Clarenza vs Great Marlow
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clarenza, most households are couple families. On these figures, Clarenza tends to suit couples, while Great Marlow suits people living alone and older residents.
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
- Clarenza has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- Great Marlow carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 83/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Clarenza
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 29%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Clarenza
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $345/wk)
- But Great Marlow has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 10%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Clarenza
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (398 min vs 413 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (607.6 km vs 616.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Great Marlow
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 20%)
- carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 83/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Clarenza
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.3% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Clarenza and Great Marlow 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
Clarenza has more residents (602 vs 184); Clarenza has higher household incomes ($107,952 vs $72,748).
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 602 +69% vs other | 184 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.3% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 49 | 50 |
| Median household income | $107,952/yr +33% vs other | $72,748/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $345/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $880,000 | $825,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $460,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 45 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Great Marlow has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 2%); Clarenza has more rural and farming land (93% vs 82%).
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 82% |
| Environmental | 2% | 17% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 246 across Clarence Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 31% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
Liveability
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 27/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Clarenza carries more crime risk (83 vs 63).
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 17/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | High 83/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Clarenza
- McAuley Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
- St Andrew's Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
- Clarence Valley Anglican School Independent · Combined below peers
Schools in Great Marlow
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 2 |
Mobility
Great Marlow sits further from the CBD (616.9 km vs 607.6 km).
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 607.6 km | 616.9 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 398 min | 413 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2460 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 2460 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 (75.5%).
Setting
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.7 km | 32.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 51/100 | 60/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the curb |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 29% 240 premises | 11% 83 premises |
Climate
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,060 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,380/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clarence Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Clarenza | Great Marlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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