Clare vs Gillentown

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Clare tends to suit 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

Clare

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
  • But Gillentown carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 53/100)

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

Gillentown

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($201/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Clare is more walkable (71/100 vs 0/100)
  • Gillentown sits closer to the CBD (138.5 km vs 142.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clare

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 13%)
  • But Gillentown carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Gillentown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.7% vs 2.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clare Gillentown
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.

Clare Gillentown
Walkability 71 / 0
Clare — Walkability: 71/100 Gillentown — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 84
Clare — Safety: 47/100 Gillentown — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 54 / 54
Clare — Low fire risk: 54/100 Gillentown — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Clare has more residents (3,238 vs 108); Gillentown has higher household incomes ($111,800 vs $67,704).

Clare Gillentown
Population 3,238
+97% vs other
 108
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% +13.7%
Median age 45 47
Median household income $67,704/yr $111,800/yr
+65% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $201/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clare Gillentown
0-4 5.5% / 3.7%
Clare — 0-4: 5.5% Gillentown — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 11.0% / 13.0%
Clare — 5-14: 11.0% Gillentown — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.3% / —
Clare — 15-19: 5.3% Gillentown — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.0% / 3.7%
Clare — 20-24: 5.0% Gillentown — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 13.0% / 9.3%
Clare — 25-34: 13.0% Gillentown — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 10.4% / 13.9%
Clare — 35-44: 10.4% Gillentown — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 11.7% / 14.8%
Clare — 45-54: 11.7% Gillentown — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 12.3% / 18.5%
Clare — 55-64: 12.3% Gillentown — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 13.2% / 6.5%
Clare — 65-74: 13.2% Gillentown — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 8.6% / 6.5%
Clare — 75-84: 8.6% Gillentown — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 4.0% / —
Clare — 85+: 4.0% Gillentown — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clare 50.5% lone person
Clare — Lone Person: 50.5% Clare — Couple Families: 30.6% Clare — One Parent Families: 14.7% Clare — Group Household: 3.4% Clare — Other Families: 0.9%
Gillentown 50.0% lone person
Gillentown — Lone Person: 50.0% Gillentown — Couple Families: 37.5% Gillentown — One Parent Families: 12.5% Gillentown — Group Household: 0.0% Gillentown — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clare 30.1% renting
Clare — Owned Outright: 37.8% Clare — Mortgage: 32.0% Clare — Renting: 30.1%
Gillentown 0.0% renting
Gillentown — Owned Outright: 51.6% Gillentown — Mortgage: 48.4% Gillentown — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Clare Gillentown
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 16.7%
Clare — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Gillentown — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 17.6%
Clare — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Gillentown — Bachelor Degree: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.4%
Clare — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Gillentown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 3.7%
Clare — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Gillentown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Clare — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Gillentown — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Clare Gillentown
England 2.9% / 4.6%
Clare — England: 2.9% Gillentown — England: 4.6%
South Africa — / 3.7%
Clare — South Africa: not among its largest Gillentown — South Africa: 3.7%
India 1.4% / —
Clare — India: 1.4% Gillentown — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.9% / —
Clare — Philippines: 0.9% Gillentown — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.6% / —
Clare — New Zealand: 0.6% Gillentown — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Clare — Scotland: 0.4% Gillentown — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clare 91.3% houses
Clare — Houses: 91.3% Clare — Townhouses: 7.4% Clare — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Gillentown 100.0% houses
Gillentown — Houses: 100.0% Gillentown — Townhouses: 0.0% Gillentown — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clare Gillentown
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

Gillentown has more rural and farming land (100% vs 55%).

Clare Gillentown
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 Gillentown
New dwellings approved 28
across Clare and Gilbert Valleys
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
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.

Clare Gillentown
Houses 4.0%
$490/wk on $634K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Clare Gillentown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Schools Higher than 90% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 16% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of SA Higher than 45% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of SA —

Liveability

Clare is more walkable (71 vs 0).

Clare Gillentown
Grade B —
Score 50/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Clare carries more crime risk (53 vs 16).

Clare Gillentown
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
16/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Clare Gillentown
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 Gillentown

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

Amenities in the suburb

Clare Gillentown
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 7 2
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 sits further from the CBD (142.1 km vs 138.5 km).

Clare Gillentown
Walkability score 71/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 142.1 km
+3% vs other
 138.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 108 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.

Clare Gillentown
Car (driver) 80.1% / 66.0%
Clare — Car (driver): 80.1% Gillentown — Car (driver): 66.0%
Walked Only 7.6% / 20.0%
Clare — Walked Only: 7.6% Gillentown — Walked Only: 20.0%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 14.0%
Clare — Worked from Home: 6.0% Gillentown — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / —
Clare — Car (passenger): 5.4% Gillentown — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Clare — Bicycle: 0.7% Gillentown — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.1%).

Setting

Clare Gillentown
Elevation 410 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 454 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clare Gillentown
Connectivity score 59/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
1,943 premises
 0%
33 premises

Council rates

Clare Gillentown
Average residential rate $1,830/yr
same for both
Council Clare and Gilbert Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Clare Gillentown
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clare Gillentown
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clare

Acreage Affordable Parks Retirees River

Gillentown

Professionals Rural

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