Clare · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Growth in Clare has fallen well behind the rest of South Australia, with the population rising by only 0.2% since 2021. The area generally has less access to money and job skills than most other regions, with an overall advantage score of 970.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Clare — lower than 64% of areas.
| Clare | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5453, SA | 5 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Clare's overall advantage score is 970, which is smaller than about 61% of similar areas. This is reflected in the area's access to money and education levels, both of which rank lower than about 60% of other places.
4
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
5
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
4
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
4
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
970
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has grown by just 0.2%, a figure that is well below the South Australian increase of 5.6%. With 4,185 residents, Clare is smaller than about 84% of similar areas.
4,185
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
0.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 576 businesses operating in the area, which is a smaller number than about 70% of similar places.
576
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Clare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405021116/clare/topic/economy-advantage
