Clifton Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Clifton (4361) is a suburb of Western, South Western, Queensland. It is about 122 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Clifton is in the federal electorate of Maranoa.

In the 2011 census the population of Clifton was 1,375 and is comprised of approximately 52.1% females and 47.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Clifton is 47 years of age.

82.3% of people living in the suburb of Clifton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 2.5% Philippines, 1.7% New Zealand, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Chile.

92.1% of people living in Clifton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Tagalog, 0.8% Other, 0.5% Filipino , 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Thai, 0.2% Indonesian.

The religious makeup of Clifton is 26.1% Catholic, 25.6% Anglican, 16.2% No religion, 7.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 7.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.8% Uniting Church, 3.6% Lutheran, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 0.7% Seventh-day Adventist, 0.7% Pentecostal.

51.1% of people are married, 23.5% have never married and 11.1% are divorced and 4.5% are separated. There are 107 widowed people living in Clifton.

53.0% of the people living in Clifton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.4% are working on a part time basis. Clifton has an unemployment rate of 7.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Clifton are 17.4% Labourers, 15.9% Managers, 12.6% Technicians & trades workers, 11.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.0% Community & personal service workers, 10.8% Professionals, 10.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.5% Sales workers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Clifton work in are 18.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.7% Health care and social assistance, 10.2% Education and training, 9.9% Manufacturing, 9.5% Retail trade, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 6.0% Construction, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.0% Public administration and safety.

42.3% of homes are fully owned, and 23.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $376 per week and the median household income is $702 per week.

The median rent in Clifton is $185 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1200 per month.

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