Fisherman Bay vs Clements Gap
Clements Gap is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 64 in Fisherman Bay. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fisherman Bay, most households are people living alone. In Clements Gap, most households are couple families. On these figures, Fisherman Bay tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Clements Gap suits 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
Clements Gap
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 25%)
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 46/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Clements Gap
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 43%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Clements Gap
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $133/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Fisherman Bay sits closer to the CBD (194.8 km vs 203.2 km)
- Clements Gap has a shorter drive in (134 min vs 145 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Fisherman Bay has more residents already 65 and over (49% vs 20%)
- Clements Gap carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 46/100)
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
Fisherman Bay and Clements Gap 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
Fisherman Bay rents higher ($133/wk vs $0/wk); Clements Gap has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $25,740).
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 140 +61% vs other | 54 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +3.8% |
| Median age | 64 | 38 |
| Median household income | $25,740/yr | $71,500/yr +178% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $133/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.9%).
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 (23.6%).
Property market
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $310,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 92 days from 10 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Clements Gap has more rural and farming land (92% vs 1%); Fisherman Bay has more land zoned for conservation (99% vs 8%).
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 99% | 8% |
| Rural and farming | 1% | 92% |
| 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
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Barunga West same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +233% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.2% $410/wk on $507K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 2% of SA | Higher than 41% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of SA | Higher than 2% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 41% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 95% of SA | Higher than 41% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 73% of SA | — |
Liveability
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Fisherman Bay carries more crime risk (46 vs 30).
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 44/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Clements Gap sits further from the CBD (203.2 km vs 194.8 km).
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 194.8 km | 203.2 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 145 min | 134 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5522 | 0.3% postcode 5523 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 5522 | 62 postcode 5523 |
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 (91.2%).
Setting
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.8 km | 9.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 85/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 73% 429 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 472 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,540/yr same for both | |
| Council | Barunga West same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Fisherman Bay | Clements Gap | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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