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Suburb Insights · SA 5523

Clements Gap, SA 5523 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Clements Gap is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 54, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 166 km from the Adelaide CBD, Clements Gap is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $71,500 per year.

Investment Score

29 / 100 Weak

Clements Gap's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.

Location

Adelaide
Clements Gap
South Australia · 5523
166 km from Adelaide CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
5523

Official Australia Post postcode for Clements Gap. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
54

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
N/A

Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.

Median household income
$71,500/yr

Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.

Distance to CBD
166 km

Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
1

Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.

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Parks & green spaces
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$802/mo

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
111% houses

Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.

Investment Insight

Clements Gap is a smaller community of 54 — about 1% of the South Australia suburb median (3,699) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $71,500/year is 12% below the South Australia median of $80,964, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Clements Gap is 166 km from Adelaide, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Separate houses make up 111% of dwellings — 38 percentage points above the South Australia median of 73% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.

Clements Gap vs South Australia Median

How Clements Gap stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Clements Gap sits above the state median; negative means below.

MetricClements GapSA medianΔ vs state
Population543,699-99%
Median household income$71,500/yr$80,964/yr-12%
Median mortgage (monthly)$802$1,616-50%
Distance to CBD166 km13 km+1177%
Separate houses111%73%+38pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Clements Gap — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 54 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider South Australia market over full cycles.

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Rental Yield

Median rental data was not captured for Clements Gap. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.

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Renovation / Flip

With 111% houses in a 54-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Clements Gap are modest for 2026 — incomes 12% below the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 54 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Clements Gap. The EquitySight investment score of 29/100 places Clements Gap in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Clements Gap a good suburb for investment?

Clements Gap scores 29/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 54, median household income of $71,500/year. 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.

What drives property demand in Clements Gap?

The main demand drivers in Clements Gap are a median household income of $71,500/year, a dwelling mix that is 111% 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.

What is the population of Clements Gap?

Clements Gap has a usual resident population of approximately 54, compared with a South Australia suburb median of 3,699 — 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.

How far is Clements Gap from the Adelaide CBD?

Clements Gap sits 166 km straight-line from the Adelaide CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.

What is the median rent in Clements Gap?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Clements Gap. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Clements Gap?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Clements Gap is $802, or approximately $9,624/year (vs $1,616/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.

Is Clements Gap cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Clements Gap to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.

What are the main risks of investing in Clements Gap?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (54 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $802 median mortgage, the broader South Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.

How we built this Clements Gap profile

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.

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