Median house price
$570k
+8.4% change
NSW · Clarence Valley Council
Clarenza, 2460
Est. population · Jun 2025
638
Growth (1 yr)
+1.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+14.8%
Median age
49
Median income
$2,076/wk
Employment rate
62.8%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$570,000
Languages at home
3.1%non-English
Most common: Australian Indigenous languages, Punjabi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Clarenza offers a slower smaller community life in Clarence Valley Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.
Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Open space is thinner than in many regional towns, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible.
Property prices run toward the upper end of the local market. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Desirability lands around average here: softer local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus safety weighing on the result versus similar regional towns, even with community and employment, plus growth momentum holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Clarenza snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$486/wk
Houses $530 · Units $450
Population (ERP)
638
+1.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.6%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#110
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
81st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
81st
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
57th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 42.3/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 48% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 3360th in Australia
- State rank
- 1022nd in NSW
- Peer rank
- #110 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #272 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $450
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $530
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $486
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 170
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $570,000
- Median price change
- +8.4%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
638(June 2025)
+1.6% annual · +14.8% over 5 years · 81th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.6%
- 5-year growth
- +14.8%
- Change in 1 year
- +10
- Change in 5 years
- +82
- Growth rank in NSW
- 81th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~700), extrapolated at +1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 602
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $2,076
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 217
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,700
- Employment rate
- 62.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 197 / 4 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 72
- Against the person
- 17
- Against property
- 29
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 112.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 35 residents
- State safety percentile
- 81th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +7.8%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order298
- Breach Bail Conditions527
- Domestic Violence Related Assault274
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment387
- Malicious Damage To Property339
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,023.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 57th
School list
- Clarence Valley Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1016 · 54th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 402 students · Top SEA quarter 17%View on My School →
- McAuley Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1031 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 602 students · Top SEA quarter 21%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
44 public transport stops in this suburb
- Centenary Dr At Livingstone Lane
- Clarence Valley Anglican School
- McAuley Catholic College, Hennessy Dr
- Pacific Hwy At Four Mile Lane
- St Andrews Christian School
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Grafton Base Hospital (6.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 18
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 28.2
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 19°
- Rainfall
- 504 mm · ~63 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 522 mm · ~65 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 199 mm · ~25 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 270 mm · ~34 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 5 proposals
August 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool5 ROSEWOOD DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Under Assessment
June 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure17 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
May 2026
- Subdivision117 CENTENARY DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Withdrawn
March 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure31 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool91 DUNCANS ROAD CLARENZA 2460Determined
2025· 12 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure31 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure27 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
August 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure83 EDWARD OGILVIE DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation5 ROSEWOOD DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation160-216 CENTENARY DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
June 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure13 ROSEWOOD DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
May 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure8 ROSEWOOD DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Subdivision377-393 CENTENARY DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
April 2025
- Subdivision117 CENTENARY DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Withdrawn
- Shed; Erection of a new structure79 EDWARD OGILVIE DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
February 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Carport25 Edward Ogilvie Drive Clarenza 2460Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation37 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
2024· 13 proposals
November 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool13 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation37 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure135 FOUR MILE LANE CLARENZA 2460Determined
August 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure13 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Under Assessment
July 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure141 REILLEYS LANE CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Demolition2 HENNESSY DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
May 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure13 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia273-323 CENTENARY DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure8 ROSEWOOD DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
March 2024
- Subdivision10 ROSEWOOD DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Pathways and paving4 HENNESSY DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure34 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
2023· 11 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure36 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Withdrawn
November 2023
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development34 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure14 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure30 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure14 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia17 ELEVATION COURT CLARENZA 2460Determined
September 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure135 FOUR MILE LANE CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs4 ROSEWOOD DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Dwelling273-323 CENTENARY DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
August 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing49 EDWARD OGILVIE DRIVE CLARENZA 2460Determined
- Shed414 FOUR MILE LANE CLARENZA 2460Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Page
- Member of Parliament
- Kevin HOGAN (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 129,373
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +1.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 59.3%Labor 40.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.2 km away).
Coalition 66.1%Labor 33.9%
6.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +1.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Grafton EastLabor 40.8% · Coalition 59.2% TPP (2025)5.6 km away
- South GraftonLabor 37.1% · Coalition 62.9% TPP (2025)6.1 km away
- South Grafton CentralLabor 30.6% · Coalition 69.4% TPP (2025)6.2 km away
- Grafton CentralLabor 35.3% · Coalition 64.7% TPP (2025)6.8 km away
- GraftonLabor 31.6% · Coalition 68.4% TPP (2025)6.9 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
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