Cleve vs Rudall

Rudall is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Cleve. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cleve tends to suit older residents, while Rudall suits 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

Cleve

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Rudall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rudall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $165/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Cleve

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (354 min vs 369 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (531.4 km vs 552.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cleve

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Cleve

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.3% vs -21.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cleve Rudall
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.

Cleve Rudall
Walkability 54 / 0
Cleve — Walkability: 54/100 Rudall — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 77
Cleve — Safety: 73/100 Rudall — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 88 / 42
Cleve — Low fire risk: 88/100 Rudall — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Cleve has more residents (953 vs 71); Cleve rents higher ($165/wk vs $100/wk).

Cleve Rudall
Population 953
+93% vs other
 71
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% -21.1%
Median age 49 46
Median household income $56,732/yr
+29% vs other
 $40,248/yr
Median weekly rent $165/wk
+39% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cleve Rudall
0-4 6.6% / —
Cleve — 0-4: 6.6% Rudall — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.2% / 16.9%
Cleve — 5-14: 12.2% Rudall — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 2.9% / 11.3%
Cleve — 15-19: 2.9% Rudall — 15-19: 11.3%
20-24 2.5% / 7.0%
Cleve — 20-24: 2.5% Rudall — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 10.6% / 11.3%
Cleve — 25-34: 10.6% Rudall — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 10.2% / 12.7%
Cleve — 35-44: 10.2% Rudall — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 10.4% / 14.1%
Cleve — 45-54: 10.4% Rudall — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 14.9% / 14.1%
Cleve — 55-64: 14.9% Rudall — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 13.2% / 12.7%
Cleve — 65-74: 13.2% Rudall — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 10.5% / 4.2%
Cleve — 75-84: 10.5% Rudall — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 5.4% / —
Cleve — 85+: 5.4% Rudall — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cleve 53.8% lone person
Cleve — Lone Person: 53.8% Cleve — Couple Families: 33.1% Cleve — One Parent Families: 8.8% Cleve — Group Household: 2.8% Cleve — Other Families: 1.6%
Rudall 54.5% lone person
Rudall — Lone Person: 54.5% Rudall — Couple Families: 45.5% Rudall — One Parent Families: 0.0% Rudall — Group Household: 0.0% Rudall — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cleve 19.8% renting
Cleve — Owned Outright: 49.9% Cleve — Mortgage: 30.3% Cleve — Renting: 19.8%
Rudall 0.0% renting
Rudall — Owned Outright: 60.0% Rudall — Mortgage: 40.0% Rudall — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cleve 98.2% houses
Cleve — Houses: 98.2% Cleve — Townhouses: 1.0% Cleve — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Rudall 96.2% houses
Rudall — Houses: 96.2% Rudall — Townhouses: 11.5% Rudall — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cleve Rudall
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 14.1%
Cleve — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Rudall — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 8.5%
Cleve — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Rudall — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / —
Cleve — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Rudall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 4.2%
Cleve — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Rudall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Cleve — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Rudall — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Property market

Cleve Rudall
Median house price $250,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $125,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 202 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Cleve Rudall
Rural and farming 93% 99%
Environmental 6% 1%
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

Cleve Rudall
New dwellings approved 13
across Cleve
same for both

Ranking within SA

Cleve Rudall
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of SA Higher than 7% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 46% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 27% of SA

Liveability

Cleve is more walkable (54 vs 0).

Cleve Rudall
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Rudall carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 12).

Cleve Rudall
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
23/100
Flood —
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

Cleve Rudall
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cleve

  • Cleve Area School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Rudall

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cleve Rudall
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 21 3

Mobility

Rudall sits further from the CBD (552.9 km vs 531.4 km).

Cleve Rudall
Walkability score 54/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 531.4 km 552.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 354 min 369 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5640
 0.0%
postcode 5642
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 5640
 45
postcode 5642

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.

Cleve Rudall
Car (driver) 70.6% / 58.3%
Cleve — Car (driver): 70.6% Rudall — Car (driver): 58.3%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 29.2%
Cleve — Worked from Home: 12.7% Rudall — Worked from Home: 29.2%
Walked Only 14.3% / 12.5%
Cleve — Walked Only: 14.3% Rudall — Walked Only: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / —
Cleve — Car (passenger): 2.4% Rudall — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Cleve Rudall
Elevation 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.7 km 37.7 km

NBN connectivity

Cleve Rudall
Connectivity score 41/100 16/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
555 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Cleve Rudall
Annual rainfall 390 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Cleve Rudall
Average residential rate $1,474/yr
same for both
Council Cleve
same for both

Federal electorate

Cleve Rudall
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cleve Rudall
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cleve

Affordable Quiet Retirees River Rural

Rudall

Rural

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