Median price trend for houses
Based on 55 sales in the preceding 12 months
$842,000
Up 8.9% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $830k
- 4 bed
- $845k
- 5+ bed
- $1.08m
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The quick read on
Cliftleigh
NSW 2321 · Cessnock
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $842,000
- Population
- 2,309
- Postcode
- 2321
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Cliftleigh, New South Wales
Property market insights for Cliftleigh
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Cliftleigh NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 73 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 3.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Cliftleigh, NSW is currently $842,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Cliftleigh has a 12-month growth rate of 8.9% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $830,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $845,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,080,000 in Cliftleigh.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Cliftleigh is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.8% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Cliftleigh is $500 per week and has increased 5.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Cliftleigh safe?
The overall rate for Cliftleigh is 1,082 offences per 100,000 residents — 67% below the Rest of NSW 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 Cliftleigh.
Overall crime rate
1,082
offences per 100,000 residents
67% belowRest of NSW
CliftleighRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Cliftleigh?
Cliftleigh NSW 2321 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
2,309 people call Cliftleigh home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,018 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,309
- Median age
- 27 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,950 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $435 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1527.9%Above
15–3441.2%Above
35–5420.2%Below
55–749.4%Below
75 and over1.6%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.7%Above
Townhouses5.2%Below
Apartments0.8%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright12.1%Below
Paying a mortgage40.8%Above
Renting47.1%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.4%Below
One car25.5%Below
Two cars50.1%Above
Three or more21.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.8%Below
Drove to work64.0%Above
Train, tram or bus0.5%In line
Walked or cycled0.3%Below
What stands out in Cliftleigh
13.8% of workers in Cliftleigh worked from home on Census day.
51.8% of people in Cliftleigh described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Cliftleigh
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Cliftleigh NSW 2321.
Is Cliftleigh family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
27.9% of Cliftleigh's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
652 family households lived in Cliftleigh; 44.3% were couple families and 21.5% were one-parent families.
55.5% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Cliftleigh?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Cliftleigh had 2,309 residents at the 2021 Census.
40.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
11.0% were 55 or older. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Cliftleigh?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.7% of occupied private dwellings in Cliftleigh.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Cliftleigh?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
12.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
40.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
47.1% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Cliftleigh?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Cliftleigh had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 14.7% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Two-person households represented 31.9%, while 33.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Cliftleigh?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
64.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
0.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Cliftleigh?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 25.5% of the total.
72.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Cliftleigh, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
16.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 83.7% reported a different address.
8.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Cliftleigh?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.9% of residents used only English at home.
7.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Cliftleigh residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.9% of Cliftleigh's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.1% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Cliftleigh?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.9% of ancestry responses in Cliftleigh.
Australian ancestry made up 48.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Cliftleigh?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
14.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 7.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.9% of workers, and education and training employed 5.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Cliftleigh?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 74.7%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
44.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Cliftleigh show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
14.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
13.3% reported asthma, 5.2% arthritis and 4.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Cliftleigh?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 54.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Cliftleigh?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,018 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,950.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $435 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Cliftleigh compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.8% in Cliftleigh, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 12.1% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Renting accounted for 47.1% in Cliftleigh, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Cliftleigh
Is Cliftleigh expensive?
The median house price is $842,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Cliftleigh good for families?
The Census counted 652 local families, and 27.9% 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 Cliftleigh?
Larger houses have a median around $1,080,000, 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 Cliftleigh
42 streets in Cliftleigh
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Allman St
- Arrowfield St
- Avery Ln
- Bentwing St
- Blacksmith St
- Brokenwood Ave
- Busby St
- Cienna St
- Cliften Ave
- Colombard St
- Concord Cct
- Corvina Cct
- Garven St
- Glen Ayr Ave
- Grenache Cr
- Grevillea St
- Hadfield Cct
- Hilltop Gr
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- Howard St
- Howe St
- Kelly Ct
- Kelman Dr
- Main Rd
- Malbec St
- Malian St
- Margan St
- Millbrook Rd
- Moorebank Rd
- Oak St
- Oakvale St
- Pearce St
- Petersons Pl
- Radford St
- Reserve Rd
- Ridgeview Dr
- Samuel St
- Shalistan St
- Taminga Rd
- Tarrango St
- Tatler St
- Undercliff St
- William Tester Dr
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