Clemton Park vs Earlwood

Earlwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Clemton Park. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Earlwood: a median of $2.08 million, against $1.79 million in Clemton Park, and rent is higher there too. Earlwood is closer to the city centre: 12.7 km, against 22.1 km.

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

Earlwood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Clemton Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,787,500 vs $2,080,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Clemton Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($264/wk vs $570/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Earlwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (12.7 km vs 22.1 km)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 82/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Earlwood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 82/100)
  • But Clemton Park has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 21%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Clemton Park Earlwood
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.

Clemton Park Earlwood
Walkability 82 / 91
Clemton Park — Walkability: 82/100 Earlwood — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 66 / 67
Clemton Park — Safety: 66/100 Earlwood — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Clemton Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Earlwood — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Earlwood has more residents (18,053 vs 1,676); Earlwood rents higher ($570/wk vs $264/wk).

Clemton Park Earlwood
Population 1,676 18,053
+977% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +1.8%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $97,188/yr $112,528/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $264/wk $570/wk
+116% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clemton Park Earlwood
0-4 4.2% / 4.8%
Clemton Park — 0-4: 4.2% Earlwood — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 12.0% / 11.8%
Clemton Park — 5-14: 12.0% Earlwood — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 6.3% / 6.1%
Clemton Park — 15-19: 6.3% Earlwood — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.6% / 5.4%
Clemton Park — 20-24: 4.6% Earlwood — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 8.4% / 10.2%
Clemton Park — 25-34: 8.4% Earlwood — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 11.2% / 12.6%
Clemton Park — 35-44: 11.2% Earlwood — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 15.3% / 15.7%
Clemton Park — 45-54: 15.3% Earlwood — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 11.4% / 12.6%
Clemton Park — 55-64: 11.4% Earlwood — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 9.7% / 9.5%
Clemton Park — 65-74: 9.7% Earlwood — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 8.7% / 7.6%
Clemton Park — 75-84: 8.7% Earlwood — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 7.7% / 3.5%
Clemton Park — 85+: 7.7% Earlwood — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clemton Park 52.5% couple families
Clemton Park — Couple Families: 52.5% Clemton Park — Lone Person: 29.5% Clemton Park — One Parent Families: 15.7% Clemton Park — Group Household: 1.7% Clemton Park — Other Families: 0.7%
Earlwood 54.3% couple families
Earlwood — Couple Families: 54.3% Earlwood — Lone Person: 24.8% Earlwood — One Parent Families: 16.0% Earlwood — Group Household: 3.4% Earlwood — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clemton Park 26.7% renting
Clemton Park — Owned Outright: 37.9% Clemton Park — Mortgage: 35.4% Clemton Park — Renting: 26.7%
Earlwood 21.1% renting
Earlwood — Owned Outright: 45.6% Earlwood — Mortgage: 33.3% Earlwood — Renting: 21.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Clemton Park Earlwood
Greece 7.3% / 7.4%
Clemton Park — Greece: 7.3% Earlwood — Greece: 7.4%
China 7.5% / 3.0%
Clemton Park — China: 7.5% Earlwood — China: 3.0%
Lebanon 2.9% / 2.4%
Clemton Park — Lebanon: 2.9% Earlwood — Lebanon: 2.4%
Vietnam 2.0% / 2.4%
Clemton Park — Vietnam: 2.0% Earlwood — Vietnam: 2.4%
Italy 1.7% / 2.2%
Clemton Park — Italy: 1.7% Earlwood — Italy: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

Qualifications

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

Clemton Park Earlwood
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 16.4%
Clemton Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Earlwood — Bachelor Degree: 16.4%
Certificate III & IV 9.5% / 9.4%
Clemton Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.5% Earlwood — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 7.8%
Clemton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Earlwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 6.0%
Clemton Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Earlwood — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.8%
Clemton Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Earlwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clemton Park 76.9% houses
Clemton Park — Houses: 76.9% Clemton Park — Townhouses: 18.0% Clemton Park — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Earlwood 80.1% houses
Earlwood — Houses: 80.1% Earlwood — Townhouses: 8.3% Earlwood — Flats / Apartments: 11.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clemton Park Earlwood
Median house price $1,787,500 $2,080,000
Median unit price — $881,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 6 sales
 24 days
from 166 sales

Zoning mix

Earlwood has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%).

Clemton Park Earlwood
Residential 92% 74%
Parks and recreation 7% 11%
Environmental 0% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Commercial 0% 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

Clemton Park Earlwood
New dwellings approved 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
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.

Clemton Park Earlwood
Houses — 2.8%
$1,140/wk on $2.1M
Units — 3.9%
$640/wk on $848K

Ranking within NSW

Clemton Park Earlwood
House price Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Income Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 69% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 15% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 21% of NSW

Liveability

Earlwood is more walkable (91 vs 82).

Clemton Park Earlwood
Grade A
same for both
Score 75/100 77/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Earlwood carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).

Clemton Park Earlwood
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
33/100
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 3
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Clemton Park Earlwood
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 5.7 km
 3
The University of Sydney, 6.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 2.8%

Schools in Clemton Park

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

Schools in Earlwood

  • Earlwood Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Undercliffe Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clemton Park Earlwood
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 2 16
Childcare 0 11
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 6
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Clemton Park sits further from the CBD (22.1 km vs 12.7 km).

Clemton Park Earlwood
Walkability score 82/100 91/100
Distance to Sydney 22.1 km
+43% vs other
 12.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 25 min
Public transport score 41/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 448.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 8 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 2206
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2206
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.

Clemton Park Earlwood
Worked from Home 49.8% / 57.6%
Clemton Park — Worked from Home: 49.8% Earlwood — Worked from Home: 57.6%
Car (driver) 42.5% / 33.9%
Clemton Park — Car (driver): 42.5% Earlwood — Car (driver): 33.9%
Train 2.1% / 3.0%
Clemton Park — Train: 2.1% Earlwood — Train: 3.0%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 2.6%
Clemton Park — Car (passenger): 1.7% Earlwood — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Bus 2.3% / 1.0%
Clemton Park — Bus: 2.3% Earlwood — Bus: 1.0%
Walked Only 1.7% / 1.4%
Clemton Park — Walked Only: 1.7% Earlwood — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.6%).

Setting

Clemton Park Earlwood
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.2 km 4.5 km

NBN connectivity

Clemton Park Earlwood
Connectivity score 77/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
611 premises
 12%
7,143 premises

Climate

Clemton Park Earlwood
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Clemton Park Earlwood
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Clemton Park Earlwood
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both

Federal electorate

Clemton Park Earlwood
Division Barton
same for both
Member Ash Ambihaipahar
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clemton Park Earlwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clemton Park

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Retirees Urban

Earlwood

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Urban

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