Clayfield, QLD
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Clayfield is a leafy, established suburb in Brisbane's inner north, around seven kilometres by road from the city centre. Its name recalls the fine pale clay once dug nearby and fired in local brickworks, an industry known as the clay fields that helped spur the area's early growth. Laid out around the railway through the 1880s, Clayfield grew into a district of grand period homes, and today holds one of the larger collections of heritage-listed houses in inner-north Brisbane, among them gracious Queenslanders and Federation bungalows. The railway station at Eagle Junction remains a busy local landmark, and a tram once ran along Sandgate Road until the late 1960s. Along Alexandra Road, an arching canopy of poinciana and oak trees lends the streets a distinctive, almost New England character.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Clayfield is more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1086, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Clayfield a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Clayfield from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
93/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (93/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
32/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $350 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 32% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Clayfield at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 10,897
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $1,948
- SEIFA score
- 1086
- Local government area
- Brisbane
- Coordinates
- -27.4195, 153.0543
Map of Clayfield
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Housing & property in Clayfield
What it costs to live in Clayfield and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $350
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,000
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 55%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 43%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Clayfield demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Clayfield demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Clayfield using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 33% and 28% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,672 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,437 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3,563 | 33% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,757 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,470 | 13% |
Share of the 10,899 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,151 | 24% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,444 | 31% |
| Rented | 2,029 | 43% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,785 | 38% |
| Townhouses & semis | 499 | 11% |
| Flats & apartments | 2,425 | 51% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4,729 occupied private dwellings in Clayfield.
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,842
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,102
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,930 (28%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,894 (18%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 173 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 7,075 (80%)
- Labour-force participation
- 72%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Employed full-time
- 3,938
- Employed part-time
- 1,878
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Clayfield
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Clayfield is January (average daytime high around 29.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 945 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4°C | 20.7°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 29.2°C | 20.6°C | 154 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 133 mm |
| Apr | 25.7°C | 16.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 71 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 11.3°C | 40 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 35 mm |
| Aug | 22.2°C | 10.8°C | 37 mm |
| Sep | 24.5°C | 13°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 26.3°C | 15.7°C | 97 mm |
| Nov | 28.2°C | 17.8°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 29.2°C | 19.7°C | 103 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Clayfield
Is Clayfield a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Clayfield rates 73/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Clayfield?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Clayfield was $350, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Clayfield?
Clayfield is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Brisbane local government area.
What is the population of Clayfield?
At the 2021 Census, Clayfield had a population of about 10,897.
Is Clayfield an advantaged area?
Clayfield has an ABS SEIFA score of 1086, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 93 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Clayfield?
Clayfield has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 945 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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