Clarendon Vale, TAS

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

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Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Clarendon Vale is more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 705, 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.

Clarendon Vale at a glance

Population (2021): 1,635
Median age: 29
Median weekly household income: $921
SEIFA score: 705
Coordinates: -42.8887, 147.4491

Clarendon Vale demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Clarendon Vale 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 30%, 65% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	447	27%
Youth (15–24)	250	15%
Young adults (25–44)	487	30%
Mid-life (45–64)	298	18%
Seniors (65+)	166	10%

Share of the 1,648 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	75	13%
Owned with a mortgage	108	19%
Rented	370	65%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	523	92%
Townhouses & semis	45	8%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 568 occupied private dwellings in Clarendon Vale.

Median weekly rent: $270
Median monthly mortgage: $1,083
Average household size: 2.6 people
Median weekly family income: $991
Median weekly personal income: $490

Community and culture

Born overseas: 153 (10%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 124 (8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 278 (17%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 386 (34%)
Labour-force participation: 44.6%
Unemployment rate: 18.9%
Employed full-time: 207
Employed part-time: 181

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 Clarendon Vale

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Clarendon Vale is January (average daytime high around 19.3°C) and the coolest is August (around 12.1°C). The area receives roughly 619 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	19.3°C	14.7°C	53 mm
Feb	19.2°C	14.7°C	41 mm
Mar	18.3°C	13.9°C	55 mm
Apr	16.6°C	12.4°C	43 mm
May	14.3°C	10.5°C	58 mm
Jun	12.6°C	9.1°C	52 mm
Jul	12°C	8.4°C	41 mm
Aug	12.1°C	8.1°C	48 mm
Sep	13.4°C	9.2°C	44 mm
Oct	14.6°C	10.3°C	67 mm
Nov	15.9°C	11.8°C	55 mm
Dec	17.6°C	13.1°C	62 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Clarendon Vale

Where is Clarendon Vale?

Clarendon Vale is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.

What is the population of Clarendon Vale?

At the 2021 Census, Clarendon Vale had a population of about 1,635.

Is Clarendon Vale an advantaged area?

Clarendon Vale has an ABS SEIFA score of 705, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 1 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Clarendon Vale?

Clarendon Vale has average daytime highs of about 15.5°C and overnight lows of about 11.4°C, with roughly 619 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).