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The quick read on

Clarence Park

SA 5034 · Unley

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

Median house
$1,330,000

latest suburb median

Median unit
$600,000

latest suburb median

Population
2,658

ABS 2021

Postcode
5034

Clarence Park, South Australia

Property market insights for Clarence Park

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

Median price trend for houses

Based on 22 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,330,000

Up 9.7% over 12 months

$1.5m$1m$500k20212023202420252026
2 bed
$1.28m
3 bed
$1.25m
4 bed
$1.73m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 16 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$675 per week

Up 3.8% over 12 months

$800$700$600$50020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Clarence Park, SA is currently $1,330,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Clarence Park has a 12-month growth rate of 9.7% for houses and -3.2% for units.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,280,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,250,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,730,000 in Clarence Park.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Clarence Park is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.8% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Clarence Park is $600,000, which has decreased 3.2% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $370,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $650,000 in Clarence Park. The median rent for units and apartments in Clarence Park is $525 per week and has increased 10.5% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Clarence Park safe?

The overall rate for Clarence Park is 2,717 offences per 100,000 residents — 28% 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 Park.

Overall crime rate

2,717

offences per 100,000 residents

28% belowGreater Adelaide

Clarence ParkGreater 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 Park?

Clarence Park SA 5034 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.

2,658 people call Clarence Park home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,799 a week.

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

Population
2,658
Median age
39 years
Median mortgage
$1,900 / month
2021 household rent
$310 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1516.7%In line
15–3426.9%Above
35–5427.2%Above
55–7422.8%In line
75 and over6.5%Below

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses65.6%Below
Townhouses4.5%Below
Apartments29.5%Above

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright36.0%Above
Paying a mortgage32.6%Below
Renting31.4%Above

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car7.4%In line
One car42.6%Above
Two cars34.0%Below
Three or more15.5%Below

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home13.3%Above
Drove to work54.0%Below
Train, tram or bus7.3%Above
Walked or cycled5.5%Above

What stands out in Clarence Park

13.3% of workers in Clarence Park worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.

4.1% of Clarence Park residents were born in England.

48.7% of people in Clarence Park described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Clarence Park

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Clarence Park SA 5034.

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

16.7% of Clarence Park's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.

700 family households lived in Clarence Park; 45.9% were couple families and 13.3% were one-parent families.

37.3% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

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

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

Clarence Park had 2,658 residents at the 2021 Census.

28.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

29.3% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

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

Separate houses made up 65.6% of occupied private dwellings in Clarence Park.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.5% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 29.5% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

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

36.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.

32.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.

31.4% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

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

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

The average household in Clarence Park had 2.3 people.

One-person households made up 33.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.

Two-person households represented 30.1%, while 22.4% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

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

13.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.

54.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

7.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.5% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

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

7.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.

One-car households formed 42.6% of the total.

49.5% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

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

63.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 36.7% reported a different address.

21.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

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

80.9% of residents used only English at home.

17.0% used a language other than English at home.

1.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.5% spoke Cantonese and 0.8% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

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

21.7% of Clarence Park's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.3% was born in Australia.

1.1% of residents were born in China.

2.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.0%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

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

English ancestry accounted for 39.5% of ancestry responses in Clarence Park.

Australian ancestry made up 33.9% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 3.2% of responses.

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

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

34.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

Managers accounted for 13.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.4%.

Health care and social assistance employed 19.4% of workers, and education and training employed 13.2%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

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

The labour-force participation rate was 68.7%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.

37.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.9% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

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

63.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.5% reported asthma, 7.7% arthritis and 4.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

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

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

38.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 16.4% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 19.3%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

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

Median household income was $1,799 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,900.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $310 per week.

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

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

Working from home was 13.3% in Clarence Park, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.

Outright ownership was 36.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.

Renting accounted for 31.4% in Clarence Park, 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 Park

Is Clarence Park expensive?

The median house price is $1,330,000, while units and apartments sit at $600,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Clarence Park good for families?

The Census counted 700 local families, and 16.7% 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 Park?

2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,280,000, 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.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Clarence Park

30 streets in Clarence Park

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

  • Avondale St
  • Birkdale Ave
  • Churchill Ave
  • Cross Rd
  • Culley St
  • Dixon St
  • East Ave
  • Fielding Rd
  • Francis St
  • Frederick St
  • George St
  • Goodwood Rd
  • Gordon Rd
  • Hammond St
  • Henry St
  • Homer Rd
  • James St
  • Kelvin Ave
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  • Langdon Ave
  • Lorraine Ave
  • Margaret St
  • Mills St
  • Millswood Cr
  • Oakfield Ave
  • Overbury Dr
  • Parker Tce
  • Ripon Rd
  • Rosslyn Ave
  • Thames St
  • William St

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.