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The quick read on

Cleve

SA 5640 · Cleve

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

Median house
$292,000

latest suburb median

Population
953

ABS 2021

Postcode
5640

Cleve, South Australia

Property market insights for Cleve

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Cleve SA

Median price trend for houses

Based on 20 sales in the preceding 12 months

$292,000

Up 19.4% over 12 months

$400k$300k$200k20212023202420252026
3 bed
$265k

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 3 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$375 per week

Up 15.4% over 12 months

$400$300$200$10020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Cleve, SA is currently $292,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Cleve has a 12-month growth rate of 19.4% for houses and 0.0% for units.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $265,000 in Cleve.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Cleve is $375 per week. The median house rent has increased 15.4% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Cleve safe?

The overall rate for Cleve is 1,424 offences per 100,000 residents — 53% below the Rest of SA 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 Cleve.

Overall crime rate

1,424

offences per 100,000 residents

53% belowRest of SA

CleveRest of SA: 3,055

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

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Cleve?

Cleve SA 5640 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.

953 people call Cleve home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,091 a week.

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

Population
953
Median age
49 years
Median mortgage
$925 / month
2021 household rent
$165 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1518.8%Above
15–3416.1%Below
35–5420.6%Below
55–7428.1%Below
75 and over15.8%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses97.2%Above
Townhouses1.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright49.9%Above
Paying a mortgage30.3%Below
Renting19.8%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car6.2%Above
One car34.8%Above
Two cars37.4%Above
Three or more21.0%Below

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home11.2%Above
Drove to work62.1%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled12.6%Above

What stands out in Cleve

11.2% of workers in Cleve worked from home on Census day.

40.8% of people in Cleve described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Cleve

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Cleve SA 5640.

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

18.8% of Cleve's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

244 family households lived in Cleve; 34.0% were couple families and 9.0% were one-parent families.

34.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

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

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

Cleve had 953 residents at the 2021 Census.

20.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

44.0% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

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

Separate houses made up 97.2% of occupied private dwellings in Cleve.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

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

49.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.

30.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.

19.8% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of SA average.

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

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

The average household in Cleve had 2.2 people.

One-person households made up 34.8% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.

Two-person households represented 41.0%, while 18.6% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

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

11.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

62.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 12.6% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

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

6.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

One-car households formed 34.8% of the total.

58.4% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

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

68.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.5% reported a different address.

5.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

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

91.1% of residents used only English at home.

1.5% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

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

5.1% of Cleve's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 94.9% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.2%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

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

English ancestry accounted for 40.9% of ancestry responses in Cleve.

Australian ancestry made up 44.3% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

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

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

14.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

Managers accounted for 20.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 14.7% of workers, and education and training employed 8.4%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

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

The labour-force participation rate was 56.2%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.

30.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.6% worked part time.

Unemployment was 1.8%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

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

60.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

4.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

8.9% reported asthma, 9.2% arthritis and 5.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

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

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

15.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.9% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.0%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

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

Median household income was $1,091 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $925.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $165 per week.

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

How does Cleve compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 11.2% in Cleve, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.

Outright ownership was 49.9% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.

Renting accounted for 19.8% in Cleve, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.

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

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Cleve

Is Cleve expensive?

The median house price is $292,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Cleve good for families?

The Census counted 244 local families, and 18.8% 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 Cleve?

3-bedroom houses have a median around $265,000, 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 Cleve

74 streets in Cleve

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

  • Airport Rd
  • Angwane St
  • Arno Bay Road
  • Bamman Rd
  • Bartel Smith Rd
  • Bay Rd
  • Birdseye Hwy
  • Boundary Rd
  • Broadview Rd
  • Brooks St
  • Carpa Rd
  • Cleve Rd
  • Cleve-Verran Rd
  • Cowell Rd
  • Cowley Road
  • Deep Creek Rd
  • Depot St
  • Dreckow Rd
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  • East Tce
  • Edwards Tce
  • Ferns Rd
  • Fifth St
  • Fitzgerald St
  • Forbes St
  • Fourth St
  • Frick Rd
  • Gillings St
  • Golf Drive
  • Hannemann Rd
  • Hauschild Rd
  • Henderson Ave
  • Horne Rd
  • Kaden Rd
  • Len Jackson Road
  • Leonard Cr
  • Main St
  • Mangalo Rd
  • Masters Rd
  • Mccallum Rd
  • Mitchell St
  • Morley Rd
  • North Spriggs Rd
  • North Tce
  • Old Main Rd
  • Old Mangalo Rd
  • Pearce Cr
  • Pine Corner Rd
  • Potter Pl
  • Price Rd
  • Price St
  • Quinn Rd
  • Ramsey Rd
  • Rehn Rd
  • Rf Nicholls Dr
  • Ricketts Rd
  • Rudall Rd
  • Scenic Rd
  • Second St
  • Serotzki St
  • Silver St
  • Sims Cr
  • Smith Rd
  • South Spriggs Rd
  • South Tce
  • Stubing St
  • Syvertsen Rd
  • Taragoro Rd
  • Third St
  • Traeger St
  • Wake Rd
  • Wangaraleednie Rd
  • West Tce
  • Whyte St
  • Yeldulknie Rd

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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.