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The quick read on
Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)
NSW 2450 · Clarence Valley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 68
- Postcode
- 2450
ABS 2021
Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW), New South Wales
Property market insights for Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) NSW
Crime and safety
Is Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) safe?
The overall rate for Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) is 21,985 offences per 100,000 residents — 567% above 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 Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW).
Overall crime rate
21,985
offences per 100,000 residents
567% aboveRest of NSW
Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)Rest 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 Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?
Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) NSW 2450 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
68 people call Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $900 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 68
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $0 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.2%Below
15–3420.6%Below
35–5432.4%Above
55–7430.9%Above
75 and over10.3%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses84.6%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright100.0%Above
Paying a mortgage0.0%Below
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car69.2%Above
Two cars38.5%Above
Three or more0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home30.8%Above
Drove to work30.8%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)
30.8% of workers in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of NSW.
11.8% of people in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) NSW 2450.
Is Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.2% of Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)'s residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
10 family households lived in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW); 60.0% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
40.0% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) had 68 residents at the 2021 Census.
30.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
41.2% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 84.6% of occupied private dwellings in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW).
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% 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 Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
100.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.
0.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 46.2% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 38.5%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
30.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.
30.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 69.2% of the total.
38.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW), and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
59.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.5% reported a different address.
4.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
57.4% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% 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 Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
4.4% of Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)'s population was born outside Australia, while roughly 95.6% 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 57.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 32.4% of ancestry responses in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW).
Australian ancestry made up 22.1% 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 Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Managers accounted for 23.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 23.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 27.3%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
10.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 5.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.7%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
36.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
0.0% reported asthma, 7.4% arthritis and 4.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 9.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 19.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $900 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 30.8% in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW), compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 100.0% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW), 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 Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)
Is Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW) good for families?
The Census counted 10 local families, and 16.2% 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 Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)
5 streets in Sherwood (Clarence Valley - NSW)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Athol Glen Rd
- Brennans Rd
- Featherstones Rd
- Red Range Rd
- Sherwood Creek Rd
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