Clairview · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Clairview

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

A gap of 23 years separates the typical resident in Clairview from the national figure, making it a far older community. With a population of 167 people, the area is heavily weighted toward seniors and older adults.

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📍 Clairview, Suburb / Locality

Where Clairview sits — Total population

167
  • 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 Clairview — higher than 50% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Clairview167
4741, QLD 7,346
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 61 years old, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian average of 38.

167

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 145
  • 2021: 167

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

61 yrs

Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 59 yrs
  • 2021: 61 yrs

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

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Seniors aged 65 and over make up 37.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, making up only 2.4% of residents.

37.7%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.1%
  • 2021: 37.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

2.4%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 2.4%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Clairview splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (44%) and Seniors (65+) (42%), with Young adults (25–44) at 9%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.9%. Additionally, 3.0% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas.

17.9%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 17.9%

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

Marital status

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In Clairview, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (17%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 3 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 9 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 6 males; 70–74: 13 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 11 males; 65–69: 12 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 19 males; 60–64: 10 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 6 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 7 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 11 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 7 males; 40–44: 6 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Clairview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30611/clairview/topic/demographics-identity