18,988 ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15,543
- 2016: 19,358
- 2021: 18,988
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clayton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Clayton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty-one percent of people in Clayton are young adults aged 25 to 44, making it one of the youngest areas in the region. The typical resident is just 28 years old, which is 10 years younger than the national figure. This creates a distinct population profile where young adults and youth dominate the local landscape.
18,988
▲ +22.2%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clayton — higher than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Clayton is one of the largest areas of its kind with 18,988 residents. The typical resident is 28, which is far younger than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
28 yrs ▲ +3.7%
Younger than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 28 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young people aged 15 to 24 make up 28.3% of the population, which helps explain why children under 15 (8.3%) and seniors over 65 (10.1%) are both well below state and national figures.
10.1% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.3% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Clayton, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 42%, followed by Youth (15–24) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents have never married, accounting for 60% of the population. This is consistent with the area's youth, while the proportion of people in de facto relationships is much lower than in most other areas.
0.5% ▲ +134.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.7% ▲ +65.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Clayton, Never married is the majority at 60%; Married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Clayton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20569/clayton/topic/demographics-identity