Clare vs Emu Flat
Emu Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Clare. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clare, about half of households are people living alone. In Emu Flat, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Clare tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Emu Flat suits families with children and couples.
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
Clare
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- But Emu Flat is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Clare
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $370/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Clare
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (71/100 vs 4/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Clare
ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (71/100 vs 4/100)
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Emu Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.5% vs 2.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Clare and Emu Flat drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Clare has more residents (3,238 vs 106); Emu Flat has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $67,704).
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,238 +97% vs other | 106 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.5% | +16.5% |
| Median age | 45 | 41 |
| Median household income | $67,704/yr | $117,000/yr +73% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $370/wk +48% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $552,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $455,000 | — |
| Median land price | $155,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 28 days from 32 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Emu Flat has more rural and farming land (100% vs 55%).
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 55% | 100% |
| Residential | 26% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 9% | 0% |
| Industrial | 5% | 0% |
| Commercial | 4% | 0% |
| Other and special use | 1% | 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
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Clare and Gilbert Valleys same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +20% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.0% $490/wk on $634K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 36% of SA | Higher than 92% of SA |
| Schools | Higher than 90% of SA | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 89% of SA | Higher than 60% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of SA | Higher than 21% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of SA | Higher than 44% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 57% of SA | — |
Liveability
Clare is more walkable (71 vs 4).
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 50/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Emu Flat carries more crime risk (63 vs 53).
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 46/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 54/100 | — |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 4 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 4 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Clare
- Clare High School Government · Secondary above peers
- St Joseph's School Catholic · Combined above peers
- Clare Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Horizon Christian School Clare Campus Independent · Combined
Schools in Emu Flat
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 7 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 0 |
| Childcare | 4 | 0 |
| GPs | 3 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 5 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 4 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 0 |
Mobility
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 71/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 142.1 km | 142.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 109 min | 111 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5453 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 5453 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).
Setting
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 410 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 433 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 59/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 26% 1,943 premises | 0% 43 premises |
Council rates
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,830/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clare and Gilbert Valleys same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Clare | Emu Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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