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.
Clear Lake · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clear Lake — lower than 70% of areas.
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.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
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.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.6% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
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%).
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Clear Lake, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (13%).
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