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Clemton Park vs Lakemba
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.7 km apart · Clemton Park profile · Lakemba profile
Clemton Park Lakemba
Lakemba and Clemton Park are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Lakemba is a young, diverse hub where the typical resident is 32 and 59.9% were born overseas. It has a high proportion of renters (58.1%) and many small homes, with 69.8% of dwellings being flats or apartments. In contrast, Clemton Park is much older, with a typical age of 47 and 26.4% of people aged 65 or over. It is wealthier, with a typical weekly family income of $2,267 compared to Lakemba's $1,285, and is dominated by separate houses (76.9%).
Daily life in both places shares a high level of convenience, as every home in both areas is within a 15-minute walk of parks, schools, groceries, and public transport. However, Lakemba is more connected, with far more public transport departures and a higher share of recent overseas arrivals. While Lakemba has a much higher proportion of people using another language at home (72.9%), both areas remain well above the national figure for this measure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,565
- First area, 2016: 1,666
- First area, 2021: 1,676
- Second area, 2011: 15,508
- Second area, 2016: 17,023
- Second area, 2021: 17,092
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 32 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 Clemton Park: 2.8% males, 4.9% females; 85+ in Lakemba: 0.7% males, 1.1% females
- 80–84 in Clemton Park: 1.4% males, 2.9% females; 80–84 in Lakemba: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Clemton Park: 1.7% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Lakemba: 1.0% males, 0.9% females
- 70–74 in Clemton Park: 2.9% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Lakemba: 1.2% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in Clemton Park: 1.7% males, 2.9% females; 65–69 in Lakemba: 1.7% males, 1.5% females
- 60–64 in Clemton Park: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Lakemba: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 55–59 in Clemton Park: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Lakemba: 2.4% males, 1.9% females
- 50–54 in Clemton Park: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Lakemba: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
- 45–49 in Clemton Park: 3.4% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Lakemba: 3.1% males, 2.1% females
- 40–44 in Clemton Park: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Lakemba: 4.7% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Clemton Park: 2.1% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Lakemba: 5.1% males, 3.6% females
- 30–34 in Clemton Park: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Lakemba: 5.7% males, 4.4% females
- 25–29 in Clemton Park: 2.3% males, 1.8% females; 25–29 in Lakemba: 5.6% males, 4.1% females
- 20–24 in Clemton Park: 2.6% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Lakemba: 3.4% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Clemton Park: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Lakemba: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Clemton Park: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Lakemba: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Clemton Park: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Lakemba: 4.4% males, 4.4% females
- 0–4 in Clemton Park: 2.4% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in Lakemba: 5.1% males, 4.3% 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: $454
- First area, 2016: $511
- First area, 2021: $634
- Second area, 2011: $357
- Second area, 2016: $427
- Second area, 2021: $521
- First area, 2011: $1,138
- First area, 2016: $1,508
- First area, 2021: $1,869
- Second area, 2011: $849
- Second area, 2016: $1,012
- Second area, 2021: $1,227
- First area, 2011: $1,435
- First area, 2016: $1,785
- First area, 2021: $2,267
- Second area, 2011: $888
- Second area, 2016: $1,052
- Second area, 2021: $1,285
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $210
- First area, 2016: $228
- First area, 2021: $264
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $350
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $2,342
- First area, 2016: $2,250
- First area, 2021: $2,400
- Second area, 2011: $1,495
- Second area, 2016: $1,600
- Second area, 2021: $1,712
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.60
- Second area, 2016: 1.40
- Second area, 2021: 1.40
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). Clemton Park vs Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10927/clemton-park/vs/SAL12266/lakemba