Clayton vs Clarinda

Clayton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 45 in Clarinda. In Clayton, most households rent. In Clarinda, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Clayton: a median of $1.36 million, against $1.05 million in Clarinda. Clayton is closer to the city centre: 22.1 km, against 25.6 km. On these figures, Clayton tends to suit renters, young adults, and share households, while Clarinda suits couples, older residents, 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

Clarinda

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 35%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 85/100)
  • But Clayton has more childcare (14 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Clayton has cheaper units ($550,000 vs $773,500)
  • Clarinda has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $1,365,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Clayton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (63% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Clayton

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (97/100 vs 77/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (29 min vs 35 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Clayton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (64% vs 12%)
  • has more GPs (10 vs 3)
  • is more walkable (97/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Clarinda has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Clayton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.3% vs 3.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 3.0%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clayton Clarinda
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.

Clayton Clarinda
Walkability 97 / 77
Clayton — Walkability: 97/100 Clarinda — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 15 / 57
Clayton — Safety: 15/100 Clarinda — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Clayton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Clarinda — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 66 / 49
Clayton — Low flood risk: 66/100 Clarinda — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Clayton has more residents (18,988 vs 7,441); Clarinda skews older (45 vs 28).

Clayton Clarinda
Population 18,988
+61% vs other
 7,441
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% -0.5%
Median age 28 45
Median household income $77,688/yr $82,628/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+2% vs other
 $394/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clayton Clarinda
0-4 3.7% / 4.7%
Clayton — 0-4: 3.7% Clarinda — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 4.6% / 10.0%
Clayton — 5-14: 4.6% Clarinda — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 6.3% / 4.5%
Clayton — 15-19: 6.3% Clarinda — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 22.0% / 5.6%
Clayton — 20-24: 22.0% Clarinda — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 30.6% / 12.0%
Clayton — 25-34: 30.6% Clarinda — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 11.0% / 13.1%
Clayton — 35-44: 11.0% Clarinda — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 6.3% / 12.2%
Clayton — 45-54: 6.3% Clarinda — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 5.4% / 12.9%
Clayton — 55-64: 5.4% Clarinda — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 4.1% / 13.0%
Clayton — 65-74: 4.1% Clarinda — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 3.5% / 8.0%
Clayton — 75-84: 3.5% Clarinda — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 2.5% / 4.0%
Clayton — 85+: 2.5% Clarinda — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clayton 25.3% couple families
Clayton — Couple Families: 25.3% Clayton — Lone Person: 33.5% Clayton — Group Household: 26.5% Clayton — One Parent Families: 10.2% Clayton — Other Families: 4.6%
Clarinda 50.1% couple families
Clarinda — Couple Families: 50.1% Clarinda — Lone Person: 27.0% Clarinda — Group Household: 3.8% Clarinda — One Parent Families: 17.3% Clarinda — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clayton 63.0% renting
Clayton — Owned Outright: 19.4% Clayton — Mortgage: 17.6% Clayton — Renting: 63.0%
Clarinda 23.9% renting
Clarinda — Owned Outright: 45.0% Clarinda — Mortgage: 31.0% Clarinda — Renting: 23.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Clayton Clarinda
Bachelor Degree 21.6% / 15.3%
Clayton — Bachelor Degree: 21.6% Clarinda — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Postgraduate Degree 15.8% / 5.9%
Clayton — Postgraduate Degree: 15.8% Clarinda — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Certificate III & IV 5.4% / 9.4%
Clayton — Certificate III & IV: 5.4% Clarinda — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 7.2%
Clayton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Clarinda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.4%
Clayton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Clarinda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

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

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.

Clayton Clarinda
India 16.4% / 10.1%
Clayton — India: 16.4% Clarinda — India: 10.1%
China 14.7% / 3.0%
Clayton — China: 14.7% Clarinda — China: 3.0%
Greece 2.7% / 6.9%
Clayton — Greece: 2.7% Clarinda — Greece: 6.9%
Sri Lanka 3.6% / 2.7%
Clayton — Sri Lanka: 3.6% Clarinda — Sri Lanka: 2.7%
Vietnam 2.2% / 3.2%
Clayton — Vietnam: 2.2% Clarinda — Vietnam: 3.2%
Malaysia 3.4% / —
Clayton — Malaysia: 3.4% Clarinda — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clayton 35.4% houses
Clayton — Houses: 35.4% Clayton — Townhouses: 42.5% Clayton — Flats / Apartments: 22.0%
Clarinda 87.8% houses
Clarinda — Houses: 87.8% Clarinda — Townhouses: 11.7% Clarinda — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clayton Clarinda
Median house price $1,365,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price $550,000 $773,500
Median land price $1,541,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 56 sales
 24 days
from 18 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Clayton Clarinda
2 bed $532K / $645K
Clayton — 2 bed: $532K (126 sales) Clarinda — 2 bed: $645K (8 sales)

126 vs 8 sales

3 bed $820K / $825K
Clayton — 3 bed: $820K (48 sales) Clarinda — 3 bed: $825K (13 sales)

48 vs 13 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.

Clayton Clarinda
2 bed $1.2M / $890K
Clayton — 2 bed: $1.2M (8 sales) Clarinda — 2 bed: $890K (5 sales)

8 vs 5 sales

3 bed $1.28M / $982K
Clayton — 3 bed: $1.28M (63 sales) Clarinda — 3 bed: $982K (40 sales)

63 vs 40 sales

4 bed $1.43M / $1.21M
Clayton — 4 bed: $1.43M (17 sales) Clarinda — 4 bed: $1.21M (28 sales)

17 vs 28 sales

5 bed $1.21M / $1.36M
Clayton — 5 bed: $1.21M (7 sales) Clarinda — 5 bed: $1.36M (5 sales)

7 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Clayton has more commercially zoned land (48% vs 1%); Clarinda has more rural and farming land (29% vs 0%).

Clayton Clarinda
Residential 4% 55%
Commercial 48% 1%
Rural and farming 0% 29%
Infrastructure and transport 24% 8%
Industrial 12% 0%
Other and special use 11% 1%
Parks and recreation 1% 7%
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

Clayton Clarinda
New dwellings approved 1,233
across Monash
 465
across Kingston (Vic.)
Approvals change year on year -4% -36%

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.

Clayton Clarinda
Houses 3.9%
$700/wk on $945K
 3.0%
$675/wk on $1.18M
Units 5.3%
$550/wk on $544K
 3.9%
$600/wk on $800K

Ranking within VIC

Clayton Clarinda
House price Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Income Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Schools Higher than 22% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC

Liveability

Clayton is more walkable (97 vs 77); Clarinda scores higher overall (65 vs 55).

Clayton Clarinda
Grade B
same for both
Score 55/100 65/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Clayton carries more crime risk (85 vs 43); Clarinda carries more flood risk (51 vs 34).

Clayton Clarinda
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Low
34/100
 Moderate
51/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 21
within 5 km
 30
within 5 km

Schools

Clayton Clarinda
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Monash Clayton, 0.0 km
 2
Monash Clayton, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 17.3% 2.6%

Schools in Clayton

  • Clayton North Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Peter's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • John Monash Science School Government · Secondary
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - AFL - Clayton Independent · Secondary
  • Monash Children's Hospital School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Clarinda

  • Clarinda Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Andrew's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clayton Clarinda
Supermarkets 11 1
Cafes & restaurants 81 0
Parks & reserves 21 13
Childcare 14 5
GPs 10 3
Pharmacies 5 1
Hospitals 4 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 1
Fuel stations 5 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Clarinda sits further from the CBD (25.6 km vs 22.1 km).

Clayton Clarinda
Walkability score 97/100 77/100
Distance to Melbourne 22.1 km 25.6 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 35 min
Public transport score 84/100
Rail · Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 590.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 147.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 3168
 1.1%
postcode 3169
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 14
postcode 3168
 26
postcode 3169

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.

Clayton Clarinda
Car (driver) 49.9% / 61.8%
Clayton — Car (driver): 49.9% Clarinda — Car (driver): 61.8%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 26.3%
Clayton — Worked from Home: 23.9% Clarinda — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Train 9.4% / 3.7%
Clayton — Train: 9.4% Clarinda — Train: 3.7%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 5.6%
Clayton — Car (passenger): 4.3% Clarinda — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 6.8% / 1.1%
Clayton — Walked Only: 6.8% Clarinda — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus 4.7% / 1.1%
Clayton — Bus: 4.7% Clarinda — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.8%).

Setting

Clayton Clarinda
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.1 km 6.5 km

NBN connectivity

Clayton Clarinda
Connectivity score 87/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
10,841 premises
 12%
3,080 premises

Climate

Clayton Clarinda
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Clayton Clarinda
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Clayton Clarinda
Average residential rate $1,697/yr $1,940/yr
Council Monash Kingston (Vic.)

Federal electorate

Clayton Clarinda
Division Hotham
same for both
Member Clare O'Neil
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clayton Clarinda
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clayton

Cafe Culture Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Students Townhouses Transport Hub

Clarinda

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Retirees

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