Clayfield, QLD 4011 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Clayfield gained 1,249 residents from internal migration and 434 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,559 people moved away — a net addition of 124 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Clayfield against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Clayfield population grew from 10,960 in 2016 to 11,773 in 2025, a change of 7.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Clayfield | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,960 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 11,024 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 11,001 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 11,039 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 11,069 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 10,914 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 11,001 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 11,302 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 11,593 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 11,773 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Clayfield SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 schools, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 5 parks. For families: 2 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 4 cafés and 10 restaurants. Staying active: 3 gyms and 15 sports fields. The nearest train station, Clayfield, is about 350 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 50 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Clayfield College
- Eagle Junction State School
- St Rita's College
- Saint Rita's Catholic Primary School
- Kids Capers Clayfield
- Clayfield Childhood Development Centre
- Ascot State Preschool Centre
- Clayfield College Physical Education Centre
- Snap Fitness
- Mick Coorey Health and Fitness
- North Brisbane Sleep and Thoratic
- Sullivan Nicolaides
- Junction Road Phisiotherapy
- Junction Road Family Practice
- Genki Mart
- Harris Farm Market
- Oriel Park
- Kalinga Park
- Clayfield
- Eagle Junction
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.