Clarkes Hill vs Dean

Dean is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Clarkes Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Clarkes Hill tends to suit 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

Clarkes Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Clarkes Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Clarkes Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (109.3 km vs 114 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clarkes Hill

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)

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

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

Clarkes Hill Dean
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.

Clarkes Hill Dean
Walkability 13 / 0
Clarkes Hill — Walkability: 13/100 Dean — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 19
Clarkes Hill — Safety: 80/100 Dean — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 61 / 25
Clarkes Hill — Low fire risk: 61/100 Dean — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Clarkes Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100 Dean — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dean has more residents (132 vs 75); Dean rents higher ($260/wk vs $185/wk).

Clarkes Hill Dean
Population 75 132
+76% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.9% +10.0%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $74,724/yr $75,348/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk $260/wk
+41% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clarkes Hill Dean
0-4 4.0% / 8.3%
Clarkes Hill — 0-4: 4.0% Dean — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 21.3% / 18.9%
Clarkes Hill — 5-14: 21.3% Dean — 5-14: 18.9%
15-19 13.3% / 6.8%
Clarkes Hill — 15-19: 13.3% Dean — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 8.0% / 2.3%
Clarkes Hill — 20-24: 8.0% Dean — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 8.0% / 6.8%
Clarkes Hill — 25-34: 8.0% Dean — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 14.7% / 12.9%
Clarkes Hill — 35-44: 14.7% Dean — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 9.3% / 13.6%
Clarkes Hill — 45-54: 9.3% Dean — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 13.3% / 12.9%
Clarkes Hill — 55-64: 13.3% Dean — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 14.7% / 12.1%
Clarkes Hill — 65-74: 14.7% Dean — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 8.0% / 4.5%
Clarkes Hill — 75-84: 8.0% Dean — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / —
Clarkes Hill — 85+: not among its largest Dean — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clarkes Hill 75.0% couple families
Clarkes Hill — Couple Families: 75.0% Clarkes Hill — Lone Person: 25.0% Clarkes Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Dean 58.6% couple families
Dean — Couple Families: 58.6% Dean — Lone Person: 27.6% Dean — One Parent Families: 13.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clarkes Hill 13.6% renting
Clarkes Hill — Owned Outright: 45.5% Clarkes Hill — Mortgage: 40.9% Clarkes Hill — Renting: 13.6%
Dean 0.0% renting
Dean — Owned Outright: 40.5% Dean — Mortgage: 59.5% Dean — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clarkes Hill 100.0% houses
Clarkes Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Dean 100.0% houses
Dean — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Clarkes Hill Dean
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 11.4%
Clarkes Hill — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Dean — Certificate III & IV: 11.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.7% / 10.6%
Clarkes Hill — Bachelor Degree: 14.7% Dean — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.1%
Clarkes Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Dean — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.0%
Clarkes Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dean — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Zoning mix

Clarkes Hill Dean
Rural and farming 99% 95%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 5%
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

Clarkes Hill Dean
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
 104
across Hepburn
Approvals change year on year +4% -6%

Ranking within VIC

Clarkes Hill Dean
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC

Liveability

Clarkes Hill is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Clarkes Hill Dean
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dean carries more crime risk (81 vs 20); Dean carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 39).

Clarkes Hill Dean
Bushfire Low
39/100
 High
75/100
Crime Low
20/100
 High
81/100
Flood None
0/100
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

Clarkes Hill Dean
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Clarkes Hill

  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary

Schools in Dean

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

Mobility

Dean sits further from the CBD (114 km vs 109.3 km).

Clarkes Hill Dean
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 109.3 km 114 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 83 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3352
 0.6%
postcode 3363
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3352
 51
postcode 3363

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.

Clarkes Hill Dean
Car (driver) 57.1% / 74.1%
Clarkes Hill — Car (driver): 57.1% Dean — Car (driver): 74.1%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 19.0%
Clarkes Hill — Worked from Home: 28.6% Dean — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Car (passenger) 14.3% / —
Clarkes Hill — Car (passenger): 14.3% Dean — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 6.9%
Clarkes Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Dean — Walked Only: 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Clarkes Hill Dean
Elevation 657 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 587 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clarkes Hill Dean
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
56 premises

Climate

Clarkes Hill Dean
Annual rainfall 714 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Clarkes Hill Dean
Average residential rate $1,979/yr $1,748/yr
Council Moorabool Hepburn

Federal electorate

Clarkes Hill Dean
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clarkes Hill Dean
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clarkes Hill

Family Rural Students

Dean

Family Rural

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