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Clayfield vs Hendra

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Clayfield profile · Hendra profile

Clayfield Hendra

Clayfield and Hendra are neighbouring areas in Brisbane with very different housing and social profiles. Clayfield is more densely populated, with 38.6% of people living alone and a high share of renters at 43.1%. In contrast, Hendra is dominated by family homes; 81% of dwellings are separate houses and 86.9% have three or more bedrooms. Financial gaps are also significant, with Hendra's typical household income of $3,018 being well higher than Clayfield's $1,931. Clayfield is also more diverse, with a far higher share of recent overseas arrivals (23.6%) and people born overseas (27.2%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for overall advantage, though they share other similarities like the percentage of residents aged 65 and over. Since 2011, the gaps between them have often widened. The difference in typical household incomes has grown significantly, and the gap in the share of homes with three or more bedrooms has also increased.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 43.8 pts higher in Hendra 3+ bedrooms: 41.1 pts higher in Hendra Renting: 20.2 pts higher in Clayfield Living alone: 18.0 pts higher in Clayfield Rent: $200 higher in Hendra

Demographics & Identity

Population in Clayfieldin Hendra +5,805 larger in Clayfield gap steady
10,754 57th pct 4,949 22nd pct
Median age in Clayfieldin Hendra +2 yrs older in Hendra gap narrowing
37 yrs 36th pct 39 yrs 48th pct
First Nations in Clayfieldin Hendra +0.7 pts higher in Clayfield gap steady
1.6% 42nd pct 0.9% 26th pct
Aged 65+ in Clayfieldin Hendra +0.8 pts higher in Hendra gap steady
13.4% 28th pct 14.2% 32nd pct
Under 15 in Clayfieldin Hendra +5.2 pts higher in Hendra gap widening
15.3% 23rd pct 20.5% 75th pct
De facto in Clayfieldin Hendra +1.5 pts higher in Clayfield gap steady
12.9% 61st pct 11.4% 41st pct

Age structure

32.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.7 pts 26.1%
25.3% Older adults (45–64) +2.6 pts ▸ 27.9%
15.3% Children (0–14) +5.2 pts ▸ 20.5%
13.4% Seniors (65+) +0.8 pts ▸ 14.2%
13.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 11.7%

Marital status

39.3% Married +11.6 pts ▸ 50.9%
44.4% Never married ◂ +10.9 pts 33.5%
9.9% Divorced ◂ +0.8 pts 9.0%
3.3% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.1% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Clayfield Hendra

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Clayfieldin Hendra +8.0 pts higher in Clayfield gap widening
27.2% 61st pct 19.2% 43rd pct

Country of birth

69.5% Australia +8.3 pts ▸ 77.7%
3.5% England +1.2 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%
3.0% Nepal ◂ +3.0 pts 0.0%
2.8% India ◂ +1.8 pts 1.0%
1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%
1.0% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.8% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.3% Italy even 0.4%
0.2% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

37.8% English +3.6 pts ▸ 41.5%
29.4% Australian +3.2 pts ▸ 32.6%
16.8% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 18.2%
12.9% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 13.4%
6.0% German ◂ +0.4 pts 5.6%
3.9% Italian +1.9 pts ▸ 5.8%
3.1% Indian ◂ +1.0 pts 2.1%
3.0% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%
1.1% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%
1.6% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%
0.3% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Other language in Clayfieldin Hendra +8.1 pts higher in Clayfield gap widening
17.5% 60th pct 9.4% 42nd pct
Limited English in Clayfieldin Hendra +0.8 pts higher in Clayfield gap steady
1.4% 50th pct 0.5% 27th pct

Language used at home

78.7% English only +8.9 pts ▸ 87.6%
1.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%
0.7% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%
0.6% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.6% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%
0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.4% Arabic even 0.4%
0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Clayfieldin Hendra +6.4 pts higher in Clayfield gap widening
37.5% 35th pct 31.0% 20th pct

Religious affiliation

48.1% Christianity +12.6 pts ▸ 60.7%
37.5% No religion ◂ +6.4 pts 31.0%
5.2% Hinduism ◂ +4.0 pts 1.3%
5.2% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 4.4%
1.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%
1.1% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.8% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.2% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Clayfieldin Hendra +2.4 pts higher in Clayfield gap narrowing
79.5% 92nd pct 77.1% 88th pct
Bachelor+ in Clayfieldin Hendra +3.6 pts higher in Clayfield gap narrowing
44.6% 87th pct 40.9% 83rd pct
Schools in Clayfieldin Hendra +1 more in Clayfield
4 57th pct 3 43rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Clayfieldin Hendra +0.53 more in Hendra
2.43 59th pct 2.96 68th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Clayfieldin Hendra +8 more in Clayfield
32 73rd pct 24 59th pct
Students in Clayfieldin Hendra +2,300 more in Clayfield
3,119 80th pct 819 31st pct
Avg size in Clayfieldin Hendra +507 larger in Clayfield
780 85th pct 273 28th pct
ICSEA in Clayfieldin Hendra +82 higher in Clayfield
1,150 96th pct 1,068 72nd pct

Highest year of school

79.5% Year 12 ◂ +2.4 pts 77.1%
9.4% Year 10 +2.8 pts ▸ 12.2%
3.9% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.8% Year 9 or below +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

Highest qualification level

40.3% Bachelor degree even 40.3%
14.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 15.4%
14.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.2 pts 12.5%
14.1% Certificate III / IV +0.1 pts ▸ 14.3%
6.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 5.8%
1.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Field of qualification

26.9% Management & commerce +2.6 pts ▸ 29.5%
14.4% Society & culture ◂ +1.6 pts 12.8%
12.7% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 12.7%
9.8% Engineering & related +1.3 pts ▸ 11.1%
6.5% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 6.9%
5.3% Creative arts ◂ +1.1 pts 4.2%
4.0% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%
4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%
3.5% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 2.4%
2.7% Natural & physical sciences even 2.7%
1.0% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Clayfieldin Hendra +$115 higher in Hendra gap widening
$1,099 86th pct $1,214 89th pct
Household income in Clayfieldin Hendra +$1,087 higher in Hendra gap widening
$1,931 61st pct $3,018 98th pct
Family income in Clayfieldin Hendra +$799 higher in Hendra gap widening
$2,832 86th pct $3,631 98th pct
High earners in Clayfieldin Hendra +7.5 pts higher in Hendra gap widening
22.4% 88th pct 29.9% 98th pct
High-income homes in Clayfieldin Hendra +18.6 pts higher in Hendra gap widening
28.8% 73rd pct 47.4% 99th pct

Household income distribution

19.9% $4,000 or more +15.1 pts ▸ 35.0%
29.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.9 pts 21.3%
25.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.5 pts 16.6%
8.9% $3,000–$3,999 +3.4 pts ▸ 12.4%
12.0% Under $650 ◂ +3.2 pts 8.7%

Personal income distribution

32.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.9 pts 25.1%
29.0% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 29.8%
22.5% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 23.8%
12.0% $3,000 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 17.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Clayfieldin Hendra +3.2 pts higher in Clayfield
26.1% 37th pct 22.9% 20th pct
Mental health in Clayfieldin Hendra +3.9 pts higher in Clayfield
10.3% 71st pct 6.4% 21st pct
Needs assistance in Clayfieldin Hendra +0.6 pts higher in Clayfield gap steady
3.5% 15th pct 2.9% 11th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.3% Mental health ◂ +3.9 pts 6.4%
8.0% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%
7.8% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 7.1%
5.6% Arthritis +0.4 pts ▸ 6.0%
3.3% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%
3.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%
2.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%
1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%
0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.2% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.4% None +2.8 pts ▸ 71.2%
19.1% One condition ◂ +1.2 pts 17.8%
5.0% Two conditions ◂ +1.7 pts 3.3%
2.0% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Clayfieldin Hendra +0.6 pts higher in Clayfield gap narrowing
17.7% 72nd pct 17.2% 69th pct
Unpaid carers in Clayfieldin Hendra +1.2 pts higher in Hendra gap steady
10.7% 27th pct 11.9% 43rd pct
Unpaid child care in Clayfieldin Hendra +8.8 pts higher in Hendra gap widening
23.3% 29th pct 32.1% 86th pct
Defence service in Clayfieldin Hendra +0.3 pts higher in Hendra
3.0% 54th pct 3.3% 62nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Clayfieldin Hendra +5.1 pts higher in Hendra gap widening
17.4% 19th pct 22.5% 63rd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Clayfieldin Hendra +130 larger in Clayfield
177 49th pct 47 15th pct
Median age in Clayfieldin Hendra +10 yrs older in Hendra
26 yrs 64th pct 36 yrs 96th pct
Year 12 in Clayfieldin Hendra +1.2 pts higher in Clayfield
58.0% 79th pct 56.8% 77th pct
Unemployment in Clayfieldin Hendra +13.8 pts higher in Clayfield
13.8% 72nd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Clayfieldin Hendra +$216 higher in Hendra
$683 59th pct $899 84th pct
Household income in Clayfieldin Hendra +$1,595 higher in Hendra
$1,488 37th pct $3,083 96th pct
Indigenous language in Clayfieldin Hendra +7.7 pts higher in Clayfield
22.6% 93rd pct 14.9% 88th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Clayfieldin Hendra +0.5 larger in Hendra gap widening
2.2 14th pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Clayfieldin Hendra +1.6 pts higher in Clayfield gap widening
11.8% 37th pct 10.1% 22nd pct
Living alone in Clayfieldin Hendra +18.0 pts higher in Clayfield gap widening
38.6% 93rd pct 20.6% 31st pct

Family composition

56.1% Couples with children +10.6 pts ▸ 66.7%
30.1% Couples without children ◂ +8.1 pts 22.0%
11.8% One-parent families ◂ +1.6 pts 10.1%
2.0% Other families ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%

Household size

38.6% 1 person ◂ +18.0 pts 20.6%
31.4% 2 people even 31.4%
11.4% 4 people +7.8 pts ▸ 19.1%
13.0% 3 people +4.9 pts ▸ 17.9%
4.5% 5 people +4.4 pts ▸ 8.9%
1.0% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Clayfieldin Hendra +$200 higher in Hendra gap widening
$350 43rd pct $550 93rd pct
Mortgage in Clayfieldin Hendra +$900 higher in Hendra gap widening
$2,000 61st pct $2,900 94th pct
People / bedroom in Clayfieldin Hendra +0.10 higher in Clayfield gap widening
0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Clayfieldin Hendra +20.2 pts higher in Clayfield gap widening
43.1% 84th pct 23.0% 38th pct
Owned outright in Clayfieldin Hendra +8.2 pts higher in Hendra gap narrowing
24.2% 26th pct 32.4% 50th pct
Separate houses in Clayfieldin Hendra +43.8 pts higher in Hendra gap narrowing
37.2% 10th pct 81.0% 42nd pct
3+ bedrooms in Clayfieldin Hendra +41.1 pts higher in Hendra gap widening
45.7% 9th pct 86.9% 73rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.1% Rented ◂ +20.2 pts 23.0%
30.5% Owned with a mortgage +12.0 pts ▸ 42.5%
24.2% Owned outright +8.2 pts ▸ 32.4%
1.2% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

37.2% Separate house +43.8 pts ▸ 81.0%
52.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +44.0 pts 8.0%
10.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.6 pts ▸ 11.1%
0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

46.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +35.7 pts 10.4%
22.7% 3 bedrooms +13.4 pts ▸ 36.0%
14.1% 4 bedrooms +19.2 pts ▸ 33.3%
8.9% 5 or more +8.6 pts ▸ 17.5%
6.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +5.3 pts 1.4%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

43.9% $350–$549 ◂ +11.4 pts 32.4%
40.2% $200–$349 ◂ +28.7 pts 11.5%
5.6% $550–$749 +23.9 pts ▸ 29.5%
3.9% $750 or more +19.9 pts ▸ 23.8%
4.9% Under $200 ◂ +2.4 pts 2.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.2% $3,000 or more +16.5 pts ▸ 45.7%
30.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +19.1 pts 11.3%
22.2% $1,800–$2,999 +3.9 pts ▸ 26.0%
12.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.3 pts 11.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Clayfieldin Hendra +6.6 pts higher in Clayfield gap widening
9.0% 77th pct 2.3% 20th pct
Work from home in Clayfieldin Hendra +3.3 pts higher in Hendra gap widening
23.6% 73rd pct 26.9% 77th pct
PT commute in Clayfieldin Hendra +5.1 pts higher in Clayfield gap narrowing
9.9% 98th pct 4.8% 80th pct
PT stops in Clayfieldin Hendra +14 more in Clayfield
51 60th pct 37 47th pct
Stops/1k in Clayfieldin Hendra +2.73 more in Hendra
4.74 57th pct 7.48 86th pct
Departures/1k in Clayfieldin Hendra +201.7 more in Clayfield
1,564.2 75th pct 1,362.5 70th pct
PT routes in Clayfieldin Hendra +85 more in Clayfield
102 90th pct 17 82nd pct
Stop walk in Clayfieldin Hendra +1 longer in Hendra
1 7th pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Clayfieldin Hendra +2 longer in Hendra
8 7th pct 10 12th pct
Reach 30 min in Clayfieldin Hendra +39,151 more in Clayfield
49,869 86th pct 10,718 32nd pct
Reach 45 min in Clayfieldin Hendra +70,638 more in Clayfield
134,504 77th pct 63,866 60th pct
Transit to city in Clayfieldin Hendra +16 longer in Hendra
41 20th pct 57 48th pct

How people get to work

44.0% Car (driver) +5.2 pts ▸ 49.3%
23.6% Worked at home +3.3 pts ▸ 26.9%
6.5% Train ◂ +3.2 pts 3.3%
3.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%
3.1% Bus ◂ +1.7 pts 1.5%
1.9% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%
1.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Motor vehicles per home

49.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +15.5 pts 34.4%
30.5% 2 vehicles +14.4 pts ▸ 44.9%
7.0% 3 vehicles +5.3 pts ▸ 12.3%
9.0% No vehicle ◂ +6.6 pts 2.3%
3.7% 4 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Clayfieldin Hendra +8.0 pts higher in Clayfield gap widening
52.4% 87th pct 44.4% 73rd pct
Recent arrivals in Clayfieldin Hendra +13.4 pts higher in Clayfield gap widening
23.6% 88th pct 10.2% 47th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Clayfieldin Hendra +1.4 pts higher in Clayfield gap widening
4.4% 46th pct 3.0% 10th pct
Participation in Clayfieldin Hendra +1.4 pts higher in Clayfield gap steady
71.8% 90th pct 70.4% 87th pct
Full-time in Clayfieldin Hendra +1.3 pts higher in Hendra gap steady
62.0% 74th pct 63.2% 80th pct

Industries people work in

16.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.3 pts 13.4%
13.6% Professional & technical +0.2 pts ▸ 13.8%
7.8% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 8.1%
6.8% Education & training +1.0 pts ▸ 7.8%
5.1% Construction +2.2 pts ▸ 7.2%
6.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.4 pts 5.4%
6.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 5.7%
5.3% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%
5.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.1 pts 5.2%
2.8% Rental & real estate +1.9 pts ▸ 4.7%
3.7% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%
4.0% Administrative & support ◂ +1.4 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

34.7% Professionals ◂ +1.8 pts 32.9%
15.0% Managers +7.5 pts ▸ 22.5%
13.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.7 pts 12.9%
9.8% Community & personal service ◂ +2.3 pts 7.5%
7.6% Sales workers +1.6 pts ▸ 9.2%
7.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.6 pts 7.3%
6.4% Labourers ◂ +2.1 pts 4.3%
3.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.2 pts 2.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Clayfieldin Hendra +1 higher in Hendra
9 86th pct 10 100th pct
IRSD decile in Clayfieldin Hendra +1 higher in Hendra
9 86th pct 10 100th pct
IER decile in Clayfieldin Hendra +5 higher in Hendra
5 43rd pct 10 100th pct
IEO decile in Clayfieldin Hendra +1 higher in Hendra
9 86th pct 10 100th pct
IRSAD score in Clayfieldin Hendra +58 higher in Hendra
1,086 83rd pct 1,144 96th pct
ERP in Clayfieldin Hendra +6,569 higher in Clayfield
11,773 57th pct 5,204 21st pct
Growth in Clayfieldin Hendra +4.2 pts higher in Clayfield
7.9% 73rd pct 3.6% 41st pct
Businesses in Clayfieldin Hendra +355 higher in Clayfield
1,149 63rd pct 794 43rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Clayfieldin Hendra even
1,172 73rd pct 1,172 73rd pct
Max temp in Clayfieldin Hendra even
26.6 80th pct 26.6 80th pct
Min temp in Clayfieldin Hendra even
15.9 86th pct 15.9 86th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Clayfieldin Hendra +1.6 higher in Clayfield
8.6 93rd pct 7.0 74th pct
Types ≤15 min in Clayfieldin Hendra +1.1 more in Clayfield
7.8 94th pct 6.7 72nd pct
15-min city in Clayfieldin Hendra +4.4 pts higher in Clayfield
100.0% 100th pct 95.6% 79th pct
Walk to shops in Clayfieldin Hendra +9.4 pts higher in Clayfield
100.0% 100th pct 90.6% 76th pct
Walk to transit in Clayfieldin Hendra +1.2 pts higher in Clayfield
100.0% 100th pct 98.8% 70th pct
Walk to school in Clayfieldin Hendra +1.9 pts higher in Clayfield
100.0% 100th pct 98.1% 83rd pct
Walk to a park in Clayfieldin Hendra +3.4 pts higher in Clayfield
100.0% 100th pct 96.6% 48th pct
Walk to health in Clayfieldin Hendra +68.7 pts higher in Clayfield
93.9% 87th pct 25.2% 29th pct
Amenities/1k in Clayfieldin Hendra +1.0 more in Hendra
12.4 39th pct 13.3 45th pct
Intersections/km² in Clayfieldin Hendra +139 higher in Clayfield
287 82nd pct 147 61st pct
Mean slope in Clayfieldin Hendra +2.4 pts higher in Clayfield
5.8% 59th pct 3.5% 18th pct

Compare Clayfield with nearby areas

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Compare Hendra with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Clayfield vs Hendra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/305031122/clayfield/vs/305031125/hendra