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Clayton VIC 3168

12,842 addresses · 147 streets

Hotham Electorate › Monash LGA › Clayton · 19 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A south-eastern Melbourne suburb home to a major university and medical precinct, Clayton is young and student-heavy. The median age is just 28 and households average 2.5 people. Median household income is $1,494 a week, with rent around $400.

Clayton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 18,988 people, with a median age of 28. The typical household earns around $1,494 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 36% of households own their home and 62% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, Indian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,165,000.

18,988Population
28Median age
$1,494Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Clayton, 850 m south-west · Railway halt: Scoresby, 7.8 km east · Bus interchange: Monash University, 700 m north-east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 7.1 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

10 facilities recorded in Clayton.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs9/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,165,000House · 2024
$748,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Clayton

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

Tree cover measures, Clayton VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.7% · Labour-force participation 59.9%

Population by age in Clayton
Population by age, Clayton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4697
5-14871
15-191,192
20-244,186
25-345,811
35-442,088
45-541,201
55-641,025
65-74784
75-84656
85+484
Dwelling types in Clayton
Dwelling types, Clayton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,171
Townhouse2,605
Apartment1,331
Other3
Households by weekly income in Clayton
Households by weekly income, Clayton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,277
$650-1,4991,604
$1,500-2,9991,804
$3,000+1,055
Top ancestries in Clayton
Top ancestries, Clayton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese4,667
Other4,249
Indian2,556
English2,065
Australian1,823
Ancestry NS1,661
Housing tenure in Clayton
Housing tenure, Clayton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,142
Mortgage1,039
Rented3,719
Other115
Cars per household in Clayton
Cars per household, Clayton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
01,019
12,765
21,625
3396
4+208
Commute to work in Clayton
Commute to work, Clayton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,247
Train428
Bus312
Tram/ferry6
Walked533
Bicycle79
Home1,874
Top countries of birth in Clayton
Top countries of birth, Clayton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India3,122
China2,796
Sri Lanka679
Malaysia642
Greece517
Vietnam423
Languages used at home in Clayton
Languages used at home, Clayton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin3,313
Greek868
Hindi659
Gujarati580
Cantonese562
Punjabi480

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

303,396 bird observations recorded near Clayton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Clayton

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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