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Clayton Bay SA 5256

640 addresses · 33 streets

Mayo Electorate › Alexandrina LGA › Clayton Bay · 69 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Clayton Bay is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 472 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $863 a week, with median rent near $228 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

472Population
60Median age
$863Median household income / wk
$228Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Strathalbyn Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Clayton Bay itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 4.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Clayton Bay

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Clayton Bay SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20214.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 39.7%

Population by age in Clayton Bay
Population by age, Clayton Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1431
15-1910
20-243
25-3426
35-4424
45-5457
55-64115
65-74127
75-8445
85+16
Dwelling types in Clayton Bay
Dwelling types, Clayton Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
House210
Townhouse0
Apartment5
Other0
Households by weekly income in Clayton Bay
Households by weekly income, Clayton Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65067
$650-1,49995
$1,500-2,99933
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Clayton Bay
Top ancestries, Clayton Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
English227
Australian149
Scottish54
Irish45
Ancestry NS34
Dutch28
Housing tenure in Clayton Bay
Housing tenure, Clayton Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned118
Mortgage74
Rented19
Other4
Cars per household in Clayton Bay
Cars per household, Clayton Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
174
281
335
4+15
Commute to work in Clayton Bay
Commute to work, Clayton Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car120
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in Clayton Bay
Top countries of birth, Clayton Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
England66
Philippines9
Netherlands7
New Zealand5
United States3
Languages used at home in Clayton Bay
Languages used at home, Clayton Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog5
French3
Indonesian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,284 bird observations recorded near Clayton Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Clayton Bay

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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