Mount Clarence is a suburb in Western Australia, 416 km from Perth CBD, around 5 hours by car. Population is 728; the median age is 45 and the median household income is $82,472 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 6.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,769. The area shows no recorded flood exposure. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Mount Clarence a good suburb?
Mount Clarence scores a B (49/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade.
Mixed results
2 schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 47/100 · 416.4 km · 299 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $774K
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 50/100 · Crime 46/100 · Flood 0/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 45 · 728 residents
Liveability Rating
49 / 100 · Ranked #270 in WAEach bar is Mount Clarence's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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49 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMount Clarence's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $774,000, roughly 36% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$773,500
12% below its 4 neighbours (median $880,000)
Based on 12 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 5 sales $730K
Units
$507,500
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Mount Clarence are currently listed at around $1.25 million on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.25M
3 houses listed in the last 6 months.
4 of the suburb's 275 dwellings (1.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Mount Clarence rent for around $500 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$500/wk
3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
3 rentals advertised against an estimated 85 rented homes (3.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025126 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6330.
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$500/week ($26,000 a year) on a $1.25 million median
Based on a small sample (3 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.
Short-Stay Rentals
7 active Airbnb listings: 7 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.
Schools
Two schools serve Mount Clarence, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 1,226 students across 2 schools (avg 613)
- • ICSEA 995-1024, median 1010 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Albany Senior High School (830 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Mount Clarence is car-dependent on foot — at 47/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Mount Clarence.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 1.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 2.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 1.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 7.5 min
- Span of service
- 9.4 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 Mount Clarence.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 34%
- Premises covered
- 391
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
Albany: council population
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
Mount Clarence is home to 728 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $82,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
728
Median Age
45
Median Household Income
$82,472/yr
Census Median Rent
$300/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,769/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$42,380/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
17.5%
Total Dwellings
275
Owner-Occupier Rate
69.2%
Houses
81.5%
Rental Stress
18.9%
Mortgage Stress
25.7%
Work From Home
10.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
4 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 6 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 82 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 76.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 90.1%
- Employment Rate
- 56.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 41.9%
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.
17 residents (2.3%) 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.
9.3% of residents (65) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (55).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 698 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 330).
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
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,591 a year through Albany based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Albany
In the year to August 2026, 271 new dwellings were approved across Albany. That mix is 233 houses and 38 units. Approvals are down 27.6% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Albany, 2.0 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 101 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 1.3 km
- 2.6 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 859 mm
- 118 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 22.4°C
- 1 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 9.6°C
- 0 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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
7 facilities within 5 km- 1.0 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 1.2 km
- 1.3 kmRailway Rolling Stock Manufacturing and Repair ServicesTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene)
- 3.7 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Chlorine & compounds
- 3.8 kmIndustrial and Agricultural Chemical Product WholesalingTop reported: Fluoride compounds · Manganese & compounds · Zinc and compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 6330, 123 of 35,610 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.9% (677 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6330, 5,154 rooftop-solar systems totalling 28.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 16,658 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 233 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$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Mortgage repayments
11 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 6330.
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 RevenueWA
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 $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.
At $773,500 this is under the $800,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Department of Finance WA.
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 Rick Wilson Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rick Wilson | 36.7% | 63.3% | -6.6 |
| 2022 | Rick Wilson | 43.0% | 57.0% | -8.4 |
| 2019 | Rick Wilson | 35.5% | 64.5% | -0.6 |
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
Currently held by Scott Leary The Nationals WA
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Scott Leary NP | 56.3% |
| 2021 | Rebecca Stephens ALP | 63.7% |
| 2017 | Peter Watson ALP | 55.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
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Common questions about Mount Clarence
Is Mount Clarence a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Mount Clarence is moderate (46/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Mount Clarence?
Mount Clarence has a moderate recorded bushfire history (50/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Mount Clarence a good place to live?
Mount Clarence has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (49/100), ranked against other WA 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 Mount Clarence?
Mount Clarence, WA had a population of 728 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Mount Clarence, WA?
The postcode for Mount Clarence, WA is 6330.
How far is Mount Clarence from Perth?
Mount Clarence is 416 km from Perth CBD by road, about 299 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Mount Clarence?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mount Clarence was $82,472 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 Mount Clarence?
The median advertised rent in Mount Clarence is $500 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Mount Clarence?
The median age of residents in Mount Clarence was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Mount Clarence at risk of bushfire?
Mount Clarence has a moderate recorded bushfire history (50/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb 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 Mount Clarence?
There are 2 schools inside the Mount Clarence boundary: 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Mount Clarence walkable?
Mount Clarence scores 47/100 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 weather like in Mount Clarence?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mount Clarence, Albany (2 km away), summer days average 22.4°C, winter nights 9.6°C, 859 mm of rain a year over 118 rainy days, and 1 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mount Clarence?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Mount Clarence belong to?
Mount Clarence sits within the Albany local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Mount Clarence?
The average residential rates bill through Albany is $2,591 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Mount Clarence?
Across Albany, 271 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 27.6% 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 Mount Clarence in?
Mount Clarence sits within the federal Division of O'connor, currently held by Rick Wilson (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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