Australian Demographic Profile
Clayton, VIC 3168
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~18,976
Median age
27
Median income
Mid
$650-$799/wk
Top profile
Young
37%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers37%
- Established partnered households17%
- High-earning professionals14%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~18,976
- Sex split
- F 46% / M 54%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 46%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)8.3%
- Young adults (15-24)28%
- Early career (25-39)38%
- Mid career (40-59)13%
- Senior (60+)13%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Clayton: Mid ($650-$799/wk).
- No / not stated31%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)23%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)35%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)9.9%
- Very high ($3k+)1.1%
Top occupations
- Professionals28%
- Community and Personal Service Workers14%
- Labourers13%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to VIC and Australia
| Clayton | VIC avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 46% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →