Oaklands Junction vs Clarkefield

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oaklands Junction, most households are couple families. Oaklands Junction is closer to the city centre: 31.3 km, against 49.2 km. On these figures, Oaklands Junction tends to suit couples, while Clarkefield suits people living alone.

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

Oaklands Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

Oaklands Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Clarkefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($345/wk vs $462/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oaklands Junction

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 55 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (31.3 km vs 49.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clarkefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Oaklands Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.4% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
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.

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Walkability 0 / 0
Oaklands Junction — Walkability: 0/100 Clarkefield — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 11
Oaklands Junction — Safety: 14/100 Clarkefield — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 32
Oaklands Junction — Low fire risk: 100/100 Clarkefield — Low fire risk: 32/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Oaklands Junction — Low flood risk: 100/100 Clarkefield — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oaklands Junction has higher household incomes ($132,600 vs $88,348); Oaklands Junction has more residents (439 vs 303).

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Population 439
+31% vs other
 303
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.4% -5.3%
Median age 42 44
Median household income $132,600/yr
+33% vs other
 $88,348/yr
Median weekly rent $462/wk
+25% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
0-4 4.1% / 5.0%
Oaklands Junction — 0-4: 4.1% Clarkefield — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 14.1% / 12.5%
Oaklands Junction — 5-14: 14.1% Clarkefield — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 10.3% / 5.3%
Oaklands Junction — 15-19: 10.3% Clarkefield — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 7.3% / 4.6%
Oaklands Junction — 20-24: 7.3% Clarkefield — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 6.8% / 12.5%
Oaklands Junction — 25-34: 6.8% Clarkefield — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 11.8% / 9.2%
Oaklands Junction — 35-44: 11.8% Clarkefield — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 17.5% / 14.2%
Oaklands Junction — 45-54: 17.5% Clarkefield — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 15.5% / 16.5%
Oaklands Junction — 55-64: 15.5% Clarkefield — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 7.7% / 9.6%
Oaklands Junction — 65-74: 7.7% Clarkefield — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 2.7% / 7.9%
Oaklands Junction — 75-84: 2.7% Clarkefield — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 0.9% / —
Oaklands Junction — 85+: 0.9% Clarkefield — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction 71.0% couple families
Oaklands Junction — Couple Families: 71.0% Oaklands Junction — Lone Person: 14.0% Oaklands Junction — One Parent Families: 10.8% Oaklands Junction — Other Families: 4.3% Oaklands Junction — Group Household: 0.0%
Clarkefield 44.3% couple families
Clarkefield — Couple Families: 44.3% Clarkefield — Lone Person: 31.6% Clarkefield — One Parent Families: 20.3% Clarkefield — Other Families: 0.0% Clarkefield — Group Household: 3.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction 11.5% renting
Oaklands Junction — Owned Outright: 41.0% Oaklands Junction — Mortgage: 47.5% Oaklands Junction — Renting: 11.5%
Clarkefield 16.9% renting
Clarkefield — Owned Outright: 44.6% Clarkefield — Mortgage: 38.6% Clarkefield — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 15.8%
Oaklands Junction — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Clarkefield — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 7.9%
Oaklands Junction — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Clarkefield — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.0%
Oaklands Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Clarkefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.3%
Oaklands Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Clarkefield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Oaklands Junction — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Clarkefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Italy 1.6% / 3.3%
Oaklands Junction — Italy: 1.6% Clarkefield — Italy: 3.3%
England 1.4% / 1.0%
Oaklands Junction — England: 1.4% Clarkefield — England: 1.0%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
Oaklands Junction — New Zealand: 1.1% Clarkefield — New Zealand: 1.0%
Zimbabwe 1.4% / —
Oaklands Junction — Zimbabwe: 1.4% Clarkefield — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
South Africa 1.1% / —
Oaklands Junction — South Africa: 1.1% Clarkefield — South Africa: not among its largest
Greece — / 1.0%
Oaklands Junction — Greece: not among its largest Clarkefield — Greece: 1.0%
Lebanon — / 1.0%
Oaklands Junction — Lebanon: not among its largest Clarkefield — Lebanon: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction 100.0% houses
Oaklands Junction — Houses: 100.0%
Clarkefield 100.0% houses
Clarkefield — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Median house price $1,545,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Rural and farming 91% 98%
Other and special use 9% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
New dwellings approved 3,063
across Hume
 331
across Macedon Ranges
Approvals change year on year +0% +80%

Ranking within VIC

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Clarkefield carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 0).

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime High
86/100
 High
89/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
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

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 4 7

Mobility

Clarkefield sits further from the CBD (49.2 km vs 31.3 km).

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 31.3 km 49.2 km
+57% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 55 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3063
 0.0%
postcode 3430
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3063
 44
postcode 3430

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.

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Car (driver) 71.9% / 66.2%
Oaklands Junction — Car (driver): 71.9% Clarkefield — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 25.9% / 30.1%
Oaklands Junction — Worked from Home: 25.9% Clarkefield — Worked from Home: 30.1%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 3.7%
Oaklands Junction — Car (passenger): 2.2% Clarkefield — Car (passenger): 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Elevation 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 323 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.7 km 40.5 km

NBN connectivity

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
161 premises
 0%
130 premises

Climate

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Average residential rate $1,715/yr $2,065/yr
Council Hume Macedon Ranges

Federal electorate

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Division Calwell Mcewen
Member Basem Abdo Rob Mitchell
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oaklands Junction Clarkefield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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