Clare QLD 4807

Clare is a rural locality in Queensland, 1,292 km from Brisbane CBD, around 14 hours 40 minutes by car. Population is 201; the median age is 37 and the median household income is $84,500 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality grew 2.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $178 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. Clare is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

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Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

167 Affordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 18% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4807.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Serious Road Crashes

2020–2024

2 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

One school serves Clare, but none have published comparable ratings yet.

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No rated schools
1 school in this locality
1 unrated
  • • 15 students in one school (avg 15)

Primary

Government · Prep-6 · 15 students
ICSEA 958 (higher than 28% of Australian schools) · 1% top-SEA students

Walkability

Clare is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 3% in QLD
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Clare.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
118
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
1 in locality
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
1 in locality
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in locality
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Burdekin: council population

The whole council area, not just Clare · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
17,220
+0.5% in a year
Change
+86
people since 2024
Density
3.4
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+14
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-31
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+103
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
5/10
6/10 within QLD
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
6/10
6/10 within QLD
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
6/10 within QLD
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Clare is home to 201 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $84,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

201

2.6% since 2016

Median Age

37

9.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$84,500/yr

5.0% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$178/wk

16.3% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,300/mo

30.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.2

18.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$45,136/yr

35.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

8.6%

77.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

70

1.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

67.2%

6.8% since 2016

Houses

92.9%

7.1% since 2016

Rental Stress

11.0%

11.1% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

18.5%

24.2% since 2016

Work From Home

21.8%

8.0% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 65 (92.9%)
Flats / Apartments 5 (7.1%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 31 (48.4%)
Renting 21 (32.8%)
Mortgage 12 (18.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
68.2%
English Spoken at Home
70.6%
Employment Rate
63.3%
1.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
32.3%

Occupations

Managers 36 (35.6%)
Labourers 22 (21.8%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 14 (13.9%)
Clerical & Administrative 12 (11.9%)
Professionals 9 (8.9%)
Technicians & Trades 9 (8.9%)
Community & Personal Service 5 (5.0%)
Sales 3 (3.0%)

Religion

Christianity 140 (69.7%)
No Religion 29 (14.4%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Italy 7 (3.5%)
Germany 5 (2.5%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Italian 7 (3.5%)
German 5 (2.5%)

Age Distribution

0-4 14 (7.0%)
5-14 22 (10.9%)
15-19 10 (5.0%)
20-24 20 (10.0%)
25-34 29 (14.4%)
35-44 27 (13.4%)
45-54 21 (10.4%)
55-64 25 (12.4%)
65-74 18 (9.0%)
75-84 8 (4.0%)
85+ 3 (1.5%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 17 (47.2%)
Lone Person 16 (44.4%)
One Parent Families 3 (8.3%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 65 (64.4%)
Worked from Home 22 (21.8%)
Walked Only 10 (9.9%)
Car (passenger) 4 (4.0%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 31 (15.4%)
Bachelor Degree 14 (7.0%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9 (4.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 5 (7.1%)
1 car 17 (24.3%)
2 cars 22 (31.4%)
3 cars 13 (18.6%)
4+ cars 15 (21.4%)

Council Rates

Burdekin
FY 2025-26

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,502 a year through Burdekin based on 2025 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,502/yr
13% above the QLD average of $1,328 · median of 59 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

Building Approvals: Burdekin

The whole council area, not just Clare · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 22 new dwellings were approved across Burdekin. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 9.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
22dwellings
-9.1% YoY
Houses
22
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

New Homes Planned

New homes planned in this locality: 2 to 10 homes

  • No timeframe set 2 to 10 homes

Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (2 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Aboriginal party for this area is Bindal People #2.

Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. A native title claim over this area is registered with the Federal Court.

Climate & Setting

from Ayr Dpi Research Stn, 29.6 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
29 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
38.2 km
Near high-voltage lines
2.5% of addresses
12 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
1,037 mm
55 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
32.0°C
6 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
13.3°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 13% in QLD

In postcode 4807, 14 of 10,139 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.0% (198 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.1%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.03%
2024
0.05%
2025
0.14%

Rooftop solar

68
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.3 kW each

In postcode 4807, 3,228 rooftop-solar systems totalling 26.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,775 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 175 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
187
2020
210
2021
176
2022
161
2023
187
2024
238
2025
155
2026
118

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."

Verify eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office

Federal Electorate

Division of Kennedy

Currently held by Bob Katter Katter's Australian Party (KAP)

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Bob Katter 40.7% 59.3% +0.8
2022 Bob Katter 39.8% 60.2% -4.3
2019 Bob Katter 35.5% 64.5% +7.8

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Burdekin District

Currently held by Dale Last Liberal National Party of Queensland

Next state election: 28 October 2028.

Year Winner Won with
2024 Dale Last LNP 65.8%
2020 Dale Last LNP 57.0%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.

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Common questions about Clare

Is Clare a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Clare is low (10/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Clare?

Clare has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Clare?

Clare, QLD had a population of 201 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Clare, QLD?

The postcode for Clare, QLD is 4807.

How far is Clare from Brisbane?

Clare is 1,292 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 878 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Clare?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Clare was $84,500 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Clare?

There are too few current rental listings in Clare for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $178, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Clare?

The median age of residents in Clare was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Clare?

There is 1 school inside the Clare boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.

What is the weather like in Clare?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Clare, Ayr Dpi Research Stn (29.6 km away), summer days average 32°C, winter nights 13.3°C, 1,037 mm of rain a year over 55 rainy days, and 6 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Clare?

First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Clare belong to?

Clare sits within the Burdekin local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Clare?

The average residential rates bill through Burdekin is $1,502 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Clare?

Across Burdekin, 22 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 9.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Clare in?

Clare sits within the federal Division of Kennedy, currently held by Bob Katter (Katter's Australian Party (KAP)).

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