Elaine vs Clarendon

Clarendon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Elaine. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clarendon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Clarendon tends to suit families with children and 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

Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 53%)

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

Elaine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($166/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.4% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Elaine Clarendon
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.

Elaine Clarendon
Walkability 0 / 14
Elaine — Walkability: 0/100 Clarendon — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 35 / 38
Elaine — Safety: 35/100 Clarendon — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 34 / 30
Elaine — Low fire risk: 34/100 Clarendon — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Elaine — Low flood risk: 100/100 Clarendon — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Clarendon rents higher ($350/wk vs $166/wk); Elaine has more residents (232 vs 163).

Elaine Clarendon
Population 232
+30% vs other
 163
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +12.4%
Median age 44 39
Median household income $91,780/yr $93,184/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $166/wk $350/wk
+111% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Elaine Clarendon
0-4 1.3% / 7.4%
Elaine — 0-4: 1.3% Clarendon — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 12.1% / 13.5%
Elaine — 5-14: 12.1% Clarendon — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 8.2% / 4.3%
Elaine — 15-19: 8.2% Clarendon — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 3.0% / 3.1%
Elaine — 20-24: 3.0% Clarendon — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 8.6% / 16.0%
Elaine — 25-34: 8.6% Clarendon — 25-34: 16.0%
35-44 14.2% / 11.0%
Elaine — 35-44: 14.2% Clarendon — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 13.4% / 5.5%
Elaine — 45-54: 13.4% Clarendon — 45-54: 5.5%
55-64 15.9% / 15.3%
Elaine — 55-64: 15.9% Clarendon — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 11.6% / 12.9%
Elaine — 65-74: 11.6% Clarendon — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 6.9% / 5.5%
Elaine — 75-84: 6.9% Clarendon — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / 2.5%
Elaine — 85+: not among its largest Clarendon — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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.

Elaine Clarendon
England 4.3% / 6.7%
Elaine — England: 4.3% Clarendon — England: 6.7%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Elaine — New Zealand: 1.3% Clarendon — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Elaine 36.4% couple families
Elaine — Couple Families: 36.4% Elaine — Lone Person: 37.9% Elaine — One Parent Families: 16.7% Elaine — Group Household: 9.1%
Clarendon 54.3% couple families
Clarendon — Couple Families: 54.3% Clarendon — Lone Person: 31.4% Clarendon — One Parent Families: 14.3% Clarendon — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Elaine 100.0% houses
Elaine — Houses: 100.0%
Clarendon 100.0% houses
Clarendon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Elaine Clarendon
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 14.7%
Elaine — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Clarendon — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 9.8%
Elaine — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Clarendon — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 6.7%
Elaine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Clarendon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 3.7%
Elaine — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Clarendon — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.5%
Elaine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Clarendon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Elaine 16.7% renting
Elaine — Owned Outright: 42.3% Elaine — Mortgage: 41.0% Elaine — Renting: 16.7%
Clarendon 12.1% renting
Clarendon — Owned Outright: 46.6% Clarendon — Mortgage: 41.4% Clarendon — Renting: 12.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Elaine Clarendon
Median house price $571,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Elaine Clarendon
Rural and farming 97% 94%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 3%
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

Elaine Clarendon
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Elaine Clarendon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC

Liveability

Clarendon is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Elaine Clarendon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Elaine Clarendon
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood None
0/100
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

Elaine Clarendon
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

Elaine Clarendon
Parks & reserves 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Elaine Clarendon
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 121.6 km 120.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 92 min 91 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3334
 0.4%
postcode 3352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3334
 51
postcode 3352

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.

Elaine Clarendon
Car (driver) 74.7% / 58.2%
Elaine — Car (driver): 74.7% Clarendon — Car (driver): 58.2%
Worked from Home 13.7% / 35.8%
Elaine — Worked from Home: 13.7% Clarendon — Worked from Home: 35.8%
Car (passenger) 8.4% / 6.0%
Elaine — Car (passenger): 8.4% Clarendon — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only 3.2% / —
Elaine — Walked Only: 3.2% Clarendon — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.7%).

Setting

Elaine Clarendon
Elevation 409 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Elaine Clarendon
Connectivity score 28/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
99 premises
 0%
65 premises

Climate

Elaine Clarendon
Annual rainfall 578 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Elaine Clarendon
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Elaine Clarendon
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Elaine Clarendon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Elaine

Rural

Clarendon

Rural

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