Clarence Gardens, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Clarence Gardens is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Mitcham, about 4.6 kilometres south of the city centre. It is bounded by Cross Road to the north, South Road to the west, Winston Avenue to the east, and Edward Street to the south, with neighbouring suburbs including Glandore, Black Forest, Cumberland Park, and Edwardstown. Its post office opened in August 1946; the suburb’s current name was formalised after some decades of overlap with the adjacent Edwardstown post office. According to the ABS 2021 Census (SAL40260), 2,373 people live in Clarence Gardens, with a median age of 38 — the same as the national median and three years younger than the South Australian median of 41. The age profile shows a relatively family-oriented composition: 21.0% of residents are aged under 15, against 18.2% nationally, and there is a strong concentration in the 35–49 age group. Educational attainment is notably high: 37.4% of residents hold a bachelor degree or above, against 22.7% in SA and 26.3% nationally. Median household income of $2,200 a week is 51% above the SA median of $1,455. Labour force participation stands at 71.1% — well above both the SA rate of 60.0% and the national rate of 61.1% — and unemployment is low at 3.7%. Professionals account for 31.3% of the workforce. Mandarin is the suburb’s strongest non-English home language at 4.1% of households. Outright home ownership is 30.4%, with a renting share of 21.3%, reflecting the mortgage-heavy profile of a suburb with younger families buying into an established inner-Adelaide location. No Religion is the largest single religious affiliation at 49.6%.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Clarence Gardens is more socio-economically advantaged than about 89% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1069, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Clarence Gardens a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Clarence Gardens from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
89/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (89/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
32/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $350 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 32% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
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- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Clarence Gardens at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,373
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $2,200
- SEIFA score
- 1069
- Local government area
- Mitcham
- Coordinates
- -34.9725, 138.5778
Map of Clarence Gardens
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Housing & property in Clarence Gardens
What it costs to live in Clarence Gardens and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $350
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,038
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 74%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 21%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Clarence Gardens demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Clarence Gardens demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Clarence Gardens using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 28% and 22% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 501 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 279 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 668 | 28% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 623 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 310 | 13% |
Share of the 2,381 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 260 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 384 | 44% |
| Rented | 182 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 719 | 84% |
| Townhouses & semis | 47 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 94 | 11% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 860 occupied private dwellings in Clarence Gardens.
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,740
- Median weekly personal income
- $979
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 512 (22%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 415 (18%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 13 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,274 (71%)
- Labour-force participation
- 70.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 726
- Employed part-time
- 490
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Clarence Gardens
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Clarence Gardens is January (average daytime high around 27.9°C) and the coolest is July (around 14°C). The area receives roughly 711 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9°C | 17.5°C | 29 mm |
| Feb | 26.5°C | 17°C | 29 mm |
| Mar | 24.7°C | 16°C | 20 mm |
| Apr | 21.4°C | 14°C | 51 mm |
| May | 17.3°C | 11.7°C | 86 mm |
| Jun | 14.8°C | 9.6°C | 100 mm |
| Jul | 14°C | 8.9°C | 104 mm |
| Aug | 14.7°C | 8.8°C | 95 mm |
| Sep | 17.2°C | 10.2°C | 62 mm |
| Oct | 20.5°C | 11.9°C | 52 mm |
| Nov | 22.7°C | 13.6°C | 52 mm |
| Dec | 25.6°C | 15.6°C | 31 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Clarence Gardens
Is Clarence Gardens a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Clarence Gardens rates 70/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Clarence Gardens?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Clarence Gardens was $350, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,038. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Clarence Gardens?
Clarence Gardens is a suburb of South Australia, Australia, in the Mitcham local government area.
What is the population of Clarence Gardens?
At the 2021 Census, Clarence Gardens had a population of about 2,373.
Is Clarence Gardens an advantaged area?
Clarence Gardens has an ABS SEIFA score of 1069, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 89 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 89% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Clarence Gardens?
Clarence Gardens has average daytime highs of about 20.6°C and overnight lows of about 12.9°C, with roughly 711 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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