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Suburb profile ·Kingston (Vic.) LGA · VIC ·3169

Clarinda VIC 3169

Clarinda is in Kingston (Vic.) LGA, VIC, postcode 3169, with population 7,441.

Median house $950K -10.4% YoY
Median rent $600/wk Income-stretched rent market
Gross yield 3.3% Below investor band
Population 7,441 7K local footprint
Schools 2 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

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

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

5
Available
0
Verify
3
Missing
Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 55% of annual income. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

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Source & freshness

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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
VIC Property Sales Report · 2023 · Manual release refresh
fragile source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 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 · 33 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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

Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 55% of annual income. Snapshot rent $600/wk.

LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

Source level LGA fallback Confidence Provisional Period Sep 2025
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

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

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

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Direct
5

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
3

Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Livability-led

Clarinda currently reads as a livability-led candidate.

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

Compare status

Compare-ready

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: 2 matched, including Christway College, Clarinda Primary School.
Crime: 7,320 per 100k at the Kingston (Vic.) LGA level.
Transport: 33 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

Clarinda VIC

Postcode 3169 · Kingston (Vic.) LGA

Clarinda is a mid-sized suburb in Victoria within the Kingston (Vic.) local government area (postcode 3169). With a population of 7,441, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 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 professionals, clerical & administrative, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Greek, Australian, English.

The median house price in Clarinda is $950,000, having dropped significantly 10.4% over the past year. Units have a median price of $744,000 (-8.1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.

Clarinda is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1096, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 33 bus stops. The crime rate in the Kingston (Vic.) LGA is moderate at 7,320 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Clarinda offers a gross rental yield of 3.3%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($950K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 11.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -10.4% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield3.3% Moderate Yield
Price vs State$950K/$875K Near Median
Affordability11.5x Stretched
Price Momentum-10.4% Falling
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$56,637
Mean income$66,534
Earners7,209
YoY change+8.4%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage3/10
Education6/10
Economic4/10
Disadvantage5/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$950K
-10.4% YoY
Median unit
$744K
-8.1% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$394
Population
7,441
Demographics
Median age45
Household size2.7
HH income /wk$1,589
Personal income /wk$640
Mortgage /mth$2,000
Crime (Kingston (Vic.) LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)7,320
Total incidents12,282
Transport
Bus stops33
Schools (2)
Avg ICSEA1096
Total students1,198
Independent1
Government1
Christway CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1111
Clarinda Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1082
Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2023 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · Sep 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2023
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Clarinda FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Clarinda in?

    Clarinda is in the Kingston (Vic.) Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3169. Council-level context for Kingston (Vic.) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Clarinda?

    The current median house price in Clarinda, VIC is $950K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Clarinda?

    The median weekly rent in Clarinda is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Clarinda?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 55% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Clarinda a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Clarinda show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Clarinda?

    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.

  7. How often is the Clarinda 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.