Clarence Gardens SA 5039
1,105 addresses · 38 streets
Boothby Electorate › Mitcham LGA › Clarence Gardens · 5 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Clarence Gardens is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,373 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,200 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,486,327.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Colonel Light Gardens statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Clarence Gardens itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 beauty salon
4 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: Edwardstown, 600 m west · Tram stop: Glandore (Stop 7), 1.6 km north-west · Bus interchange: Marion Centre Interchange, 5.8 km south-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 5.3 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Median Sale Prices
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 10.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 10.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 12.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 70.9%
Population by age in Clarence Gardens
| 0-4 | 161 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 340 |
| 15-19 | 125 |
| 20-24 | 154 |
| 25-34 | 293 |
| 35-44 | 375 |
| 45-54 | 341 |
| 55-64 | 282 |
| 65-74 | 163 |
| 75-84 | 87 |
| 85+ | 60 |
Dwelling types in Clarence Gardens
| House | 719 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 47 |
| Apartment | 94 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Clarence Gardens
| <$650 | 113 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 180 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 232 |
| $3,000+ | 272 |
Top ancestries in Clarence Gardens
| English | 890 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 867 |
| Irish | 256 |
| Other | 250 |
| Scottish | 220 |
| German | 176 |
Housing tenure in Clarence Gardens
| Owned | 260 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 384 |
| Rented | 182 |
| Other | 31 |
Cars per household in Clarence Gardens
| 0 | 41 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 302 |
| 2 | 342 |
| 3 | 95 |
| 4+ | 68 |
Commute to work in Clarence Gardens
| Car | 787 |
|---|---|
| Train | 25 |
| Bus | 44 |
| Tram/ferry | 10 |
| Walked | 11 |
| Bicycle | 24 |
| Home | 165 |
Top countries of birth in Clarence Gardens
| China | 80 |
|---|---|
| England | 74 |
| India | 37 |
| Greece | 27 |
| Nepal | 27 |
| Scotland | 18 |
Languages used at home in Clarence Gardens
| Mandarin | 97 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 68 |
| Nepali | 32 |
| Cantonese | 29 |
| Italian | 26 |
| Arabic | 18 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
49,491 bird observations recorded near Clarence Gardens — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,798)
- Australian Magpie (3,694)
- Noisy Miner (3,075)
- Little Raven (2,562)
- Galah (2,531)
- Magpie-lark (2,201)
- Rock Dove (2,015)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,937)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (1,667)
- Southern Magpie-lark (1,544)
- Crested Pigeon (1,527)
- Red Wattlebird (1,514)
- Crimson Rosella (1,428)
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- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,409)
- Eastern Rosella (1,313)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,290)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (1,277)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,266)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,259)
- Eurasian Coot (1,215)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (1,212)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,211)
- Australian White Ibis (1,116)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (1,102)
- Australasian Grebe (1,094)
- Masked Lapwing (1,092)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (1,083)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,066)
- Welcome Swallow (1,024)
- White-faced Heron (969)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Clarence Gardens:
- Cumberland Park (0.8 km)
- Clarence Park (1.1 km)
- Edwardstown (1.2 km)
- Melrose Park (1.3 km)
- Black Forest (1.4 km)
- Glandore (1.5 km)
- Daw Park (1.6 km)
- South Plympton (1.6 km)
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Streets
- Abercrombie Court (7)
- Abercrombie Street (6)
- Ackland Avenue (42)
- Albert Street (103)
- Aldershot Street (6)
- Arthur Street (28)
- Avenue Road (106)
- Bice Street (20)
- Bideford Avenue (51)
- Caulfield Avenue (70)
- Chamberlain Avenue (28)
- Clovelly Avenue (39)
- Cross Road (44)
- Dawn Street (5)
- Dennis Court (8)
- Dinwoodie Avenue (67)
- Edith Street (1)
- Edward Street (53)
- Fulton Place (7)
- Gladys Street (80)
- Goodale Avenue (4)
- Grigg Court (4)
- Hessian Avenue (6)
- Hilda Street (5)
- Ilford Road (21)
- Lee Street (6)
- Leith Avenue (25)
- Lovell Court (4)
- Lyric Place (6)
- Neville Avenue (27)
- Pearson Street (30)
- Pulford Street (5)
- Solent Street (6)
- South Road (83)
- Thomas Street (26)
- Wainwright Street (20)
- Winona Avenue (2)
- Winston Avenue (54)
