Clarence vs Corney Town
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clarence, most households are couple families. In Corney Town, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Clarence tends to suit couples and older residents, while Corney Town 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
Clarence
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 18%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Clarence leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 35%)
- Corney Town has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Clarence
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (122 min vs 128 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (137.4 km vs 144.1 km)
- But Corney Town is more walkable (41/100 vs 14/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Clarence has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 12%)
- Corney Town is more walkable (41/100 vs 14/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Clarence
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.0% vs -13.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Clarence and Corney Town 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
Clarence has more residents (200 vs 66); Clarence has higher household incomes ($93,132 vs $39,624).
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 200 +67% vs other | 66 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | -13.2% |
| Median age | 52 same for both | |
| Median household income | $93,132/yr +57% vs other | $39,624/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +16% vs other | $270/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
Property market
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,080,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Corney Town has more industrially zoned land (43% vs 0%); Clarence has more land zoned for conservation (78% vs 38%).
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 78% | 38% |
| Industrial | 0% | 43% |
| Residential | 18% | 12% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 5% | 8% |
| 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
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Lithgow same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 56% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 53% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
Liveability
Corney Town is more walkable (41 vs 14).
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 97/100 | High 99/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 0 |
Mobility
Corney Town sits further from the CBD (144.1 km vs 137.4 km).
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 41/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 137.4 km | 144.1 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 122 min | 128 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2790 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 2790 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 (73.1%).
Setting
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,146 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 962 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 45/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 117 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,147 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,150/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lithgow same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Clarence | Corney Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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