Clergate vs Ophir
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ophir: a median of $950,000, against $785,000 in Clergate, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Clergate tends to suit 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
Clergate
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Clergate
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)
- has cheaper houses ($785,000 vs $950,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Clergate
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Clergate
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (273.8 km vs 283.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (233 min vs 238 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Clergate
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
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
Clergate and Ophir 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
Clergate has more residents (206 vs 128); Ophir rents higher ($280/wk vs $190/wk).
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 206 +38% vs other | 128 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.9% | +0.8% |
| Median age | 41 same for both | |
| Median household income | $99,320/yr | $109,200/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $190/wk | $280/wk +47% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
Property market
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $785,000 | $950,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 89% | 88% |
| Environmental | 10% | 12% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Cabonne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 79% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
Liveability
Clergate is more walkable (15 vs 0).
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Clergate
- Clergate Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Ophir
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 21 |
Mobility
Ophir sits further from the CBD (283.3 km vs 273.8 km).
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 15/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 273.8 km | 283.3 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 233 min | 238 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2800 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2800 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 (75.2%).
Setting
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 859 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 682 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 71 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 894 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.4 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $750/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cabonne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Clergate | Ophir | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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