Clandulla vs Ilford

Clandulla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Ilford. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ilford, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ilford tends to suit 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

Ilford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 35%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Ilford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (188 min vs 199 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (221 km vs 231.9 km)
  • But Clandulla is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clandulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Clandulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.6% vs -11.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clandulla Ilford
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.

Clandulla Ilford
Walkability 10 / 0
Clandulla — Walkability: 10/100 Ilford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 28
Clandulla — Safety: 35/100 Ilford — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 31 / 42
Clandulla — Low fire risk: 31/100 Ilford — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Ilford skews older (53 vs 50).

Clandulla Ilford
Population 186
+11% vs other
 165
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.6% -11.8%
Median age 50 53
Median household income $46,800/yr $48,516/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $265/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clandulla Ilford
0-4 — / 6.7%
Clandulla — 0-4: not among its largest Ilford — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 17.2% / 9.7%
Clandulla — 5-14: 17.2% Ilford — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 5.9% / 6.7%
Clandulla — 15-19: 5.9% Ilford — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.9% / 1.8%
Clandulla — 20-24: 5.9% Ilford — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 5.4% / 5.5%
Clandulla — 25-34: 5.4% Ilford — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 10.2% / 3.6%
Clandulla — 35-44: 10.2% Ilford — 35-44: 3.6%
45-54 10.2% / 15.8%
Clandulla — 45-54: 10.2% Ilford — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 14.5% / 18.2%
Clandulla — 55-64: 14.5% Ilford — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 18.8% / 20.0%
Clandulla — 65-74: 18.8% Ilford — 65-74: 20.0%
75-84 11.3% / 10.3%
Clandulla — 75-84: 11.3% Ilford — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ 2.2% / 1.8%
Clandulla — 85+: 2.2% Ilford — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Clandulla Ilford
England 4.8% / 3.0%
Clandulla — England: 4.8% Ilford — England: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clandulla 39.1% lone person
Clandulla — Lone Person: 39.1% Clandulla — Couple Families: 26.1% Clandulla — One Parent Families: 26.1% Clandulla — Group Household: 8.7%
Ilford 54.5% lone person
Ilford — Lone Person: 54.5% Ilford — Couple Families: 36.4% Ilford — One Parent Families: 9.1% Ilford — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clandulla 100.0% houses
Clandulla — Houses: 100.0%
Ilford 100.0% houses
Ilford — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Clandulla Ilford
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 25.5%
Clandulla — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Ilford — Certificate III & IV: 25.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 7.3%
Clandulla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Ilford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / 7.3%
Clandulla — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% Ilford — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.0%
Clandulla — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Ilford — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clandulla 19.0% renting
Clandulla — Owned Outright: 68.3% Clandulla — Mortgage: 12.7% Clandulla — Renting: 19.0%
Ilford 13.6% renting
Ilford — Owned Outright: 61.0% Ilford — Mortgage: 25.4% Ilford — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Clandulla Ilford
Median house price $350,000 $375,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $310,000

Zoning mix

Clandulla Ilford
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Residential 0% 1%
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

Clandulla Ilford
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Clandulla Ilford
House price Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW

Liveability

Clandulla is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Clandulla Ilford
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Clandulla carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 58).

Clandulla Ilford
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 High
72/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Clandulla Ilford
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Clandulla

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

Schools in Ilford

  • Ilford Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clandulla Ilford
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 10 36

Mobility

Clandulla sits further from the CBD (231.9 km vs 221 km).

Clandulla Ilford
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 231.9 km
+5% vs other
 221 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 199 min 188 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2848
 0.2%
postcode 2850
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 2848
 50
postcode 2850

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.

Clandulla Ilford
Car (driver) 73.0% / 66.7%
Clandulla — Car (driver): 73.0% Ilford — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 21.1%
Clandulla — Worked from Home: 27.0% Ilford — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Walked Only — / 7.0%
Clandulla — Walked Only: not among its largest Ilford — Walked Only: 7.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Clandulla — Car (passenger): not among its largest Ilford — Car (passenger): 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Clandulla Ilford
Elevation 705 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 788 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clandulla Ilford
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Clandulla Ilford
Annual rainfall 965 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Clandulla Ilford
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Clandulla Ilford
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clandulla Ilford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clandulla

Retirees Rural

Ilford

Retirees Rural

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