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Clapham

Ranked #17 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for wealth. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
52
#151 of 299
Safety
89
#33 of 299
Wealth
94
#17 of 299
Value
87
#38 of 299
Parks
26
#234 of 299
Cafés
29
#273 of 299
Transit
41
#250 of 299
Green space
13
#267 of 299
Active & healthy
40
#230 of 299

The numbers

Population1,685
Area0.65 km²
Median household income$2,321/wk
Median rent$395/wk
Crime rate16.6 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks1 (0.0 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park42.1% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues6

Who lives in Clapham

Population
1,685
Median age
42 years
Median household income
$2,321/wk
Median rent
$395/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Clapham — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Clapham

Is Clapham safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Adelaide, scoring 89/100 for safety and ranking #33 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 17 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Clapham good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is parks and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 89/100, parks 26/100 and green space 13/100, with a median age of 42. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Clapham expensive to live in?

Median rent is $395 a week, and household income ranks #17 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 87/100 for value.

Does Clapham have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #250 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Clapham?

42% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park — 13/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Torrens ParkLower MitchamPanoramaColonel Light GardensMitchamDaw Park

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated September 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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