Clematis VIC 3782

Clematis sits 51 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 51 minutes by car. Census data records 352 residents with a median age of 39 and a median household income of $118,976 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $372 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,000. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Clematis sits at $960,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only nine sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$960,000

Pricier than 76% of VIC

Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Clematis are currently listed at around $885,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.

$885K

3 houses listed in the last 6 months.

3 of the suburb's 121 dwellings (2.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Short-Stay Rentals

3 active Airbnb listings: 3 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 2.2% 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 Clematis safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Clematis sits in the moderate band, with 19 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 27% on the prior year.

19 offences

26.7% since 2025
Theft 10 (52.6%)
Assault 4 (21.1%)
Drug Offences 3 (15.8%)
Fraud & Deception 2 (10.5%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

6 crashes

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

Where they happened

Wellington Road 4 (66.7%)

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.

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Clematis is very car-dependent on foot — at 16/100, nearly all errands require a car.

16
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Top 23% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km 53
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

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Clematis.

39
out of 100
Bottom 18% in VIC
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
6.2 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
5.0 arrivals/hr
Saturday
5.5 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
3 min
Span of service
16.4 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 Clematis.

46
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
3%
Premises covered
134
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 96%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 3%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 1%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 1%

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
1 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

Cardinia: council population

The whole council area, not just Clematis · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
133,472
+2.6% in a year
Change
+3,381
people since 2024
Density
104
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+1,446
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+1,205
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+730
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
8/10
8/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
7/10
6/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Clematis is home to 352 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $119,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.9%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

352

0.6% since 2016

Median Age

39

2.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$118,976/yr

23.1% since 2016
Top 9% in VIC

Census Median Rent

$372/wk

16.6% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,000/mo

25.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.8

3.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$48,100/yr

45.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

146.4% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

5.0%

35.9% since 2016

Total Dwellings

121

4.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

93.3%

4.4% since 2016

Houses

101.7%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

16.3%

5.2% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

20.2%

1.5% since 2016

Work From Home

24.6%

156.3% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 123 (101.7%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 70 (58.3%)
Owned Outright 42 (35.0%)
Renting 8 (6.7%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
84.9%
English Spoken at Home
90.6%
Employment Rate
61.6%
2.0% since 2016
Completed Year 12
44.6%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 38 (22.0%)
Professionals 35 (20.2%)
Managers 21 (12.1%)
Clerical & Administrative 19 (11.0%)
Sales 15 (8.7%)
Community & Personal Service 13 (7.5%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 13 (7.5%)
Labourers 11 (6.4%)

Religion

No Religion 214 (60.8%)
Christianity 104 (29.5%)
Judaism 4 (1.1%)
Buddhism 3 (0.9%)
Other Religions 3 (0.9%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

New Zealand 8 (2.3%)
England 5 (1.4%)
Sri Lanka 5 (1.4%)
Scotland 4 (1.1%)
China 3 (0.9%)
Ireland 3 (0.9%)
Netherlands 3 (0.9%)

Languages Spoken at Home

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

French 5 (1.4%)
Russian 5 (1.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 22 (6.2%)
5-14 47 (13.4%)
15-19 27 (7.7%)
20-24 16 (4.5%)
25-34 52 (14.8%)
35-44 42 (11.9%)
45-54 47 (13.4%)
55-64 46 (13.1%)
65-74 29 (8.2%)
75-84 21 (6.0%)
85+ 7 (2.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 50 (55.6%)
Lone Person 17 (18.9%)
One Parent Families 16 (17.8%)
Group Household 7 (7.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 102 (71.8%)
Worked from Home 35 (24.6%)
Car (passenger) 5 (3.5%)

5% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (9 of 173).

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

Certificate III & IV 60 (17.0%)
Bachelor Degree 53 (15.1%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 32 (9.1%)
Postgraduate Degree 14 (4.0%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 9 (2.6%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 20 (16.5%)
2 cars 58 (47.9%)
3 cars 31 (25.6%)
4+ cars 18 (14.9%)

Council Rates

Cardinia
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,880 a year through Cardinia based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,880/yr
3% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.276¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Clematis's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 77%
  • Residential 12%
  • Infrastructure and transport 8%
  • Parks and recreation 3%
  • Rural and farming 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: Cardinia

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

In the year to August 2026, 1,323 new dwellings were approved across Cardinia. That mix is 1,196 houses and 127 units. Approvals are up 12.8% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,323dwellings
+12.8% YoY
Houses
1,196
detached dwellings
Units
127
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).

Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.

Air Quality

This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).

PM10 averaged 15.5 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 2.

From the Mooroolbark monitoring station, 19.2 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Scoresby Research Institute, 15.9 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
256 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
29.9 km
Annual rainfall
777 mm
105 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
26.9°C
10 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
6.3°C
2 frost days ≤ 0°C

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

1.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.07% in 2021
+0.4 points this year
Top 21% in VIC

In postcode 3782, 76 of 6,970 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.8% (128 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.07%
2022
0.10%
2023
0.22%
2024
0.69%
2025
1.09%

Rooftop solar

39
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.3 kW each

In postcode 3782, 1,120 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,875 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 95 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
70
2020
82
2021
79
2022
71
2023
79
2024
66
2025
73
2026
47

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

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

0 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3782 in 2025-26. The most was 40, in 2001-02.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$5,007
Loan amount
$768,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,034,443

5 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 3782.

Deposit
$192,000
Stamp duty
$52,670
Cash needed at settlement
$244,670

Land 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 State Revenue Office Victoria

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 $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.

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 Casey

Currently held by Aaron Violi Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Aaron Violi 47.1% 52.9% -1.5
2022 Aaron Violi 48.5% 51.5% -3.1
2019 Tony Smith 45.4% 54.6% +0.1

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

Monbulk District

Currently held by Daniela De Martino Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Daniela De Martino ALP 57.5% 57.5% 42.5%
2018 James Merlino ALP 58.6% 58.6% 41.4%
2014 James Merlino ALP 55.0% 55.0% 45.0%

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: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Clematis

Is Clematis a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Clematis is moderate (66/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Clematis?

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

What is the population of Clematis?

Clematis, VIC had a population of 352 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Clematis, VIC?

The postcode for Clematis, VIC is 3782.

How far is Clematis from Melbourne?

Clematis is 51 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 51 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Clematis?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Clematis was $118,976 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 Clematis?

There are too few current rental listings in Clematis for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $372, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Clematis?

The median age of residents in Clematis was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Clematis walkable?

Clematis scores 16/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very 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 weather like in Clematis?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Clematis, Scoresby Research Institute (15.9 km away), summer days average 26.9°C, winter nights 6.3°C, 777 mm of rain a year over 105 rainy days, and 10 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Clematis?

First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Clematis belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Clematis?

The average residential rates bill through Cardinia is $1,880 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Clematis?

Across Cardinia, 1,323 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 12.8% 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 Clematis in?

Clematis sits within the federal Division of Casey, currently held by Aaron Violi (Liberal).

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