Clarence Park vs Clarence Gardens

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Clarence Gardens, about half of households are couple families. Clarence Park is closer to the city centre: 5.7 km, against 7 km. On these figures, Clarence Park tends to suit people living alone, while Clarence Gardens 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

Clarence Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 49%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Clarence Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Clarence Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 77/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clarence Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 16%)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Clarence Gardens has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
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.

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Walkability 88 / 77
Clarence Park — Walkability: 88/100 Clarence Gardens — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 44 / 46
Clarence Park — Safety: 44/100 Clarence Gardens — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Clarence Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Clarence Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 84 / 25
Clarence Park — Low flood risk: 84/100 Clarence Gardens — Low flood risk: 25/100

Demographics

Clarence Gardens has higher household incomes ($114,400 vs $93,548); Clarence Gardens rents higher ($350/wk vs $310/wk).

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Population 2,658
+11% vs other
 2,373
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +3.0%
Median age 39 38
Median household income $93,548/yr $114,400/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk $350/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
0-4 5.7% / 6.8%
Clarence Park — 0-4: 5.7% Clarence Gardens — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 11.0% / 14.3%
Clarence Park — 5-14: 11.0% Clarence Gardens — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 4.7% / 5.3%
Clarence Park — 15-19: 4.7% Clarence Gardens — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 8.2% / 6.5%
Clarence Park — 20-24: 8.2% Clarence Gardens — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 14.0% / 12.3%
Clarence Park — 25-34: 14.0% Clarence Gardens — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 14.1% / 15.8%
Clarence Park — 35-44: 14.1% Clarence Gardens — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 13.1% / 14.4%
Clarence Park — 45-54: 13.1% Clarence Gardens — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 12.0% / 11.9%
Clarence Park — 55-64: 12.0% Clarence Gardens — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 10.7% / 6.9%
Clarence Park — 65-74: 10.7% Clarence Gardens — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 5.0% / 3.7%
Clarence Park — 75-84: 5.0% Clarence Gardens — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 1.6% / 2.5%
Clarence Park — 85+: 1.6% Clarence Gardens — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clarence Park 37.9% couple families
Clarence Park — Couple Families: 37.9% Clarence Park — Lone Person: 42.9% Clarence Park — One Parent Families: 11.0% Clarence Park — Group Household: 6.3% Clarence Park — Other Families: 1.9%
Clarence Gardens 51.8% couple families
Clarence Gardens — Couple Families: 51.8% Clarence Gardens — Lone Person: 28.4% Clarence Gardens — One Parent Families: 13.3% Clarence Gardens — Group Household: 5.3% Clarence Gardens — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clarence Park 31.4% renting
Clarence Park — Owned Outright: 36.0% Clarence Park — Mortgage: 32.6% Clarence Park — Renting: 31.4%
Clarence Gardens 22.0% renting
Clarence Gardens — Owned Outright: 31.5% Clarence Gardens — Mortgage: 46.5% Clarence Gardens — Renting: 22.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
England 4.1% / 3.1%
Clarence Park — England: 4.1% Clarence Gardens — England: 3.1%
China 1.1% / 3.4%
Clarence Park — China: 1.1% Clarence Gardens — China: 3.4%
India 2.1% / 1.6%
Clarence Park — India: 2.1% Clarence Gardens — India: 1.6%
Nepal 1.9% / 1.1%
Clarence Park — Nepal: 1.9% Clarence Gardens — Nepal: 1.1%
Greece 1.5% / 1.1%
Clarence Park — Greece: 1.5% Clarence Gardens — Greece: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Bachelor Degree 21.8% / 20.1%
Clarence Park — Bachelor Degree: 21.8% Clarence Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 20.1%
Certificate III & IV 9.3% / 10.1%
Clarence Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.3% Clarence Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 9.4% / 6.7%
Clarence Park — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4% Clarence Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.9%
Clarence Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Clarence Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 2.8%
Clarence Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Clarence Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clarence Park 65.5% houses
Clarence Park — Houses: 65.5% Clarence Park — Flats / Apartments: 30.0% Clarence Park — Townhouses: 4.5%
Clarence Gardens 84.1% houses
Clarence Gardens — Houses: 84.1% Clarence Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 10.4% Clarence Gardens — Townhouses: 5.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Median house price $1,274,500 $1,360,000
Median unit price $600,000 $552,500
Median land price $720,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 16 sales
 17 days
from 18 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
3 bed $1.2M / $1.19M
Clarence Park — 3 bed: $1.2M (31 sales) Clarence Gardens — 3 bed: $1.19M (24 sales)

31 vs 24 sales

4 bed $1.6M / $1.57M
Clarence Park — 4 bed: $1.6M (16 sales) Clarence Gardens — 4 bed: $1.57M (24 sales)

16 vs 24 sales

Zoning mix

Clarence Gardens has more industrially zoned land (13% vs 0%).

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Residential 100% 81%
Industrial 0% 13%
Parks and recreation 0% 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

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
New dwellings approved 273
across Unley
 188
across Mitcham
Approvals change year on year -67% +32%

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.

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Houses 3.1%
$660/wk on $1.11M
 2.8%
$705/wk on $1.31M
Units 4.8%
$550/wk on $600K
 —

Ranking within SA

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
House price Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Income Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Affordability Higher than 24% of SA Higher than 55% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 17% of SA Higher than 11% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 63% of SA —

Liveability

Clarence Park scores higher overall (87 vs 70); Clarence Park is more walkable (88 vs 77).

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Grade A+ A
Score 87/100 70/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Clarence Gardens carries more flood risk (75 vs 16).

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Low
16/100
 High
75/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
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
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 4.0 km
 3
Tonsley, 3.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.3% 3.0%

Amenities in the suburb

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 2 1
GPs 0 2
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Walkability score 88/100 77/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.7 km 7 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 12 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 51.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 34.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 5034
 1.1%
postcode 5039
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 5034
 55
postcode 5039

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.

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Car (driver) 62.9% / 67.7%
Clarence Park — Car (driver): 62.9% Clarence Gardens — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 15.3%
Clarence Park — Worked from Home: 15.5% Clarence Gardens — Worked from Home: 15.3%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.3%
Clarence Park — Car (passenger): 4.9% Clarence Gardens — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Bus 4.8% / 4.8%
Clarence Park — Bus: 4.8% Clarence Gardens — Bus: 4.8%
Train 4.8% / 2.8%
Clarence Park — Train: 4.8% Clarence Gardens — Train: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.6 km 6.0 km

NBN connectivity

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Connectivity score 74/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
1,233 premises
 0%
1,014 premises

Climate

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Average residential rate $2,288/yr $2,296/yr
Council Unley Mitcham

Federal electorate

Clarence Park Clarence Gardens
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Clarence Park

Inner Parks Professionals Urban

Clarence Gardens

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

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