Clayton

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 14,332 people were usually resident in Clayton: of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 10.3% of people usually resident in Clayton were children aged 0-14 years, and 18.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 26 years.

In the 2006 Census, 50.2% of people usually resident in Clayton were Australian citizens, 59.9% were born overseas and 3.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 34.0% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Clayton were married, 6.0% were either separated or divorced, 4.5% were widowed and 55.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 30.2% of people usually resident in Clayton, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were China 12.4%, Malaysia 6.2%, India 6.0%, Greece 3.7% and Sri Lanka 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Clayton were No Religion 21.2%, Catholic 19.9%, Eastern Orthodox 8.5%, Buddhism 8.1% and Islam 5.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Clayton were Mandarin 13.6%, Greek 7.4%, Cantonese 6.2%, Italian 3.7% and Indonesian 2.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 32.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 5,977 people aged 15 years and over in Clayton were in the labour force. Of these 49.0% worked full-time, 32.9% worked part-time, 3.0% were away from work, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.6% were unemployed. 5,675 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Clayton were Professionals 23.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Labourers 12.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.1%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.1% and Managers 6.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Clayton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.5%, Tertiary Education 6.0%, Hospitals 3.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.5% and School Education 2.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Clayton, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $242, the median family income was $928 and the median household income was $736.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,740 families in Clayton: of these 38.2% were couple families without children, 39.1% were couple families with children, 15.8% were one parent families and 6.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 5,112 occupied private dwellings were counted in Clayton.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Clayton, 47.6% were separate houses, 17.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 34.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Clayton, 25.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.6% were owned with a mortgage and 48.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Clayton, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 67.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Clayton, the median weekly rent was $220. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Clayton, 52.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.6% were single (or lone) person households and 18.6% were group households.