Clear Lake vs Noradjuha

Noradjuha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Clear Lake. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Clear Lake tends to suit families with children 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

Noradjuha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 57/100)

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

Clear Lake

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $148/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Clear Lake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (325.1 km vs 327.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Clear Lake has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 9%)
  • Noradjuha carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Noradjuha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -26.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clear Lake Noradjuha
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.

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Walkability 0 / 0
Clear Lake — Walkability: 0/100 Noradjuha — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 82
Clear Lake — Safety: 43/100 Noradjuha — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 73 / 83
Clear Lake — Low fire risk: 73/100 Noradjuha — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 51 / 41
Clear Lake — Low flood risk: 51/100 Noradjuha — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Noradjuha has more residents (89 vs 57); Noradjuha rents higher ($148/wk vs $120/wk).

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Population 57 89
+56% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -26.9% +7.2%
Median age 44 38
Median household income $84,500/yr
+6% vs other
 $79,040/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $148/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clear Lake Noradjuha
0-4 8.8% / 5.6%
Clear Lake — 0-4: 8.8% Noradjuha — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 17.5% / 11.2%
Clear Lake — 5-14: 17.5% Noradjuha — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 8.8% / 3.4%
Clear Lake — 15-19: 8.8% Noradjuha — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / —
Clear Lake — 20-24: not among its largest Noradjuha — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 17.5% / 13.5%
Clear Lake — 25-34: 17.5% Noradjuha — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 12.3% / 18.0%
Clear Lake — 35-44: 12.3% Noradjuha — 35-44: 18.0%
45-54 14.0% / 7.9%
Clear Lake — 45-54: 14.0% Noradjuha — 45-54: 7.9%
55-64 17.5% / 18.0%
Clear Lake — 55-64: 17.5% Noradjuha — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 15.8% / 9.0%
Clear Lake — 65-74: 15.8% Noradjuha — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 10.5% / —
Clear Lake — 75-84: 10.5% Noradjuha — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Clear Lake — 85+: not among its largest Noradjuha — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clear Lake 45.5% couple families
Clear Lake — Couple Families: 45.5% Clear Lake — Lone Person: 27.3% Clear Lake — One Parent Families: 27.3%
Noradjuha 52.4% couple families
Noradjuha — Couple Families: 52.4% Noradjuha — Lone Person: 33.3% Noradjuha — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clear Lake 18.2% renting
Clear Lake — Owned Outright: 50.0% Clear Lake — Mortgage: 31.8% Clear Lake — Renting: 18.2%
Noradjuha 8.1% renting
Noradjuha — Owned Outright: 59.5% Noradjuha — Mortgage: 32.4% Noradjuha — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clear Lake 100.0% houses
Clear Lake — Houses: 100.0%
Noradjuha 100.0% houses
Noradjuha — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Certificate III & IV 35.1% / 15.7%
Clear Lake — Certificate III & IV: 35.1% Noradjuha — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 13.5%
Clear Lake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Noradjuha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 10.1%
Clear Lake — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Noradjuha — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.1%).

Zoning mix

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Rural and farming 95% 97%
Parks and recreation 5% 2%
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

Clear Lake Noradjuha
New dwellings approved 94
across Horsham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Clear Lake Noradjuha
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC

Liveability

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Clear Lake carries more crime risk (57 vs 18); Clear Lake carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 17).

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Low
18/100
Flood Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
59/100
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

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Parks & reserves 3 5
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Noradjuha sits further from the CBD (327.7 km vs 325.1 km).

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 325.1 km 327.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 230 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3409
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3409
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.

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Car (driver) 62.1% / 59.0%
Clear Lake — Car (driver): 62.1% Noradjuha — Car (driver): 59.0%
Worked from Home 37.9% / 28.2%
Clear Lake — Worked from Home: 37.9% Noradjuha — Worked from Home: 28.2%
Walked Only — / 12.8%
Clear Lake — Walked Only: not among its largest Noradjuha — Walked Only: 12.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.1%).

Setting

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Elevation 157 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Connectivity score 15/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Annual rainfall 383 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Average residential rate $2,228/yr
same for both
Council Horsham
same for both

Federal electorate

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clear Lake Noradjuha
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clear Lake

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

Noradjuha

Rural

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