ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Clemton Park is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Sydney, Australia, with a population of approximately 1,676, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 12 km from the Sydney CBD, Clemton Park is a outer metro area in New South Wales. The median household income is $97,188 per year.
Above-average earnings in Clemton Park support sustained property values. Close CBD access strengthens tenant appeal and resale value.
Official Australia Post postcode for Clemton Park. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Clemton Park on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Clemton Park is a smaller community of 1,676 — about 31% of the New South Wales suburb median (5,325) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. At $97,188/year, household income in Clemton Park is within 0% of the New South Wales median ($97,552), placing the suburb firmly in the state's mainstream demographic band. Weekly rent of $264 covers just 48% of the median $2,400/month mortgage repayment, leaving a $1,256/month gap — investors should only pursue this suburb with a clear capital-growth thesis and sufficient external income to fund the shortfall. 12 km from Sydney places Clemton Park in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
How Clemton Park stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Clemton Park sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Clemton Park | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,676 | 5,325 | -69% |
| Median household income | $97,188/yr | $97,552/yr | 0% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $264 | $430 | -39% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,400 | $2,167 | +11% |
| Distance to CBD | 12 km | 45 km | -73% |
| Separate houses | 73% | 76% | -3pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Clemton Park — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 1,676 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider New South Wales market over full cycles.
Weak cash flow: $264/week rent covers only 48% of the $2,400/month median mortgage — a $1,256/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
With 73% houses in a 1,676-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Clemton Park are modest for 2026 — incomes close to the NSW median of $97,552 and a population of 1,676 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~48% of the typical mortgage ($1,144/month rent vs $2,400/month repayment), meaning investors will rely on capital growth rather than yield. The EquitySight investment score of 57/100 places Clemton Park in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Clemton Park scores 57/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 1,676, median household income of $97,188/year and median weekly rent of $264. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Clemton Park are proximity to Sydney (12 km), a median household income of $97,188/year, a dwelling mix that is 73% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Clemton Park has a usual resident population of approximately 1,676, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Clemton Park sits 12 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $264 in Clemton Park, equating to approximately $13,728/year in gross rental income (state median $430/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Clemton Park is $2,400, or approximately $28,800/year (vs $2,167/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $264 works out to $1,144/month, covering 48% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,400/month. That leaves a $1,256/month shortfall (around $15,072/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (1,676 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,400 median mortgage, the broader New South Wales market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.