Clare (SA), SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Clare sits in the Mid North of South Australia, about 136 kilometres north of Adelaide, and gives its name to the surrounding Clare Valley — one of the country's oldest and most admired wine regions. The town was laid out in 1842 by the settler Edward Gleeson, who named it after County Clare in his native Ireland. Vines have grown in the valley since the early 1840s, and today more than forty cellar doors are scattered through the hills around the town, many strung along the Riesling Trail, a walking and cycling path that follows a former railway line south towards Auburn. Old stone buildings, the cellar doors around nearby Sevenhill and a run of small Mid North towns complete the picture.
Less advantaged than the national average
Clare (SA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 31% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 954, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Clare (SA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,238
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $1,302
- SEIFA score
- 954
- Coordinates
- -33.8384, 138.6125
Clare (SA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Clare (SA) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 26%, 29% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 534 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 334 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 759 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 776 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 840 | 26% |
Share of the 3,243 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 497 | 36% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 421 | 31% |
| Rented | 396 | 29% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,256 | 92% |
| Townhouses & semis | 102 | 7% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,370 occupied private dwellings in Clare (SA).
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,256
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,638
- Median weekly personal income
- $726
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 296 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 140 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 70 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,127 (43%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Employed full-time
- 816
- Employed part-time
- 570
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Clare (SA)
Where is Clare (SA)?
Clare (SA) is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Clare (SA)?
At the 2021 Census, Clare (SA) had a population of about 3,238.
Is Clare (SA) an advantaged area?
Clare (SA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 954, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 31 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 31% of Australian suburbs.
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