Suburb in Onkaparinga

Clarendon, SA

Clarendon had a population of 643 at the 2021 Census (+4.0% since 2016). Median age 48.6. Median weekly household income $1,955. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Clarendon at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Adelaide - South

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Clarendon's population grew by 4.0% to 643, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 48.6, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 8.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.1%.

8.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 46.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 237 households.

The median household earns $1,955 a week, above the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,162 a month.

17.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 3.6% use a language other than English at home. 62.4% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Clarendon beside SA and Australia.

MeasureClarendonSAAustralia
Population6431,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+4.0%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age48.640.938.2
Households237691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting8.9%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright46.0%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,955$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$250$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,162$1,505$1,866
Born overseas17.8%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home3.6%18.7%23.6%
No religion62.4%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+4.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6032011
  2. 6182016
  3. 6432021

Age

Median age 48.6, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Clarendon South Australia
Share of people by age, Clarendon and South Australia
0–98.2%
10–1912.6%
20–296.7%
30–398.2%
40–4913.5%
50–5918.5%
60–6917.3%
70–7910.4%
80+1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Clarendon at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English52.9%
  2. Australian43.4%
  3. Scottish9.5%
  4. German7.5%
  5. Irish7.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese0.8%
  2. Polish0.6%
  3. German0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England8.6%
  2. New Zealand2.3%
  3. France0.8%
  4. Germany0.5%
  5. India0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Clarendon

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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