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Suburb profile ·Balranald LGA · NSW ·2711

Clare NSW 2711

Clare is in Balranald LGA, NSW, postcode 2711, with population 27.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $292/wk Rent context available
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 27 27 local footprint
Schools 1 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Clare has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

5
Available
0
Verify
3
Missing
Rent context available

Clare has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2711. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

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Current status
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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent context available

Clare has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $292/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2711. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$290/wk
-0.7% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2711 · Apr 2026
$338
$182
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Clare has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

Next step

Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.

Direct
5

Market rent, Crime, Schools, Population growth

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
3

Property prices, Hospitals, Transport

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Clare currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Property prices, Transport

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Clare is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across hospital coverage and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are hospital coverage and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Clare feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Mossgiel better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Arumpo better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Oxley most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 1 matched, including Clare Public School.
Crime: 0 per 100k at the Balranald LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,167
Median rent · wk

Full data detail

Clare NSW

Postcode 2711 · Balranald LGA

Clare is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Balranald local government area (postcode 2711). With a population of 27, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $104K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English.

The current median weekly rent is $292. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Clare is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1009, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Balranald LGA is low at 0 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.5% year-on-year indicates declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth-0.5% Declining
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage7/10
Education8/10
Economic8/10
Disadvantage8/10
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
Population
27
Demographics
Median age50
Household size2.9
HH income /wk$1,999
Personal income /wk$1291
Mortgage /mth$2,167
Top occupations
Top industries
Crime (Balranald LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)0
Total incidents76
Schools (1)
Avg ICSEA1009
Total students9
Government1
Clare Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1009
Population growth (Balranald LGA)
Population (2025)2,244
5-year growth-0.1% CAGR
YoY change-0.5%
Development (Balranald LGA)
Approvals (2026)3
Houses3
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Release dataset
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: January 2025 - December 2025
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Clare FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Clare in?

    Clare is in the Balranald Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2711. Council-level context for Balranald LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Clare?

    The median weekly rent in Clare is $292/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Clare?

    Rent context available: Clare has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Clare a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Clare show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Clare?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Clare data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.