Verran vs Cleve

Verran is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 49 in Cleve. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Verran, the large majority of households are couple families. In Cleve, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Verran 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

Cleve

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 73%)
  • But Verran is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 42%)

Weighs schools, house stock, 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

Verran

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($86/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)
  • sits closer to the CBD (531.4 km vs 573.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (354 min vs 375 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Verran has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 2%)
  • Cleve is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, and walkability.

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

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

Verran Cleve
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.

Verran Cleve
Walkability 0 / 54
Verran — Walkability: 0/100 Cleve — Walkability: 54/100
Low fire risk 42 / 88
Verran — Low fire risk: 42/100 Cleve — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Cleve has more residents (953 vs 88); Cleve rents higher ($165/wk vs $86/wk).

Verran Cleve
Population 88 953
+983% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +1.3%
Median age 35 49
Median household income $108,316/yr
+48% vs other
 $56,732/yr
Median weekly rent $86/wk $165/wk
+92% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Verran Cleve
0-4 11.4% / 6.6%
Verran — 0-4: 11.4% Cleve — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 20.5% / 12.2%
Verran — 5-14: 20.5% Cleve — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 5.7% / 2.9%
Verran — 15-19: 5.7% Cleve — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 8.0% / 2.5%
Verran — 20-24: 8.0% Cleve — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 13.6% / 10.6%
Verran — 25-34: 13.6% Cleve — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 12.5% / 10.2%
Verran — 35-44: 12.5% Cleve — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 17.0% / 10.4%
Verran — 45-54: 17.0% Cleve — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 17.0% / 14.9%
Verran — 55-64: 17.0% Cleve — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 — / 13.2%
Verran — 65-74: not among its largest Cleve — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 — / 10.5%
Verran — 75-84: not among its largest Cleve — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / 5.4%
Verran — 85+: not among its largest Cleve — 85+: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Verran 100.0% couple families
Verran — Couple Families: 100.0% Verran — Lone Person: 0.0% Verran — One Parent Families: 0.0% Verran — Group Household: 0.0% Verran — Other Families: 0.0%
Cleve 33.1% couple families
Cleve — Couple Families: 33.1% Cleve — Lone Person: 53.8% Cleve — One Parent Families: 8.8% Cleve — Group Household: 2.8% Cleve — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Verran 0.0% renting
Verran — Owned Outright: 81.0% Verran — Mortgage: 19.0% Verran — Renting: 0.0%
Cleve 19.8% renting
Cleve — Owned Outright: 49.9% Cleve — Mortgage: 30.3% Cleve — Renting: 19.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Verran 73.3% houses
Verran — Houses: 73.3% Verran — Townhouses: 20.0% Verran — Flats / Apartments: 6.7%
Cleve 98.2% houses
Cleve — Houses: 98.2% Cleve — Townhouses: 1.0% Cleve — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Verran Cleve
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 17.0%
Verran — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Cleve — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 6.9%
Verran — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Cleve — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 5.4%
Verran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Cleve — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 0.9%
Verran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Cleve — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Verran — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cleve — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

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

Property market

Verran Cleve
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

Verran Cleve
Rural and farming 100% 93%
Environmental 0% 6%
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

Verran Cleve
New dwellings approved 13
across Cleve
same for both

Ranking within SA

Verran Cleve
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 72% of SA

Liveability

Cleve is more walkable (54 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Verran carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 12).

Verran Cleve
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Low
12/100
Crime — Low
27/100
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

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

Schools in Verran

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

Schools in Cleve

  • Cleve Area School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Verran Cleve
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 21

Mobility

Verran sits further from the CBD (573.5 km vs 531.4 km).

Verran Cleve
Walkability score 0/100 54/100
Distance to Adelaide 573.5 km
+7% vs other
 531.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 375 min 354 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5603
 0.0%
postcode 5640
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 5603
 77
postcode 5640

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.

Verran Cleve
Car (driver) 39.6% / 70.6%
Verran — Car (driver): 39.6% Cleve — Car (driver): 70.6%
Worked from Home 41.7% / 12.7%
Verran — Worked from Home: 41.7% Cleve — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Walked Only 18.8% / 14.3%
Verran — Walked Only: 18.8% Cleve — Walked Only: 14.3%
Car (passenger) — / 2.4%
Verran — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cleve — Car (passenger): 2.4%

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

Setting

Verran Cleve
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.0 km 23.7 km

NBN connectivity

Verran Cleve
Connectivity score 25/100 41/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
555 premises

Climate

Verran Cleve
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Verran

Family Rural Townhouses Young Families

Cleve

Affordable Quiet Retirees River Rural

More comparisons

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