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NSW overview · postcode 2321.
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Clarence Town at a glance, before the advanced view.

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Clarence Town is in Dungog LGA, NSW, postcode 2321, with population 2,265.

MEDIAN HOUSE
$1.4M
+72.8% YoY
MEDIAN RENT
$650/wk
Market rent signal
POPULATION
2,265
2K local footprint
SCHOOLS
2
Avg ICSEA 962
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JOBS SIGNAL

The local employment base leans toward construction and healthcare. Local earnings momentum is not available from the linked ATO series. NSW employment is up +0.3% year-on-year (+14K jobs) and +11.3% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.

INFRASTRUCTURE PIPELINE

NSW has 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2024-10-02. This suburb also matches 56 local transport stops or stations, which adds nearby access context but does not prove direct project exposure. Read this as a state delivery backdrop, not a suburb-specific project list.

LIVEABILITY READ

Clarence Town is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Dungog local government area (postcode 2321). With a population of 2,265, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $101K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. 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 technicians & trades, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

DATA CONFIDENCE

This suburb mixes release datasets, Census data, and matched local services. Use the data status block before treating every metric as equally fresh.

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.

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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 · 2025-Q4 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-01 · State market dataset
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 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 · 56 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
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.
EVIDENCE DEPTH
STRONG EVIDENCE

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

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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools

VERIFY
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

MISSING
3

Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

DECISION INTELLIGENCE
GROWTH-MOMENTUM

Clarence Town currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

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WHY IT FITS

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

WHAT TO CHECK

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

DECISIVE GAPS

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COMPARE STATUS

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LOCAL SIGNALS
Schools: 2 matched, including Clarence Town Public School, Glen William Public School.
Crime: 2,221 per 100k at the Dungog LGA level.
Transport: 56 matched stops/stations across local feeds.
FAQ
What is the median house price in Clarence Town? +
The current median house price in Clarence Town, NSW is $1.4M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
What is the typical weekly rent in Clarence Town? +
The median weekly rent in Clarence Town is $650/wk, based on the current market rent dataset.
Is Clarence Town a good investment? +
QuickProperty's investment signals for Clarence Town show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Where does QuickProperty get its data for Clarence Town? +
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.
How often is the Clarence Town 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.
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Clarence Town NSW

Postcode 2321 · Dungog LGA

Clarence Town is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Dungog local government area (postcode 2321). With a population of 2,265, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $101K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. 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 technicians & trades, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median house price in Clarence Town is $1.4 million, having surged 72.8% over the past year. Units have a median price of $375,000 (+59.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,993.

Clarence Town is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 962, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 56 bus stops. The crime rate in the Dungog LGA is below average at 2,221 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Clarence Town offers a gross rental yield of 2.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.4M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 13.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +72.8% year-on-year.

INVESTMENT SIGNALS
Rental Yield2.4% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.4M/$1.5M Near Median
Affordability13.7x Stretched
Price Momentum+72.8% Rising
SEIFA INDEX (ABS)
Advantage6/10
Education3/10
Economic8/10
Disadvantage5/10
MEDIAN HOUSE
$1.4M
72.8% YoY
MEDIAN UNIT
$375K
59.6% YoY
MEDIAN RENT /WK
$365
POPULATION
2,265
DEMOGRAPHICS
Median Age39
Household Size2.8
HH Income /wk$1,934
Personal Income /wk$794
Mortgage /mth$1,993
CRIME (Dungog LGA)
Crime Rate (per 100k)2,221
Total Incidents220
TRANSPORT
Bus Stops56
SCHOOLS (2)
Avg ICSEA962
Total Students185
Government2
Clarence Town Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 980
Glen William Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 945
DATA STATUS
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025-Q4 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-01 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 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: 2026