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Cloverdale WA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Cloverdale, Western Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Cloverdale WA is 8,864 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Cloverdale is $812 per week ($42,224 per year). Median rent in Cloverdale is $340 per week ($1,473 per month). Cloverdale has a median age of 34 years, younger than the national median of 38. Cloverdale has a population density of 2233.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Cloverdale is India. The most common religion is No Religion (38% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cloverdale is $1,700.

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Cloverdale Population

residents (Census 2021)

Cloverdale Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$812/wk

$42,224 per year

#3389 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$340/wk

$1,473 per month

#3592 of 14,663

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Median Age

34years

4 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,700/mo

Avg household size: —

Cloverdale Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.9% (4,419) Female 50.1% (4,442)

Population Density

2233.0

people per km²

8,864 people · 4.0 km²

Households

—

Avg household size

—

Persons per bedroom

$1,897

Family income/wk

Cloverdale Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Cloverdale Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

40.9% 736 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

59.1% 1,062 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Cloverdale Country of Birth

Australia

79.0%

India

7.1%

England

5.9%

China

2.6%

Afghanistan

2.2%

Hong Kong

0.8%

Indonesia

0.8%

Bangladesh

0.8%

Germany

0.4%

Brazil

0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Cloverdale Religion

No Religion

38.5%

Catholic

24.0%

Not stated

9.5%

Islam

8.7%

Anglican

7.3%

Buddhism

4.7%

Christian (other)

3.9%

Hinduism

3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Cloverdale Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

68.0%

Year 10 or equivalent

19.1%

Year 11 or equivalent

8.8%

Year 9 or equivalent

4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Cloverdale Languages Spoken at Home

Other

26.1%

SAL Tot

20.7%

Mandarin

14.4%

Arabic

9.6%

SAL Tagalog

8.8%

IAL Punjabi

8.0%

SAL Filipin

6.9%

Vietnamese

5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Cloverdale Employment

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Employed full-time

41.4% 2,709 people

⏰

Employed part-time

22.1% 1,447 people

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Unemployed

4.3% 282 people

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Not in labour force

32.1% 2,098 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Cloverdale Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

33.3%

Bachelor Degree

31.5%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

19.4%

Postgraduate Degree

8.6%

Certificate I/II

3.9%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Cloverdale Occupation

Professionals

23.8%

Technicians & Trade Workers

19.9%

Community & Personal Service

14.1%

Clerical & Administrative

11.7%

Managers

9.0%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

8.0%

Labourers

7.3%

Sales Workers

6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Cloverdale Field of Study

Management & Commerce

23.7%

Engineering

21.6%

Society & Culture

12.4%

Health

9.9%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

8.8%

Education

5.5%

Architecture & Building

4.5%

Information Technology

4.1%

Creative Arts

4.1%

Natural & Physical Sciences

3.8%

Agriculture & Environment

1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Cloverdale Dwelling Types

Separate house

79.0%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

10.9%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

10.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Cloverdale Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

2.3%

$1-$149/wk

0.4%

$150-$299/wk

1.5%

$300-$399/wk

3.6%

$400-$499/wk

6.9%

$500-$649/wk

4.5%

$650-$799/wk

6.2%

$800-$999/wk

7.1%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

8.7%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.0%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.1%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

12.6%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

8.1%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

5.9%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

3.9%

$4,000+/wk

7.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Cloverdale Marital Status

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Married

38.7% 2,833

↔️

Separated

3.1% 225

📋

Divorced

9.8% 717

🕊️

Widowed

4.9% 357

👤

Never married

43.6% 3,194

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Cloverdale Ancestry

English

23.9%

Australian

19.8%

Other

19.5%

Chinese

6.6%

Irish

6.4%

Scottish

5.6%

Filipino

4.9%

Indian

4.0%

Italian

3.2%

Aboriginal Australianralian

2.4%

German

2.1%

Maori

1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Cloverdale School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

23.9%

Vocational Education

19.3%

Secondary — Government

19.2%

Primary — Catholic

12.2%

Pre-school

8.5%

Secondary — Catholic

7.1%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

5.8%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Cloverdale Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

5.4% 886

✅

No need for assistance

94.6% 15,514

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Cloverdale Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

11.6% 780

—

Not a volunteer

88.4% 5,942

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Cloverdale Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

5.5%

$300-$449/mo

1.5%

$450-$599/mo

0.9%

$600-$799/mo

3.5%

$800-$999/mo

5.0%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

18.2%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

24.7%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

25.0%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

9.1%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Cloverdale How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

70.3%

Did not go to work

10.9%

Car (passenger)

6.6%

Bus

5.8%

Other

2.0%

Walked only

1.6%

Taxi/Rideshare

1.1%

Bicycle

0.6%

Truck

0.5%

Train

0.4%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Cloverdale Car Ownership

0 vehicles

7.9%

1 vehicle

40.0%

2 vehicles

35.8%

3 vehicles

10.7%

4+ vehicles

5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Cloverdale Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

4.3%

2 bedrooms

18.5%

3 bedrooms

50.8%

4 bedrooms

23.2%

5 bedrooms

2.5%

6+ bedrooms

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Cloverdale Population Mobility

17.2%

moved in the last year

50.0%

moved in the last 5 years

6.1%

unemployment rate (Census)

63.8%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Cloverdale Indigenous Population

3.3%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

547

Indigenous residents

15,996

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Cloverdale Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

695

Asthma

241

Diabetes

237

Arthritis

232

Heart disease

166

Lung condition

157

Cancer

Stroke

Kidney disease

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Cloverdale Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

12.0%

$1-$149/wk

3.0%

$150-$299/wk

6.6%

$300-$399/wk

4.5%

$400-$499/wk

3.4%

$500-$649/wk

3.2%

$650-$799/wk

8.1%

$800-$999/wk

11.5%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

13.2%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

9.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

8.1%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.0%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

8.2%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.6%

$3,500+/wk

1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Cloverdale Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

42.4%

Couple — no children

26.2%

Couple — no children under 15

13.2%

One parent — children under 15

9.9%

One parent — no children under 15

8.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Cloverdale Military Service

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.0% 3

🏅

Previously served

2.0% 134

👤

Never served

98.0% 6,634

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Cloverdale Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

10.5% 704

—

Did not provide

89.5% 6,001

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Cloverdale Children Ever Born

No children

41.6%

1 child

16.0%

2 children

21.7%

3 children

13.4%

4 children

5.6%

5+ children

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Cloverdale When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

241

1971–1980

210

1981–1990

281

1991–2000

274

2001–2010

958

2011–2015

843

2016

181

2017

140

2018

195

2019

174

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Cloverdale Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

21.6%

5–14 hours

25.8%

15–29 hours

9.6%

30+ hours

7.9%

Did not do domestic work

35.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Cloverdale Household Size

1 person

30.4%

2 persons

31.4%

3 persons

16.8%

4 persons

13.0%

5 persons

5.2%

6+ persons

3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Cloverdale Where Residents Moved From

Same address

6,721

Moved from WA

992

Moved — same area (SA2)

178

Moved from overseas

Moved from NSW

Moved from QLD

Moved from VIC

Moved from SA

Moved from TAS

Moved from NT

Moved from ACT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Cloverdale Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

82.2%

Step family — no other children

12.2%

Blended family — no other children

3.2%

Intact family — other children present

1.1%

Other couple — children only

1.0%

Step family — other children present

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Cloverdale Schools

schools nearby

government

1007

avg ICSEA score

5,886

total students

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · PP-6 · 418 students

1090

ICSEA

Carlisle Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 315 students

1062

ICSEA

St Maria Goretti's Catholic School Catholic

Primary · PP-6 · 367 students

1057

ICSEA

Australian Islamic College (Kewdale) Independent

Combined · PP-12 · 1,947 students

1037

ICSEA

Rivervale Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 333 students

1014

ICSEA

Belmont Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 73 students

1011

ICSEA

Cloverdale Education Support Centre Government

Primary · K-6 · 99 students

1006

ICSEA

Kewdale Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 219 students

993

ICSEA

Redcliffe Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 301 students

988

ICSEA

Belmont City College Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,004 students

963

ICSEA

Belmay Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 243 students

958

ICSEA

Cloverdale Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 346 students

958

ICSEA

South East Language Development Centre Government

Primary · K-3 · 221 students

950

ICSEA

Alta-1 College - Belmont Campus Independent

Secondary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Cloverdale Rent Prices & Affordability

22%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,520/wk

Median Rent $340/wk

Rent-to-Income 22.4%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Cloverdale

Your weekly income

≈ $6,587/month

Median rent $340/wk

Left after rent $1,180/wk

Rent share 22.4%

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Cloverdale vs State & National Average

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Pop: 13,204 Income: $825/wk Rent: $418/wk

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Pop: 13,199 Income: $1,050/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Pop: 13,181 Income: $810/wk Rent: $350/wk

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Pop: 12,852 Income: $910/wk Rent: $420/wk

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Pop: 12,706 Income: $938/wk Rent: $325/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Cloverdale

What is the population of Cloverdale WA?

The population of Cloverdale WA is 8,864 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2233.0 people per km².Cloverdale is ranked #783 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Cloverdale?

The median personal income in Cloverdale WA is $812 per week, or $42,224 per year.The median household income is $1,520 per week.Family income is $1,897 per week.Cloverdale is ranked #3,389 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Cloverdale?

Median rent in Cloverdale WA is $340 per week ($1,473 per month).Rent represents 22.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Cloverdale ranks #3,592 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Cloverdale?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cloverdale WA is $1,700. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Cloverdale?

The median age in Cloverdale WA is 34 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Cloverdale a good suburb to live in?

Cloverdale is a suburb in Western Australia with a population of 8,864.The median income is $812/wk, which is below the WA average of $909/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.4% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 50301. All dollar figures in AUD.