Statistics

  • First settled 1803
  • Proclaimed a Municipality 1860
  • Proclaimed a City 24 November 1988
  • Population 53,558 (ABS Estimated resident population June 2011)
  • Persons aged 15 years and over 42,128 (ABS Census 2011)
  • Persons aged 65 years and older 8,830 (ABS Census 2011)
  • Median age (years) 41 (Australian median age 37)
  • Area 386 square kilometres
  • Coastline 191 kilometres
  • Total number of dwellings 22,334 (ABS Census 2011)
  • Major occupations in Clarence:
    • 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.

Please note that the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Census undercount adjustment factor for Tasmania is 1.021 (+2.1%) - ref: ABS 2940.0.

Clarence suburb QuickStats (State Suburbs) - Census 2011

 

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