Clarendon Vale

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,267 people in Clarendon Vale. Of these 45.9% were male and 54.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 13.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Clarendon Vale was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.0% of the population.

Of people in Clarendon Vale aged 15 years and over, 25.3% were married and 18.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Clarendon Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 25.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Clarendon Vale 36.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.4% were in primary school, 17.7% in secondary school and 7.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Clarendon Vale, 12.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Clarendon Vale were Australian 38.1%, English 35.0%, Irish 6.5%, Scottish 4.3% and German 1.7%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Clarendon Vale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Clarendon Vale, 83.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.2%, New Zealand 0.5%, El Salvador 0.3%, Scotland 0.2% and Netherlands 0.2%.

In Clarendon Vale, 77.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Clarendon Vale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.3%, England 2.9%, Tonga 0.8%, Scotland 0.6% and Netherlands 0.6%.

In Clarendon Vale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.8%, England 2.6%, Scotland 0.6%, New Zealand 0.5% and El Salvador 0.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Clarendon Vale were No Religion, so described 44.2%, Anglican 18.2%, Catholic 16.7%, Not stated 13.3% and Christian, nfd 1.5%. In Clarendon Vale, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (51.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Clarendon Vale 87.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Spanish 0.5%, Croatian 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2% and Tongan 0.2%.

Employment

There were 357 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Clarendon Vale. Of these 37.8% were employed full time, 40.1% were employed part-time and 19.3% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Clarendon Vale, 19.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 25.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Clarendon Vale included Labourers 29.8%, Sales Workers 16.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.1%, Managers 4.7% and Professionals 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Clarendon Vale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 9.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.7%, Primary Education 5.3%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.9% and Accommodation 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Clarendon Vale was $427.

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In Clarendon Vale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.6%, Car, as passenger 8.6%, Bus 6.9%, Motorbike/scooter 1.4% and Truck 1.0%. On the day, 7.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Clarendon Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.3% provided care for children and 13.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Clarendon Vale, 17.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Clarendon Vale, 27.8% were couple families with children, 22.2% were couple families without children and 50.0% were one parent families.

In Clarendon Vale, 12.4% of single parents were male and 87.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Clarendon Vale, of couple families with children, 7.8% had both partners employed full-time, 1.9% had both employed part-time and 20.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Clarendon Vale, 90.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Clarendon Vale, 92.6% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.7% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Clarendon Vale, of occupied private dwellings 2.2% had 1 bedroom, 8.7% had 2 bedrooms and 85.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Clarendon Vale, 13.5% were owned outright, 21.5% were owned with a mortgage and 63.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Clarendon Vale, of all households, 70.1% were family households, 26.2% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

In Clarendon Vale, 39.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 1.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Clarendon Vale, 40.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Clarendon Vale, 64.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Clarendon Vale, 43.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 56.7% were female. The median age was 18 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Clarendon Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $774.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Clarendon Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $195 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $893.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)