Clinton vs Price

Price is the younger of the two, with a median age of 58 against 65 in Clinton. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Clinton: a median of $408,000, against $309,000 in Price, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Clinton tends to suit older residents, while Price suits 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

Price

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Price

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($308,750 vs $407,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Price

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Clinton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (89 min vs 95 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (126.7 km vs 134.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Clinton has more residents already 65 and over (51% vs 38%)
  • Price carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 69/100)

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

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

Clinton Price
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.

Clinton Price
Walkability 23 / 16
Clinton — Walkability: 23/100 Price — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 31 / 57
Clinton — Safety: 31/100 Price — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Clinton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Price — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Clinton has more residents (313 vs 205); Clinton rents higher ($225/wk vs $180/wk).

Clinton Price
Population 313
+35% vs other
 205
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% +7.9%
Median age 65 58
Median household income $40,404/yr
+8% vs other
 $37,180/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+20% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clinton Price
0-4 3.5% / 1.5%
Clinton — 0-4: 3.5% Price — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 5.1% / 9.8%
Clinton — 5-14: 5.1% Price — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 1.6% / 3.9%
Clinton — 15-19: 1.6% Price — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 1.0% / —
Clinton — 20-24: 1.0% Price — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.8% / 3.4%
Clinton — 25-34: 4.8% Price — 25-34: 3.4%
35-44 4.8% / 8.8%
Clinton — 35-44: 4.8% Price — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 8.9% / 11.2%
Clinton — 45-54: 8.9% Price — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 18.5% / 18.0%
Clinton — 55-64: 18.5% Price — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 33.2% / 28.8%
Clinton — 65-74: 33.2% Price — 65-74: 28.8%
75-84 14.7% / 9.3%
Clinton — 75-84: 14.7% Price — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 2.9% / —
Clinton — 85+: 2.9% Price — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clinton 75.0% lone person
Clinton — Lone Person: 75.0% Clinton — Couple Families: 9.5% Clinton — One Parent Families: 8.3% Clinton — Group Household: 7.1% Clinton — Other Families: 0.0%
Price 70.7% lone person
Price — Lone Person: 70.7% Price — Couple Families: 12.1% Price — One Parent Families: 12.1% Price — Group Household: 0.0% Price — Other Families: 5.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clinton 9.7% renting
Clinton — Owned Outright: 72.4% Clinton — Mortgage: 17.9% Clinton — Renting: 9.7%
Price 16.1% renting
Price — Owned Outright: 52.7% Price — Mortgage: 31.2% Price — Renting: 16.1%
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.

Clinton Price
England 5.8% / 5.4%
Clinton — England: 5.8% Price — England: 5.4%
Germany — / 1.5%
Clinton — Germany: not among its largest Price — Germany: 1.5%
Scotland 1.3% / —
Clinton — Scotland: 1.3% Price — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Clinton Price
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 22.0%
Clinton — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Price — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 7.3%
Clinton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Price — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / —
Clinton — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Price — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clinton 90.4% houses
Clinton — Houses: 90.4% Clinton — Flats / Apartments: 5.1% Clinton — Townhouses: 4.5%
Price 89.5% houses
Price — Houses: 89.5% Price — Flats / Apartments: 10.5% Price — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Clinton Price
Median house price $407,500 $308,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $162,500 $160,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Clinton has more rural and farming land (85% vs 44%); Price has more industrially zoned land (29% vs 3%).

Clinton Price
Rural and farming 85% 44%
Industrial 3% 29%
Environmental 10% 26%
Residential 2% 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

Clinton Price
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Clinton Price
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of SA
same for both

Liveability

Clinton Price
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Price carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Clinton carries more crime risk (69 vs 43).

Clinton Price
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
27/100
 Low
10/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Clinton Price
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

Clinton Price
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

Price sits further from the CBD (134.9 km vs 126.7 km).

Clinton Price
Walkability score 23/100 16/100
Distance to Adelaide 126.7 km 134.9 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 95 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 5570
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.

Clinton Price
Car (driver) 94.0% / 80.0%
Clinton — Car (driver): 94.0% Price — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 6.0%
Clinton — Worked from Home: 6.0% Price — Worked from Home: 6.0%
Car (passenger) — / 8.0%
Clinton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Price — Car (passenger): 8.0%
Walked Only — / 6.0%
Clinton — Walked Only: not among its largest Price — Walked Only: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (94.0%).

Setting

Clinton Price
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 246 m 2.2 km

NBN connectivity

Clinton Price
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
308 premises
 0%
128 premises

Climate

Clinton Price
Annual rainfall 295 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Clinton Price
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Clinton Price
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clinton Price
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clinton

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Price

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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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