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Mount Clarence, 6330

Est. population · Jun 2025

790

Growth (1 yr)

+1.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.6%

Median age

45

Median income

$1,586/wk

Employment rate

56.1%

University qualified

26.5%

Work from home

8.8%

Languages at home

5.7%non-English

Most common: Italian, Afrikaans

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

47.4/100
Average

Top 30% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Agricultural
  • Arts precinct
What Mount Clarence is known for: Beach, Agricultural, Arts precinct

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Suburb profile

Mount Clarence is a coastal town in Western Australia, in Albany Council. Notable landmarks include Desert Mounted Corps Memorial and Albany Memorial Park Cemetery.

Dining and café access is a relative strength, well above typical levels for coastal towns. Rents are relatively affordable. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 67% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are weaker population growth and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with population growth 60% below the peer median.

Mount Clarence is a better fit for people who value lower rents and dining more than population growth.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Coastal town · compared with coastal towns in Western Australia (61)

Strengths

  • Rents are relatively affordable
  • Dining and café access is a relative strength
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness
  • Mapped green cover within the suburb boundary is below comparable suburbs

What stands out

  • Middleton Beach
  • Desert Mounted Corps Memorial
  • Albany Memorial Park Cemetery
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Mount Clarence compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$550/wk

Population (ERP)

790

+1.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

15.0%

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

#14

among Coastal & beach · Mature

Pop. growth

57th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

31%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

51st

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
47.4/100 — Average
State standing
Top 30% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
2570th in Australia
State rank
209th in WA
Peer rank
#14 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#29 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$550
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
2,488

Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries

Population

Estimated resident population

790(June 2025)

+1.4% annual · +5.6% over 5 years · 57th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.4%
5-year growth
+5.6%
Change in 1 year
+11
Change in 5 years
+42
Growth rank in WA
57th 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 (~800), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
728
Median age
45
Median household income / week
$1,586
Dwelling vacancy
15%
Unoccupied private dwellings
48 of 320
Median monthly mortgage
$1,769
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$300
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
42.9% / 26.3% / 30.8%
Employment rate
56.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
8.8% / 0.9% / 71.5%
Walked or cycled to work
4.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
224 / 46 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

26.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 17.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified26.5% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified10.9% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational17.3% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below45.3% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Education19.4%
  • Health17.9%
  • Management and commerce14.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies11.4%
  • Society and culture10.3%
  • Architecture and building8.8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$52,882

21st percentile in WA · -10% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$57,176

33rd percentile in WA · -12% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

52nd percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$72,715

64th percentile in WA · +15% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

66th percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6330 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
24,349
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,949
Median net rent
$2,117
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,199
Taxable income vs state median
-13%
Salary / wages vs state median
-9%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+14%
Business income vs state median
+13%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

4.2% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 1.8× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.3% across Western Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
4.2%

44th percentile in WA · +83% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
14
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 6330

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers13

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 6330 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Western Australia - Wheat Belt (SA4 509), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12144,875
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,810
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,106
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211804
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415550
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412493
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8416305
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841979
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841341
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841129

Western Australia - Wheat Belt is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 330 · AFF share +83% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

5.7% speak a language other than English at home; 19.9% born overseas

Language at home
656 English only · 40 other
Non-English at home
5.7%
Born overseas
139 (19.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
7 (1%)
Australian citizens
652
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
2

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Italian4 · 57.1%
  • Afrikaans3 · 42.9%

Religion

52.5%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 52.5%, while Christianity accounts for 37.4%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion52.5%42.5%
Christianity37.4%41.1%
Other / not stated10.2%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican11.8%10.1%
Catholic11.5%18.7%
Baptist4.5%1.6%
Christian (not further defined)3.3%3.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Great Southern Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
3,627
Against the person
983
Against property
1,654
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
51.5
State crime-rate percentile
34.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-34.6%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Breach Of Violence Restraint Order
  • Drug Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Stealing

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
1,009.5
Median ICSEA percentile
51th
School list
  • Albany Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 995 · 44th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 830 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Albany Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1024 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 396 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

4 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Campbell Rd Albany Senior High School
  • Middleton Rd After Campbell Rd
  • Middleton Rd After Denman Rd
  • Middleton Rd After Matthew L

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

37 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 playgrounds · 1 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Decent local green space — 1 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Walkability proxy
8/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.37
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.37
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.37
Food & drink(1)
  • Garrison Bar and GrillCafe
Community(3)
  • Albany Primary SchoolSchool

    Suffolk Street

  • Albany Residential CollegeSchool

    Thomas Street

  • Albany Senior High SchoolSchool

    1 Campbell Road

Sport & outdoors(11)
  • BBQ
  • Middleton BeachBeach
  • Albany Primary Cycle PathCycling route
  • Water fountainDrinking water
  • Playground
  • Public toilets
  • Snake RunSports field
  • Sports field
  • Mass Rock TrailWalking trail
  • Mount Clarence Circuit TrailWalking trail
  • Padre White TrailWalking trail
Entertainment(7)
  • National ANZAC CentreMuseum

    7 Forts Road

  • Princess Royal FortressMuseum
  • Apex LookoutViewpoint
  • Convoy LookoutViewpoint
  • Padre White LookoutViewpoint
  • Viewpoint
  • Wagon Rock LookoutViewpoint
Other(8)
  • Princess Royal BatteryAttraction
  • Bench
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Gift
  • Historic Engineering MarkerInformation
  • Mt ClarenceParking
  • Parking (8)
  • Princess Royal FortressParking

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
1.2%
Woodland / forest cover
0.7%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
22°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Albany Regional Hospital (2.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
23
Participants per 1,000 residents
29.1

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

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
22° / 14°
Rainfall
78 mm · ~10 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
202 mm · ~25 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 8°
Rainfall
358 mm · ~45 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 10°
Rainfall
227 mm · ~28 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

5 heritage places

  • Albany Memorial Park Cemetery263-275 Middleton Rd, Albany15756
  • WA Christmas TreeCnr Suffolk St & Middleton Rd, Albany4344
  • Albany Forts7 Forts Rd, Mount Clarence26
  • Albany Snake Run Skateboard Park162 Hare St, Mount Clarence1972
  • Desert Mounted Corps MemorialApex Dve, Albany34

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
O'Connor
Member of Parliament
Rick WILSON (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,006
Turnout (2025)
86.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-6.6 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.3%Labor 36.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.4 km away).

Coalition 56.8%Labor 43.2%

6.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -8.7 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Mount ClarenceLabor 46.2% · Coalition 53.8% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • AlbanyLabor 36.5% · Coalition 63.5% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • Centennial ParkLabor 39.2% · Coalition 60.8% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
  • Spencer ParkLabor 49.5% · Coalition 50.5% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
  • YakamiaLabor 37.1% · Coalition 62.9% TPP (2025)3.4 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

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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