Clear Lake · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Clear Lake

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Clear Lake is 44, making the population noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has just 57 people and is marked by a higher proportion of children than most other similar places.

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📍 Clear Lake, Suburb / Locality

Where Clear Lake sits — Total population

57 —
  • 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 Clear Lake — lower than 70% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Clear Lake57
3409, VIC 987
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 57 people living here, which is lower than about 69% of similar areas.

57 —

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 78
  • 2021: 57

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

44 yrs —

Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35 yrs
  • 2021: 44 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 make up 24.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children exists alongside a senior population of 17.5% that is about the same as the state and national averages.

17.5% —

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

24.6% —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.1%
  • 2021: 24.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Clear Lake, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (21%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

People in de facto relationships are much more common here at 18.6%, which is well above the 11.5% national average. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national rate.

18.6% —

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 18.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Clear Lake, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (13%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 6 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 5 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 5 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 4 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Clear Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20571/clear-lake/topic/demographics-identity