Clarendon vs Blewitt Springs

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Clarendon: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.35 million in Blewitt Springs, and rent is higher there too. Clarendon is closer to the city centre: 28.9 km, against 44.3 km.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Blewitt Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,350,000 vs $1,555,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blewitt Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $255/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Clarendon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 14/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (28.9 km vs 44.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 46 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 14/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
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.

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Walkability 24 / 14
Clarendon — Walkability: 24/100 Blewitt Springs — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 67 / 66
Clarendon — Safety: 67/100 Blewitt Springs — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 42 / 57
Clarendon — Low fire risk: 42/100 Blewitt Springs — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Clarendon has more residents (643 vs 346); Clarendon rents higher ($255/wk vs $205/wk).

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Population 643
+46% vs other
 346
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +5.2%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $107,380/yr $106,600/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+20% vs other
 $205/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
0-4 3.1% / 2.6%
Clarendon — 0-4: 3.1% Blewitt Springs — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 12.4% / 15.0%
Clarendon — 5-14: 12.4% Blewitt Springs — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 5.4% / 6.6%
Clarendon — 15-19: 5.4% Blewitt Springs — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 5.1% / 5.2%
Clarendon — 20-24: 5.1% Blewitt Springs — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 6.4% / 5.8%
Clarendon — 25-34: 6.4% Blewitt Springs — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 10.7% / 10.1%
Clarendon — 35-44: 10.7% Blewitt Springs — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 16.6% / 15.6%
Clarendon — 45-54: 16.6% Blewitt Springs — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 19.1% / 17.1%
Clarendon — 55-64: 19.1% Blewitt Springs — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 11.2% / 15.3%
Clarendon — 65-74: 11.2% Blewitt Springs — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 6.5% / 6.4%
Clarendon — 75-84: 6.5% Blewitt Springs — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 0.9% / 1.2%
Clarendon — 85+: 0.9% Blewitt Springs — 85+: 1.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clarendon 58.7% couple families
Clarendon — Couple Families: 58.7% Clarendon — Lone Person: 30.0% Clarendon — One Parent Families: 11.3% Clarendon — Group Household: 0.0%
Blewitt Springs 58.1% couple families
Blewitt Springs — Couple Families: 58.1% Blewitt Springs — Lone Person: 29.7% Blewitt Springs — One Parent Families: 8.1% Blewitt Springs — Group Household: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clarendon 9.1% renting
Clarendon — Owned Outright: 47.2% Clarendon — Mortgage: 43.7% Clarendon — Renting: 9.1%
Blewitt Springs 12.6% renting
Blewitt Springs — Owned Outright: 39.5% Blewitt Springs — Mortgage: 47.9% Blewitt Springs — Renting: 12.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 20.8%
Clarendon — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Blewitt Springs — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 11.3%
Clarendon — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Blewitt Springs — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 9.2%
Clarendon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Blewitt Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 4.0%
Clarendon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Blewitt Springs — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.6%
Clarendon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Blewitt Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
England 8.2% / 9.5%
Clarendon — England: 8.2% Blewitt Springs — England: 9.5%
New Zealand 2.2% / 0.9%
Clarendon — New Zealand: 2.2% Blewitt Springs — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany 0.5% / 2.0%
Clarendon — Germany: 0.5% Blewitt Springs — Germany: 2.0%
Netherlands 0.5% / 1.2%
Clarendon — Netherlands: 0.5% Blewitt Springs — Netherlands: 1.2%
Malaysia — / 1.2%
Clarendon — Malaysia: not among its largest Blewitt Springs — Malaysia: 1.2%
France 0.8% / —
Clarendon — France: 0.8% Blewitt Springs — France: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Clarendon — India: 0.5% Blewitt Springs — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clarendon 98.3% houses
Clarendon — Houses: 98.3% Clarendon — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Blewitt Springs 100.0% houses
Blewitt Springs — Houses: 100.0% Blewitt Springs — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Median house price $1,555,000 $1,350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 167 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Blewitt Springs has more land zoned for conservation (41% vs 7%); Clarendon has more rural and farming land (92% vs 59%).

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Rural and farming 92% 59%
Environmental 7% 41%
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

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +58%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
House price Higher than 27% of SA —
Income Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Affordability Higher than 94% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 61% of SA

Liveability

Clarendon is more walkable (24 vs 14).

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Grade B —
Score 58/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Clarendon carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 43).

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Low
19/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Clarendon

  • Clarendon Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Blewitt Springs

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

Amenities in the suburb

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Blewitt Springs sits further from the CBD (44.3 km vs 28.9 km).

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Walkability score 24/100 14/100
Distance to Adelaide 28.9 km 44.3 km
+53% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 46 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5157
 0.7%
postcode 5171
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 97
postcode 5157
 90
postcode 5171

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.

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Car (driver) 75.8% / 72.9%
Clarendon — Car (driver): 75.8% Blewitt Springs — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 25.2%
Clarendon — Worked from Home: 18.5% Blewitt Springs — Worked from Home: 25.2%
Walked Only 3.3% / 1.9%
Clarendon — Walked Only: 3.3% Blewitt Springs — Walked Only: 1.9%
Car (passenger) 1.3% / —
Clarendon — Car (passenger): 1.3% Blewitt Springs — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.0% / —
Clarendon — Bus: 1.0% Blewitt Springs — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Elevation 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 159 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.9 km 11.2 km

NBN connectivity

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
261 premises
 0%
145 premises

Climate

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Average residential rate $2,008/yr
same for both
Council Onkaparinga
same for both

Federal electorate

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clarendon Blewitt Springs
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clarendon

Outer Quiet River

Blewitt Springs

Outer

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