — Safety: 73/100 Clarendon — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 37 / 42
Cherry Gardens — Low fire risk: 37/100 Clarendon — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Cherry Gardens rents higher ($350/wk vs $255/wk).

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Population 633 643
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +4.0%
Median age 48
same for both
Median household income $104,832/yr $107,380/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+27% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
0-4 4.3% / 3.1%
Cherry Gardens — 0-4: 4.3% Clarendon — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 13.3% / 12.4%
Cherry Gardens — 5-14: 13.3% Clarendon — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 8.8% / 5.4%
Cherry Gardens — 15-19: 8.8% Clarendon — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.3% / 5.1%
Cherry Gardens — 20-24: 4.3% Clarendon — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 4.3% / 6.4%
Cherry Gardens — 25-34: 4.3% Clarendon — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 9.8% / 10.7%
Cherry Gardens — 35-44: 9.8% Clarendon — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 17.7% / 16.6%
Cherry Gardens — 45-54: 17.7% Clarendon — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 14.8% / 19.1%
Cherry Gardens — 55-64: 14.8% Clarendon — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 15.0% / 11.2%
Cherry Gardens — 65-74: 15.0% Clarendon — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 7.7% / 6.5%
Cherry Gardens — 75-84: 7.7% Clarendon — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 0.6% / 0.9%
Cherry Gardens — 85+: 0.6% Clarendon — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cherry Gardens 66.4% couple families
Cherry Gardens — Couple Families: 66.4% Cherry Gardens — Lone Person: 20.1% Cherry Gardens — One Parent Families: 11.2% Cherry Gardens — Group Household: 2.2%
Clarendon 58.7% couple families
Clarendon — Couple Families: 58.7% Clarendon — Lone Person: 30.0% Clarendon — One Parent Families: 11.3% Clarendon — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cherry Gardens 2.4% renting
Cherry Gardens — Owned Outright: 54.6% Cherry Gardens — Mortgage: 43.0% Cherry Gardens — Renting: 2.4%
Clarendon 9.1% renting
Clarendon — Owned Outright: 47.2% Clarendon — Mortgage: 43.7% Clarendon — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 14.8%
Cherry Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Clarendon — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 16.8%
Cherry Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Clarendon — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.2%
Cherry Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Clarendon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 5.0%
Cherry Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Clarendon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 3.1%
Cherry Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Clarendon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
England 9.2% / 8.2%
Cherry Gardens — England: 9.2% Clarendon — England: 8.2%
New Zealand 0.9% / 2.2%
Cherry Gardens — New Zealand: 0.9% Clarendon — New Zealand: 2.2%
Germany 1.4% / 0.5%
Cherry Gardens — Germany: 1.4% Clarendon — Germany: 0.5%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Cherry Gardens — Scotland: 0.9% Clarendon — Scotland: not among its largest
France — / 0.8%
Cherry Gardens — France: not among its largest Clarendon — France: 0.8%
China 0.5% / —
Cherry Gardens — China: 0.5% Clarendon — China: not among its largest
India — / 0.5%
Cherry Gardens — India: not among its largest Clarendon — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cherry Gardens 100.0% houses
Cherry Gardens — Houses: 100.0% Cherry Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Clarendon 98.3% houses
Clarendon — Houses: 98.3% Clarendon — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Median house price $1,315,000 $1,555,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Cherry Gardens has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 7%); Clarendon has more rural and farming land (92% vs 77%).

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Rural and farming 77% 92%
Environmental 23% 7%
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

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +58%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
House price — Higher than 27% of SA
Income Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 94% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 70% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 55% of SA

Liveability

Clarendon is more walkable (24 vs 8); Clarendon scores higher overall (58 vs 49).

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Grade C B
Score 49/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
33/100
Flood — Low
19/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Bedford Park, 9.6 km
 None

Schools in Cherry Gardens

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

Schools in Clarendon

  • Clarendon Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Clarendon sits further from the CBD (28.9 km vs 26.9 km).

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Walkability score 8/100 24/100
Distance to Adelaide 26.9 km 28.9 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 37 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5157
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 97
postcode 5157
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.

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Car (driver) 71.0% / 75.8%
Cherry Gardens — Car (driver): 71.0% Clarendon — Car (driver): 75.8%
Worked from Home 19.9% / 18.5%
Cherry Gardens — Worked from Home: 19.9% Clarendon — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Walked Only 3.3% / 3.3%
Cherry Gardens — Walked Only: 3.3% Clarendon — Walked Only: 3.3%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 1.3%
Cherry Gardens — Car (passenger): 3.3% Clarendon — Car (passenger): 1.3%
Bus 1.1% / 1.0%
Cherry Gardens — Bus: 1.1% Clarendon — Bus: 1.0%
Train 1.5% / —
Cherry Gardens — Train: 1.5% Clarendon — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Elevation 366 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 12.9 km

NBN connectivity

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
212 premises
 0%
261 premises

Climate

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³ —
PM10 17.8 µg/m³ 19.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 1.12 pphm 0.34 pphm

Council rates

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Average residential rate $2,008/yr
same for both
Council Onkaparinga
same for both

Federal electorate

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cherry Gardens Clarendon
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cherry Gardens

Acreage Middle-Ring

Clarendon

Outer Quiet River

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