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Clarence Gardens

Ranked #21 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for value. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
52
#152 of 299
Safety
65
#107 of 299
Wealth
90
#31 of 299
Value
93
#21 of 299
Parks
28
#224 of 299
Cafés
82
#56 of 299
Transit
41
#254 of 299
Green space
8
#283 of 299
Active & healthy
45
#189 of 299

The numbers

Population2,373
Area0.49 km²
Median household income$2,200/wk
Median rent$350/wk
Crime rate35.4 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks1 (0.0 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park10.7% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues7

Who lives in Clarence Gardens

Population
2,373
Median age
38 years
Median household income
$2,200/wk
Median rent
$350/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 Clarence Gardens — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Clarence Gardens

Is Clarence Gardens safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Adelaide, scoring 65/100 for safety and ranking #107 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 35 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 Clarence Gardens good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is parks and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 65/100, parks 28/100 and green space 8/100, with a median age of 38. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Clarence Gardens expensive to live in?

Median rent is $350 a week, and household income ranks #31 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 93/100 for value.

Does Clarence Gardens have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #254 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Clarence Gardens?

11% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park — 8/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Cumberland ParkClarence ParkEdwardstownBlack ForestGlandoreMelrose 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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