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The quick read on

Clarence Gardens

SA 5039 · Mitcham

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house: $1,380,000
Median unit: $575,000
Population: 2,373
Postcode: 5039

Property market insights for Clarence Gardens

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Clarence Gardens SA

Median price trend for houses

Based on 36 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,380,000

Up 11.4% over 12 months

2 bed: $1.2m
3 bed: $1.34m
4 bed: $1.63m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 16 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$675 per week

Up 10.3% over 12 months

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Clarence Gardens, SA is currently $1,380,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Clarence Gardens has a 12-month growth rate of 11.4% for houses and 45.6% for units.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,200,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,340,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,630,000 in Clarence Gardens.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Clarence Gardens is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.3% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Clarence Gardens is $575,000, which has increased 45.6% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $575,000 in Clarence Gardens. The median rent for units and apartments in Clarence Gardens is $512 per week and has increased 7.8% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Clarence Gardens safe?

The overall rate for Clarence Gardens is 2,487 offences per 100,000 residents — 34% below the Greater Adelaide benchmark.

That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Clarence Gardens.

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Overall crime rate

2,487

offences per 100,000 residents

34% belowGreater Adelaide

Clarence GardensGreater Adelaide: 3,761

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Clarence Gardens?

Clarence Gardens SA 5039 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.

2,373 people call Clarence Gardens home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,200 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population: 2,373
Median age: 38 years
Median mortgage: $2,038 / month
2021 household rent: $350 / week

Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1521.1%Above

15–3424.1%Below

35–5430.2%Above

55–7418.8%Below

75 and over6.2%Below

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses84.2%Above

Townhouses5.5%Below

Apartments11.0%Above

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright31.5%Below

Paying a mortgage46.5%Above

Renting22.0%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car4.8%Below

One car35.6%Below

Two cars40.3%Above

Three or more19.2%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home12.9%Above

Drove to work57.1%Below

Train, tram or bus6.2%Above

Walked or cycled2.7%In line

What stands out in Clarence Gardens

12.9% of workers in Clarence Gardens worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.

3.4% of Clarence Gardens residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.

49.6% of people in Clarence Gardens described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Clarence Gardens

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Clarence Gardens SA 5039.

Is Clarence Gardens family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

21.1% of Clarence Gardens's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.

639 family households lived in Clarence Gardens; 55.4% were couple families and 14.2% were one-parent families.

46.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Clarence Gardens?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Clarence Gardens had 2,373 residents at the 2021 Census.

28.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

24.9% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Clarence Gardens?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 84.2% of occupied private dwellings in Clarence Gardens.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.5% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 11.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Clarence Gardens?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

31.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

46.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.

22.0% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Clarence Gardens?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Clarence Gardens had 2.7 people.

One-person households made up 22.7% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.

Two-person households represented 26.9%, while 31.2% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Clarence Gardens?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

12.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.

57.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

6.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.7% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Clarence Gardens?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

4.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.

One-car households formed 35.6% of the total.

59.6% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Clarence Gardens, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

69.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.0% reported a different address.

21.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Clarence Gardens?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

80.7% of residents used only English at home.

17.5% used a language other than English at home.

4.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.7% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Clarence Gardens residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

21.6% of Clarence Gardens's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.4% was born in Australia.

3.4% of residents were born in China.

1.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.7%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Clarence Gardens?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 37.5% of ancestry responses in Clarence Gardens.

Australian ancestry made up 36.5% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 6.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Clarence Gardens?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

31.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

Managers accounted for 15.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.6%.

Health care and social assistance employed 17.9% of workers, and education and training employed 10.3%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Clarence Gardens?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 70.9%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.

38.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 26.2% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Clarence Gardens show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

66.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.2% reported asthma, 6.1% arthritis and 3.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Clarence Gardens?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

38.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.7% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 22.3%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Clarence Gardens?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $2,200 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,038.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Clarence Gardens compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 12.9% in Clarence Gardens, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.

Outright ownership was 31.5% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

Renting accounted for 22.0% in Clarence Gardens, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Clarence Gardens

Is Clarence Gardens expensive?

The median house price is $1,380,000, while units and apartments sit at $575,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Clarence Gardens good for families?

The Census counted 639 local families, and 21.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.

What can I get for $1.5m in Clarence Gardens?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,630,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.

Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.

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Streets and suburbs around Clarence Gardens

38 streets in Clarence Gardens

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

Abercrombie Ct
Abercrombie St
Ackland Ave
Albert St
Aldershot St
Arthur St
Avenue Rd
Bice St
Bideford Ave
Caulfield Ave
Chamberlain Ave
Clovelly Ave
Cross Rd
Dawn St
Dennis Ct
Dinwoodie Ave
Edith St
Edward St

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Fulton Pl
Gladys St
Goodale Ave
Grigg Ct
Hessian Ave
Hilda St
Ilford Rd
Lee St
Leith Ave
Lovell Ct
Lyric Pl
Neville Ave
Pearson St
Pulford St
Solent St
South Rd
Thomas St
Wainwright St
Winona Ave
Winston Ave

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