Statistics
- First settled 1803
- Proclaimed a Municipality 1860
- Proclaimed a City 24 November 1988
- Population 51,500 (ABS Estimated resident population June 2008)
- Persons aged 15 years and over 40,177 (ABS Census 2006)
- Persons aged 65 years and older 7,862 (ABS Census 2006)
- Median age (years) 40 (Australian median age 37)
- Area 386 square kilometres
- Coastline 191 kilometres
- Total number of dwellings 20,737 (ABS Census 2006)
- Major occupations in Clarence:
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- Retail (20%)
- Education (12%)
- Health and community services (12%)
- Property and business services (5%)
- Building construction and trade services (5%)
Community profiles for Clarence and other Local Government areas are now available on the Australian Bureau of Statistics web site. The profiles contains six separate profiles aimed at providing key census characteristics relating to persons, families and dwellings. The profiles are excellent tools for researching, planning and analysing. They enable comparisons to be made between different geographic areas on a number of social, economic and demographic variables.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics - 2006 Census Community Profile Series for Clarence
- Australian Bureau of Statistics - QuickStats and QuickMaps by postcode or location
- Clarence City Council Snapshot 2007
(242 kb) - Clarence Community Portrait 2006 (369 kb)
