Clare SA 5453
Clare sits 142 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 1 hour 50 minutes by car. Census data records 3,238 residents with a median age of 45 and a median household income of $67,704 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 2.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,256. Of 4 schools within the town boundary, 2 rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Clare a good town?
Clare scores a B (50/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools and transit.
Above the state average
4 schools · 2 above peer schools · Top 10% in SA
Very walkable
Walkability 71/100 · 142.1 km · 109 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $552K
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 46/100 · Crime 53/100 · Flood 54/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 45 · 3,238 residents
Liveability Rating
50 / 100 · Ranked #261 in SAEach bar is Clare's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Median House Price
Public listings dataClare's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $552,000, roughly 17% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$552,000
Based on 89 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 28 days — median across 32 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 7 sales $390K
- 3 bed 51 sales $540K
- 4 bed 27 sales $665K
Land
$155,000
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 60 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Clare are currently listed at around $634,000 on average. Based on 22 houses listed in the past six months.
$634K
22 houses listed in the last 6 months.
23 of the suburb's 1,375 dwellings (1.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Clare rent for around $490 a week on average, based on 6 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$490/wk
6 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
6 rentals advertised against an estimated 414 rented homes (1.4%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $480/wk
- 10 bonds
- +50% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025114 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5453.
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.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$490/week ($25,000 a year) on a $634,000 median
Based on a small sample (6 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Clare safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Clare sits in the moderate band, with 88 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 2% on the prior year.
88 offences
2.3% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20254 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Four schools serve Clare, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Clare High School and St Joseph's School lead the pack.
- • 992 students across 3 schools (avg 331)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Independent, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 983-1074, median 994 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Clare High School (428 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Clare is very walkable on foot — at 71/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the town there are 2 supermarkets, 7 parks and 7 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Clare.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 26%
- Premises covered
- 1,943
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
Clare and Gilbert Valleys: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 9 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Clare is home to about 3,200 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $68,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,238
Median Age
45
Median Household Income
$67,704/yr
Census Median Rent
$250/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,256/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$37,752/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
12.9%
Total Dwellings
1,375
Owner-Occupier Rate
69.9%
Houses
91.3%
Rental Stress
19.2%
Mortgage Stress
22.3%
Work From Home
6.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
92 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 22 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 396 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 84.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 90.5%
- Employment Rate
- 55.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 35.1%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
47 residents (1.5%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
7.6% of residents (234) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (196).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,060 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (10 of 1,501).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 2,400 people work here; 1,501 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 1.6 jobs for every working resident. At least 36% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,830 a year through Clare and Gilbert Valleys based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 55%
- Residential 26%
- Parks and recreation 9%
- Industrial 5%
- Commercial 4%
- Other and special use 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Clare and Gilbert Valleys
In the year to August 2026, 28 new dwellings were approved across Clare and Gilbert Valleys. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 20.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Setting
- Elevation
- 410 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
Elevation is the ground at the town 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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
4 facilities within 5 km- 0.6 kmWine and Other Alcoholic Beverage ManufacturingTop reported: Ethanol · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 1.2 kmWine and Other Alcoholic Beverage ManufacturingTop reported: Ethanol · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.4 kmWine and Other Alcoholic Beverage ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
- 2.8 kmWine and Other Alcoholic Beverage ManufacturingTop reported: Ethanol · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 5453, 8 of 5,200 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.3% (120 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5453, 1,574 rooftop-solar systems totalling 12.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,357 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 71 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.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
8 mortgage brokers are registered in this town, 9 across postcode 5453.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tom Venning Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tom Venning | 45.4% | 54.6% | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Rowan Ramsey | 39.9% | 60.1% | -3.2 |
| 2019 | Rowan Ramsey | 36.7% | 63.3% | +5.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by David Paton Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | David Paton ON | 57.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Clare?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 3,238 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Clare
Is Clare a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Clare is moderate (53/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Clare?
Clare has a moderate recorded bushfire history (46/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (54/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Clare a good place to live?
Clare has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (50/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Clare?
Clare, SA had a population of 3,238 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Clare, SA?
The postcode for Clare, SA is 5453.
How far is Clare from Adelaide?
Clare is 142 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 109 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 $67,704 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?
The median advertised rent in Clare is $490 a week for houses (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Clare?
The median age of residents in Clare was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Clare at risk of bushfire?
Clare has a moderate recorded bushfire history (46/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Clare?
There are 4 schools inside the Clare boundary: 2 above and 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Clare walkable?
Clare scores 71/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Clare?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Clare belong to?
Clare sits within the Clare and Gilbert Valleys 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 Clare and Gilbert Valleys is $1,830 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Clare?
Across Clare and Gilbert Valleys, 28 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 20.0% 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 Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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