Clarendon Vale vs Rokeby

Clarendon Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 32 in Rokeby. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clarendon Vale, most households rent. In Rokeby, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Rokeby: a median of $640,000, against $492,000 in Clarendon Vale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Clarendon Vale tends to suit renters, families with children, and 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

Rokeby

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Clarendon Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($492,500 vs $640,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Clarendon Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (67% vs 39%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rokeby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rokeby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Clarendon Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.1% vs 4.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Clarendon Vale and Rokeby 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 Vale Rokeby
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 Vale Rokeby
Walkability 52 / 67
Clarendon Vale — Walkability: 52/100 Rokeby — Walkability: 67/100
Low fire risk 1 / 4
Clarendon Vale — Low fire risk: 1/100 Rokeby — Low fire risk: 4/100

Demographics

Rokeby has more residents (4,211 vs 1,635); Rokeby has higher household incomes ($66,508 vs $47,892).

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Population 1,635 4,211
+158% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.0% +24.8%
Median age 29 32
Median household income $47,892/yr $66,508/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $330/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
0-4 7.6% / 7.4%
Clarendon Vale — 0-4: 7.6% Rokeby — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 19.7% / 13.3%
Clarendon Vale — 5-14: 19.7% Rokeby — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 7.7% / 5.7%
Clarendon Vale — 15-19: 7.7% Rokeby — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.6% / 6.8%
Clarendon Vale — 20-24: 7.6% Rokeby — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 17.2% / 21.6%
Clarendon Vale — 25-34: 17.2% Rokeby — 25-34: 21.6%
35-44 12.6% / 13.9%
Clarendon Vale — 35-44: 12.6% Rokeby — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 8.4% / 9.8%
Clarendon Vale — 45-54: 8.4% Rokeby — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 9.8% / 8.9%
Clarendon Vale — 55-64: 9.8% Rokeby — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 7.2% / 8.6%
Clarendon Vale — 65-74: 7.2% Rokeby — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 2.4% / 3.1%
Clarendon Vale — 75-84: 2.4% Rokeby — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 0.6% / 0.8%
Clarendon Vale — 85+: 0.6% Rokeby — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clarendon Vale 40.0% one parent families
Clarendon Vale — One Parent Families: 40.0% Clarendon Vale — Lone Person: 30.3% Clarendon Vale — Couple Families: 21.5% Clarendon Vale — Group Household: 5.3% Clarendon Vale — Other Families: 3.0%
Rokeby 26.2% one parent families
Rokeby — One Parent Families: 26.2% Rokeby — Lone Person: 35.7% Rokeby — Couple Families: 31.9% Rokeby — Group Household: 4.4% Rokeby — Other Families: 1.9%
One Parent Families Lone Person Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clarendon Vale 66.9% renting
Clarendon Vale — Owned Outright: 13.6% Clarendon Vale — Mortgage: 19.5% Clarendon Vale — Renting: 66.9%
Rokeby 38.7% renting
Rokeby — Owned Outright: 20.4% Rokeby — Mortgage: 40.9% Rokeby — Renting: 38.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 15.9%
Clarendon Vale — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Rokeby — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 7.9%
Clarendon Vale — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Rokeby — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 4.8%
Clarendon Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Rokeby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 4.2%
Clarendon Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Rokeby — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.2%
Clarendon Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Rokeby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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 Vale Rokeby
Nepal 0.9% / 2.1%
Clarendon Vale — Nepal: 0.9% Rokeby — Nepal: 2.1%
India 0.6% / 2.1%
Clarendon Vale — India: 0.6% Rokeby — India: 2.1%
England 1.2% / 1.4%
Clarendon Vale — England: 1.2% Rokeby — England: 1.4%
China 0.7% / 1.2%
Clarendon Vale — China: 0.7% Rokeby — China: 1.2%
Sri Lanka 0.9% / 0.5%
Clarendon Vale — Sri Lanka: 0.9% Rokeby — Sri Lanka: 0.5%
Pakistan 0.9% / 0.4%
Clarendon Vale — Pakistan: 0.9% Rokeby — Pakistan: 0.4%
Vietnam 1.1% / —
Clarendon Vale — Vietnam: 1.1% Rokeby — Vietnam: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.5%
Clarendon Vale — New Zealand: not among its largest Rokeby — New Zealand: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clarendon Vale 91.4% houses
Clarendon Vale — Houses: 91.4% Clarendon Vale — Townhouses: 7.9% Clarendon Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Rokeby 94.1% houses
Rokeby — Houses: 94.1% Rokeby — Townhouses: 5.4% Rokeby — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Median house price $492,500 $640,000
Median unit price — $605,000
Median land price — $327,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 11 sales
 22 days
from 85 sales

Zoning mix

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Residential 57% 29%
Rural and farming 12% 20%
Environmental 9% 18%
Parks and recreation 13% 9%
Other and special use 0% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 8%
same for both
Industrial 0% 5%
Commercial 1%
same for both
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 Vale Rokeby
New dwellings approved 291
across Clarence
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Houses 5.1%
$540/wk on $550K
 4.4%
$570/wk on $669K
Units — 4.1%
$528/wk on $665K

Ranking within TAS

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of TAS Higher than 46% of TAS
Schools — Higher than 52% of TAS
Walkability Higher than 93% of TAS Higher than 96% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of TAS Higher than 62% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 31% of TAS

Liveability

Rokeby scores higher overall (43 vs 26); Rokeby is more walkable (67 vs 52).

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Grade D C
Score 26/100 43/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
96/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 3
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 9.2 km
 1
Hobart, 8.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.5% 0.7%

Schools in Clarendon Vale

  • Clarendon Vale Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Rokeby

  • John Paul II Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Bayview Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Emmanuel Christian School Independent · Combined below peers
  • Rokeby Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 7
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 1 15

Mobility

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Walkability score 52/100 67/100
Distance to Hobart 15.1 km
+8% vs other
 13.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min 17 min
Public transport score 85/100
Bus
 92/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 23.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 63.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 7019
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 7019
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.

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Car (driver) 77.3% / 76.8%
Clarendon Vale — Car (driver): 77.3% Rokeby — Car (driver): 76.8%
Bus 10.9% / 7.5%
Clarendon Vale — Bus: 10.9% Rokeby — Bus: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 7.9%
Clarendon Vale — Car (passenger): 8.2% Rokeby — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Worked from Home 2.7% / 5.7%
Clarendon Vale — Worked from Home: 2.7% Rokeby — Worked from Home: 5.7%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.4%
Clarendon Vale — Walked Only: 0.8% Rokeby — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).

Setting

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km
2.7 km to a named beach
 1.4 km
1.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Connectivity score 74/100 82/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
713 premises
 67%
2,626 premises

Climate

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Average residential rate $2,189/yr
same for both
Council Clarence
same for both

Federal electorate

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clarendon Vale Rokeby
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clarendon Vale

Affordable Coastal Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Middle-Ring Transport Hub

Rokeby

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Transport Hub

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