Clareville NSW 2107

Located in New South Wales, Clareville sits 40 km from Sydney CBD, around 57 minutes by car. The suburb has 822 residents, a median age of 57, and a median household income of $145,704 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 10.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $1,125 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $3,467. Clareville is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is moderate.

Is Clareville a good suburb?

Clareville scores a A (83/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety and community, weaker on prices.

Transit

Some car dependence

Walkability 43/100 · 40.3 km · 57 min drive to Sydney

Prices

Above the state median

Median $3.25M · Less affordable than 91% of NSW

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 21/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 57 · 822 residents

A

Liveability Rating

83 / 100 · Ranked #129 in NSW

Each bar is Clareville's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
97
Bushfire None · Crime Low

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
97
Very advantaged
Walkability
43
Somewhat walkable
CBD access
73
40.3 km · 57 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 97 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 97 × 25% + Walkability rank 43 × 15% + CBD access rank 73 × 10% = 83 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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83 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Clareville's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $3.25 million, roughly 20% below where it sat a year earlier.

$3,250,000

last 2 quarters
Pricier than 96% of NSW

13% above its 3 neighbours (median $2,872,500)

↓ −20.3% year-on-year

Based on 15 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 48 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 4 bed 5 sales $4.4M

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Clareville are currently listed at around $4.12 million on average, with the typical listing on the market for 1 days. Based on 6 houses listed in the past six months.

$4.12M

6 houses listed in the last 6 months — typical time on market 1 days.

6 of the suburb's 312 dwellings (1.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$1,350/wk
17 bonds
+20% since 2021
2-bed units
$865/wk
10 bonds
+25% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2107 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). 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 2025

60 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 50% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2107.

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.

Short-Stay Rentals

16 active Airbnb listings: 16 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 4.4% of the suburb's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Clareville safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Clareville sits in the low band, with 12 incidents recorded in 2025.

12 offences

no change since 2024
Theft 8 (66.7%)
Disorderly Conduct 2 (16.7%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (8.3%)
Property Damage 1 (8.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Clareville killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

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

Council Flood Studies

Northern Beaches Council has published 17 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 17 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Clareville is car-dependent on foot — at 43/100, most errands require a car.

43
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Top 21% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 72
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 100
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

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Clareville.

69
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
33.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
13.7 arrivals/hr
Saturday
5.6 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
13.8 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Clareville.

56
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
20%
Premises covered
396
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 80%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 20%

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

Northern Beaches: council population

The whole council area, not just Clareville · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
272,656
+0.5% in a year
Change
+1,416
people since 2024
Density
1,073
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+692
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-2,600
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+3,324
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb'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
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
10/10
10/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 4 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.

Clareville is home to 822 residents, with a median age of 57 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $146,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

822

10.8% since 2016

Median Age

57

5.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$145,704/yr

11.6% since 2016
Top 6% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$1,125/wk

73.1% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$3,467/mo

14.3% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.4

4.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$63,596/yr

11.3% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.0%

57.4% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

15.4%

47.4% since 2016

Total Dwellings

312

11.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

91.4%

4.3% since 2016

Houses

99.4%

0.8% since 2016

Rental Stress

40.1%

54.8% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

28.6%

2.5% since 2016

Work From Home

58.6%

223.8% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 310 (99.4%)
Flats / Apartments 2 (0.6%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 184 (60.5%)
Mortgage 94 (30.9%)
Renting 26 (8.6%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
69.6%
English Spoken at Home
87.8%
Employment Rate
47.7%
11.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
65.8%

Occupations

Professionals 135 (39.7%)
Managers 92 (27.1%)
Clerical & Administrative 37 (10.9%)
Technicians & Trades 24 (7.1%)
Community & Personal Service 24 (7.1%)
Sales 23 (6.8%)
Labourers 4 (1.2%)

Religion

No Religion 389 (47.3%)
Christianity 345 (42.0%)
Buddhism 9 (1.1%)
Islam 5 (0.6%)
Other Religions 5 (0.6%)
Judaism 4 (0.5%)
Hinduism 3 (0.4%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 77 (9.4%)
South Africa 14 (1.7%)
New Zealand 12 (1.5%)
China 7 (0.9%)
Netherlands 5 (0.6%)
Scotland 4 (0.5%)
Germany 4 (0.5%)
Japan 4 (0.5%)

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.

2016-2021 7 (0.9%)
2011-2015 25 (3.0%)
2001-2010 38 (4.6%)
1991-2000 26 (3.2%)
1981-1990 28 (3.4%)
Before 1981 73 (8.9%)

7 residents (0.9%) 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.

Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby 33 (4.1%)
Overseas 24 (3.0%)
Sydney - Inner West 21 (2.6%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 802 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.

Turkish 4 (0.5%)
German 3 (0.4%)
French 3 (0.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 20 (2.4%)
5-14 85 (10.3%)
15-19 31 (3.8%)
20-24 33 (4.0%)
25-34 41 (5.0%)
35-44 46 (5.6%)
45-54 111 (13.5%)
55-64 161 (19.6%)
65-74 172 (20.9%)
75-84 87 (10.6%)
85+ 27 (3.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 83 (53.9%)
Lone Person 51 (33.1%)
One Parent Families 14 (9.1%)
Group Household 6 (3.9%)

Commute to Work

Worked from Home 171 (58.6%)
Car (driver) 110 (37.7%)
Car (passenger) 4 (1.4%)
Walked Only 4 (1.4%)
Bus 3 (1.0%)

15% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (51 of 340).

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.

Education

Bachelor Degree 190 (23.1%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 94 (11.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 81 (9.9%)
Certificate III & IV 67 (8.2%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 20 (2.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 8 (2.6%)
1 car 79 (25.2%)
2 cars 166 (53.0%)
3 cars 46 (14.7%)
4+ cars 24 (7.7%)

Council Rates

Northern Beaches
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,696 a year through Northern Beaches based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,696/yr
38% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Clareville's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 96%
  • Parks and recreation 3%
  • Zones under 1% 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Northern Beaches

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

In the year to August 2026, 620 new dwellings were approved across Northern Beaches. That mix is 331 houses and 289 units. Approvals are up 50.6% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
620dwellings
+50.6% YoY
Houses
331
detached dwellings
Units
289
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 5.4 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 14.2 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.23 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 3.

From the Macquarie Park monitoring station, 22.9 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Macquarie Park (Willandra Village), 24.3 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
1.9 km
198 m to a named beach
Annual rainfall
1,176 mm
92 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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

2.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.30% in 2021
+0.7 points this year
Top 5% in NSW

In postcode 2107, 295 of 11,787 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.4% (405 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.30%
2022
0.51%
2023
1.02%
2024
1.85%
2025
2.50%

Rooftop solar

27
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.7 kW each

In postcode 2107, 1,576 rooftop-solar systems totalling 12.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,832 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 139 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
85
2020
126
2021
136
2022
159
2023
178
2024
154
2025
123
2026
94

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

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$16,950
Loan amount
$2,600,000
Total interest over 30 years
$3,502,020

1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 7 across postcode 2107.

Deposit
$650,000
Stamp duty
$160,037
Cash needed at settlement
$810,037

Transfer 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 Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

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

Division of Mackellar

Currently held by Sophie Scamps Independent

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Sophie Scamps 46.3% 53.7% +4.2
2022 Sophie Scamps 41.4% 58.6% -4.6
2019 Jason Falinski 36.8% 63.2% -2.5

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

State Electorate

Pittwater District

Currently held by Jacqui Scruby Independent — elected at the Oct 2024 by-election, after the results below

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Roderick (Rory) Amon LP 50.7%
2019 Robert Stokes LP 70.8%
2015 Rob Stokes LP 75.7%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Clareville

Is Clareville a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Clareville is low (21/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Clareville?

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

Is Clareville a good place to live?

Clareville has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (83/100), ranked against other NSW 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 Clareville?

Clareville, NSW had a population of 822 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Clareville, NSW?

The postcode for Clareville, NSW is 2107.

How far is Clareville from Sydney?

Clareville is 40 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 57 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Clareville?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Clareville was $145,704 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 Clareville?

There are too few current rental listings in Clareville for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $1,125, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Clareville?

The median age of residents in Clareville was 57 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Clareville walkable?

Clareville scores 43/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Clareville?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Clareville (Macquarie Park) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.4 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.2 µg/m³. That puts Clareville below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Clareville?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Clareville, Macquarie Park (Willandra Village) (24.3 km away), 1,176 mm of rain a year over 92 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Clareville?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Clareville belong to?

Clareville sits within the Northern Beaches local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Clareville?

The average residential rates bill through Northern Beaches is $1,696 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Clareville?

Across Northern Beaches, 620 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 50.6% 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 Clareville in?

Clareville sits within the federal Division of Mackellar, currently held by Sophie Scamps (Independent).

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