Clarence Park vs Edwardstown

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Edwardstown, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Clarence Park: a median of $1.27 million, against $980,000 in Edwardstown, and rent is higher there too. Clarence Park is closer to the city centre: 5.7 km, against 7.8 km. On these figures, Edwardstown tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Clarence Park carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 92/100)
  • Edwardstown has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Edwardstown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($980,500 vs $1,274,500)
  • has cheaper units ($478,750 vs $600,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Edwardstown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $310/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

  • sits closer to the CBD (5.7 km vs 7.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Clarence Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Edwardstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Clarence Park and Edwardstown 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 Edwardstown
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 Edwardstown
Walkability 88 / 86
Clarence Park — Walkability: 88/100 Edwardstown — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 44 / 8
Clarence Park — Safety: 44/100 Edwardstown — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Clarence Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Edwardstown — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 84 / 88
Clarence Park — Low flood risk: 84/100 Edwardstown — Low flood risk: 88/100

Demographics

Edwardstown has more residents (4,514 vs 2,658); Clarence Park has higher household incomes ($93,548 vs $70,720).

Clarence Park Edwardstown
Population 2,658 4,514
+70% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +4.3%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $93,548/yr
+24% vs other
 $70,720/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+11% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clarence Park Edwardstown
0-4 5.7% / 5.4%
Clarence Park — 0-4: 5.7% Edwardstown — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 11.0% / 9.6%
Clarence Park — 5-14: 11.0% Edwardstown — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 4.7% / 4.3%
Clarence Park — 15-19: 4.7% Edwardstown — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 8.2% / 7.7%
Clarence Park — 20-24: 8.2% Edwardstown — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 14.0% / 19.1%
Clarence Park — 25-34: 14.0% Edwardstown — 25-34: 19.1%
35-44 14.1% / 15.1%
Clarence Park — 35-44: 14.1% Edwardstown — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 13.1% / 11.1%
Clarence Park — 45-54: 13.1% Edwardstown — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 12.0% / 11.8%
Clarence Park — 55-64: 12.0% Edwardstown — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 10.7% / 9.3%
Clarence Park — 65-74: 10.7% Edwardstown — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 5.0% / 4.3%
Clarence Park — 75-84: 5.0% Edwardstown — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.6% / 1.9%
Clarence Park — 85+: 1.6% Edwardstown — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clarence Park 42.9% lone person
Clarence Park — Lone Person: 42.9% Clarence Park — Couple Families: 37.9% Clarence Park — One Parent Families: 11.0% Clarence Park — Group Household: 6.3% Clarence Park — Other Families: 1.9%
Edwardstown 47.9% lone person
Edwardstown — Lone Person: 47.9% Edwardstown — Couple Families: 28.7% Edwardstown — One Parent Families: 13.2% Edwardstown — Group Household: 8.5% Edwardstown — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Edwardstown 44.9% renting
Edwardstown — Owned Outright: 23.2% Edwardstown — Mortgage: 31.8% Edwardstown — Renting: 44.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Clarence Park Edwardstown
Bachelor Degree 21.8% / 16.6%
Clarence Park — Bachelor Degree: 21.8% Edwardstown — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Certificate III & IV 9.3% / 12.5%
Clarence Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.3% Edwardstown — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Postgraduate Degree 9.4% / 6.7%
Clarence Park — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4% Edwardstown — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.7%
Clarence Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Edwardstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 2.2%
Clarence Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Edwardstown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

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

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.

Clarence Park Edwardstown
England 4.1% / 2.8%
Clarence Park — England: 4.1% Edwardstown — England: 2.8%
Nepal 1.9% / 3.8%
Clarence Park — Nepal: 1.9% Edwardstown — Nepal: 3.8%
India 2.1% / 3.5%
Clarence Park — India: 2.1% Edwardstown — India: 3.5%
China 1.1% / 3.5%
Clarence Park — China: 1.1% Edwardstown — China: 3.5%
Philippines 0.6% / 1.2%
Clarence Park — Philippines: 0.6% Edwardstown — Philippines: 1.2%
Greece 1.5% / —
Clarence Park — Greece: 1.5% Edwardstown — Greece: not among its largest

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

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%
Edwardstown 60.1% houses
Edwardstown — Houses: 60.1% Edwardstown — Flats / Apartments: 19.4% Edwardstown — Townhouses: 20.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Clarence Park Edwardstown
Median house price $1,274,500 $980,500
Median unit price $600,000 $478,750
Median land price $720,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 16 sales
 19 days
from 30 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 Edwardstown
2 bed $1.26M / $806K
Clarence Park — 2 bed: $1.26M (8 sales) Edwardstown — 2 bed: $806K (13 sales)

8 vs 13 sales

3 bed $1.2M / $984K
Clarence Park — 3 bed: $1.2M (31 sales) Edwardstown — 3 bed: $984K (54 sales)

31 vs 54 sales

4 bed $1.6M / $1.13M
Clarence Park — 4 bed: $1.6M (16 sales) Edwardstown — 4 bed: $1.13M (10 sales)

16 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Edwardstown has more industrially zoned land (28% vs 0%).

Clarence Park Edwardstown
Residential 100% 66%
Industrial 0% 28%
Commercial 0% 6%
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 Edwardstown
New dwellings approved 273
across Unley
 809
across Marion
Approvals change year on year -67% -31%

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 Edwardstown
Houses 3.1%
$660/wk on $1.11M
 4.0%
$680/wk on $885K
Units 4.8%
$550/wk on $600K
 —

Ranking within SA

Clarence Park Edwardstown
House price Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Income Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Affordability Higher than 24% of SA Higher than 29% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 17% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 63% of SA —

Liveability

Clarence Park scores higher overall (87 vs 66).

Clarence Park Edwardstown
Grade A+ A
Score 87/100 66/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Edwardstown carries more crime risk (92 vs 56).

Clarence Park Edwardstown
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
56/100
 High
92/100
Flood Low
16/100
 Low
12/100
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 Edwardstown
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
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, 2.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.3% 3.4%

Schools in Clarence Park

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

Schools in Edwardstown

  • St Anthony's School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clarence Park Edwardstown
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 2
same for both
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Edwardstown sits further from the CBD (7.8 km vs 5.7 km).

Clarence Park Edwardstown
Walkability score 88/100 86/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.7 km 7.8 km
+37% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 12 min 13 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 95/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 51.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 108.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Edwardstown
Car (driver) 62.9% / 69.1%
Clarence Park — Car (driver): 62.9% Edwardstown — Car (driver): 69.1%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 11.0%
Clarence Park — Worked from Home: 15.5% Edwardstown — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Train 4.8% / 7.3%
Clarence Park — Train: 4.8% Edwardstown — Train: 7.3%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.5%
Clarence Park — Car (passenger): 4.9% Edwardstown — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus 4.8% / 3.5%
Clarence Park — Bus: 4.8% Edwardstown — Bus: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.1%).

Setting

Clarence Park Edwardstown
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.6 km 5.3 km

NBN connectivity

Clarence Park Edwardstown
Connectivity score 74/100 71/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
1,233 premises
 21%
2,916 premises

Climate

Clarence Park Edwardstown
Annual rainfall 457 mm 394 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C 28.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C 7.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Clarence Park Edwardstown
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 Edwardstown
Average residential rate $2,288/yr $1,782/yr
Council Unley Marion

Federal electorate

Clarence Park Edwardstown
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 Edwardstown
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

Edwardstown

Easy Commute Inner Parks Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

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