Clifton QLD 4361
1,303 addresses · 66 streets
Maranoa Electorate › Toowoomba LGA › Clifton · 121 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Clifton is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,490 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $877 a week, with median rent near $245 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Clifton - Greenmount statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Clifton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 supermarket
1 Catholic church
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 hospital
1 vet
1 childcare centre
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
3 gyms & sports centres
1 bakery
1 butcher
2 hardware stores
1 beauty salon
1 mechanic
Getting around. Airport: Warwick Airport, 24.2 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 0.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 0.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 1.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.9% · Labour-force participation 42.9%
Population by age in Clifton
| 0-4 | 74 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 202 |
| 15-19 | 80 |
| 20-24 | 57 |
| 25-34 | 121 |
| 35-44 | 131 |
| 45-54 | 160 |
| 55-64 | 181 |
| 65-74 | 246 |
| 75-84 | 162 |
| 85+ | 78 |
Dwelling types in Clifton
| House | 567 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 27 |
| Apartment | 8 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in Clifton
| <$650 | 176 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 226 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 120 |
| $3,000+ | 26 |
Top ancestries in Clifton
| Australian | 659 |
|---|---|
| English | 563 |
| Irish | 208 |
| Scottish | 156 |
| German | 117 |
| Aboriginal | 109 |
Housing tenure in Clifton
| Owned | 243 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 164 |
| Rented | 169 |
| Other | 10 |
Cars per household in Clifton
| 0 | 18 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 248 |
| 2 | 213 |
| 3 | 57 |
| 4+ | 46 |
Commute to work in Clifton
| Car | 343 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 22 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 25 |
Top countries of birth in Clifton
| England | 63 |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 33 |
| New Zealand | 22 |
| Thailand | 6 |
| Chile | 4 |
| Germany | 4 |
Languages used at home in Clifton
| Filipino | 15 |
|---|---|
| Tagalog | 14 |
| Thai | 4 |
| French | 3 |
| German | 3 |
| Spanish | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
828 bird observations recorded near Clifton — most often seen:
- Nankeen Kestrel (52)
- Magpie-lark (45)
- Common Myna (44)
- Crested Pigeon (40)
- House Sparrow (40)
- Common Starling (37)
- Australian Magpie (36)
- Torresian Crow (34)
- Black-shouldered Kite (33)
- Willie Wagtail (30)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (28)
- Galah (28)
- Pied Butcherbird (25)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Clifton
- Rock Dove (25)
- Chestnut-breasted Munia (24)
- Southern Magpie-lark (24)
- Pacific Black Duck (23)
- South-eastern Golden-headed Cisticola (23)
- Australian Torresian Crow (22)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (21)
- Cockatiel (21)
- Red-rumped Parrot (21)
- Straw-necked Ibis (21)
- Zebra Finch (21)
- Noisy Miner (20)
- Eastern Australian Reed-warbler (19)
- Superb Fairy-wren (19)
- White-faced Heron (19)
- Little Pied Cormorant (18)
- Golden-headed Cisticola (15)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Clifton:
- Kings Creek (3.8 km)
- Elphinstone (5.8 km)
- Missen Flat (7.2 km)
- Mount Molar (7.7 km)
- Nevilton (7.7 km)
- Spring Creek (9.3 km)
- Nobby (9.3 km)
- Ryeford (9.6 km)
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Streets
- Activity Drive (3)
- Alden Street (11)
- Anderson Lane (1)
- Barlow Road (3)
- Belfords Street (15)
- Beutel Road (6)
- Bourke Street (6)
- Catherine Street (17)
- Cemetery Road (13)
- Centenary Road (5)
- Church Street (2)
- Clark Street (56)
- Clifton - Leyburn Road (5)
- Clifton Allora Road (2)
- Commonwealth Street (46)
- Davenport Street (41)
- Diana Parade (10)
- Dungannon Road (6)
- East Street (79)
- Edward Street (19)
- Fisher Street (45)
- Free Road (4)
- Gammie Street (11)
- Gannan Street (44)
- Gatton - Clifton Road (34)
- George Street (25)
- Gillam Street (37)
- Grimes Road (3)
- Grimes Street (4)
- Hinrichsen Road (1)
- Hinrichson Road (1)
- Hinz Street (6)
- John Street (25)
- Kate Street (65)
- Kates Street (65)
- King Street (100)
- Logan Road (43)
- Margaret Street (15)
- Marsh Lane (2)
- Mary Street (11)
- Mason Street (32)
- Meara Place (23)
- Morgan Street (11)
- Morton Street (5)
- Mount Molar Road (1)
- Mowen Street (13)
- Muller Road (1)
- Murilla Street (23)
- Neville Road (36)
- New England Highway (5)
- Norman Street (40)
- Old Elphinstone Road (7)
- Opportunity Court (9)
- Philip Court (7)
- Queen Street (34)
- Racecourse Road (11)
- Spring Creek Road (8)
- Tedman Road (20)
- Terrabella Road (1)
- Tooth Street (15)
- Victoria Street (53)
- Warkon Street (25)
- Wiedman Road (11)
- Wiedmans Road (11)
- William Street (12)
- Willow Springs Road (2)
