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Canterbury vs Clemton Park
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Canterbury profile · Clemton Park profile
Canterbury Clemton Park
Canterbury (NSW) and Clemton Park are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Canterbury (NSW) is a younger, more transient hub where the typical resident is 34 and 50.3% of people moved there in the last five years. It has a high proportion of renters (47.9%) living in flats or apartments and is much more connected, with far more public transport options and a typical weekly rent of $470. In contrast, Clemton Park is far older, with a typical age of 47 and a much higher share of seniors (26.4%). Most residents there live in separate houses, and 36.6% own their homes outright.
Both areas share a strong connection to multiculturalism, with more than half of residents in each area using a language other than English at home. They are also similar in their typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $1,870 to $1,880. While they share these traits, the gaps in their housing and age structures remain distinct, as seen in the far higher share of large, three-bedroom homes in Clemton Park compared to the smaller apartments common in Canterbury (NSW).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,159
- First area, 2016: 7,233
- First area, 2021: 9,430
- Second area, 2011: 1,565
- Second area, 2016: 1,666
- Second area, 2021: 1,676
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 47 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Canterbury: 0.6% males, 0.8% females; 85+ in Clemton Park: 2.8% males, 4.9% females
- 80–84 in Canterbury: 0.6% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Clemton Park: 1.4% males, 2.9% females
- 75–79 in Canterbury: 1.0% males, 1.0% females; 75–79 in Clemton Park: 1.7% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Canterbury: 1.3% males, 1.4% females; 70–74 in Clemton Park: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Canterbury: 1.6% males, 1.7% females; 65–69 in Clemton Park: 1.7% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in Canterbury: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Clemton Park: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Canterbury: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Clemton Park: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Canterbury: 2.4% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Clemton Park: 3.9% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Canterbury: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Clemton Park: 3.4% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Canterbury: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Clemton Park: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Canterbury: 5.5% males, 5.0% females; 35–39 in Clemton Park: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Canterbury: 6.4% males, 6.5% females; 30–34 in Clemton Park: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 25–29 in Canterbury: 5.9% males, 6.0% females; 25–29 in Clemton Park: 2.3% males, 1.8% females
- 20–24 in Canterbury: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 20–24 in Clemton Park: 2.6% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Canterbury: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in Clemton Park: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Canterbury: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 10–14 in Clemton Park: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Canterbury: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 5–9 in Clemton Park: 2.7% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Canterbury: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Clemton Park: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $527
- First area, 2016: $666
- First area, 2021: $852
- Second area, 2011: $454
- Second area, 2016: $511
- Second area, 2021: $634
- First area, 2011: $1,229
- First area, 2016: $1,503
- First area, 2021: $1,882
- Second area, 2011: $1,138
- Second area, 2016: $1,508
- Second area, 2021: $1,869
- First area, 2011: $1,329
- First area, 2016: $1,627
- First area, 2021: $2,101
- Second area, 2011: $1,435
- Second area, 2016: $1,785
- Second area, 2021: $2,267
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $330
- First area, 2016: $450
- First area, 2021: $470
- Second area, 2011: $210
- Second area, 2016: $228
- Second area, 2021: $264
- First area, 2011: $2,150
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,200
- Second area, 2011: $2,342
- Second area, 2016: $2,250
- Second area, 2021: $2,400
- First area, 2011: 1.30
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.10
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Canterbury vs Clemton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10796/canterbury/vs/SAL10927/clemton-park