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Clayton is a suburb in
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, 19 km south-east of Melbourne's
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located within the
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. Clayton recorded a population of 18,988 at the 2021 census.


Overview

The main focus for the suburb of Clayton is the shopping strip that runs along Clayton Road. The local railway station, situated at the northern end of the shopping strip bears the name Clayton railway station.


Demographics

In the 2021 census, there were 18,988 people in Clayton, down from 19,358 in 2016. The population is younger and more male-skewed than the average for the state; the median age is 28 compared to 38 for Victoria, while men and women make up 53.7% and 46.3% of the population respectively, compared to 49.2% and 50.8% for Victoria. The age curve is skewed, with 20-24 year olds and 25-29 year olds each making up approximately one-fifth of the population; for the state as a whole, 6.3% and 7.3% of the population are aged 20-24 and 25-29 respectively. At the time the census was taken, 27.2% of the population reported being born in Australia, compared to 65% of the Victorian population and 66.9% of the Australian population. 16.4% reported their country of birth as India, while 14.7% reported it as
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. In the 2016 census, 24.7% of Clayton reported being born in Australia, while 27.4% reported being born in China and 10% in India. Clayton was at the time one of only two areas in
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where Australia was not the most common place of birth, with the
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being the other. 32.2% of the population in the 2021 census reported their ethnicity as Chinese, while 9.3% reported it as Indian, 8.6% as English, 7% as Australian, and 4.5% as Greek. Clayton's Chinese, Indian, and Greek populations are higher than the Victorian and Australian average (4.7%, 2.7%, 2.2% for Victoria; 3.9%, 2%, 1.3% for Australia), while its
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population is lower. A larger share of the population of Clayton than of the state or country report speaking a non-English language at home. 25.2% in 2016 and 28.3% in 2021 reported English as the only language they spoke at home. In both years, the main non-English language spoken was Mandarin; other prominent languages in 2021 were Greek, Hindi, Gujarati, and Cantonese. Large shares of the Clayton population report being
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students: 71.7% in 2016 and 54.4% in 2021. Amongst the suburb's population as a whole, 34% in 2016 and 42.3% in 2021 reported having a bachelor's degree or higher. The proportion holding such a degree for Victoria as a whole in those years was 24.3% and 29.2% respectively. A larger share of Clayton residents reported being employed as "professionals" than the general Australian population (28.3% vs 24%), but fewer reported being "managers" (6.4% vs 13.7%). The median weekly incomes for individuals and households were AU$594 and AU$1,494 respectively, compared to AU$803 and AU$1,759 for Victoria. 39.4% of Clayton residents in 2021 reported having no religious affiliation, and another 8.9% did not answer the question. Hinduism and Buddhism were more common compared to the general population; 7.3% and 6.7% of Clayton residents reported being Hindu or Buddhist respectively, compared to 2.3% and 3.1% of Victorians, and 1.9% and 2.4% of Australians. 13.9% reported being Catholic, compared to 23.2% of Victorians.


History

The area was first occupied for farming in the 1850s and was originally named after a property, "Clayton Vale", owned by lawyer John Hughes Clayton in the 1860s. A township was originally gazetted on Dandenong Road and in 1862 a primary school was opened at the corner of Dandenong Road and Clayton Road, to serve the whole of the Clayton district. This school changed its name t
Clayton North Primary School
in 1954. The construction of the railway to Dandenong and
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about 1 km south of Dandenong Road in 1878 prompted the start of a second township where the line crossed Clayton Road. The Post Office opened on 18 November 1887 as Clayton's Road Railway Station and was renamed Clayton in 1891. Clayton's rural lands and relative proximity to Melbourne attracted two institutions at the turn of the century: the Talbot Colony for Epileptics on land later occupied by
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, and a Women's Convalescent Home. Apart from that, in 1900 the community consisted of farms, three hotels, two churches, a tennis court and a few shops. Market gardens, fruit growing and a municipal
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were the leading industries. The 1960s saw the rapid disappearance of market gardens as urbanisation and industry advanced. At the western edge of Clayton the Oakleigh High School had been opened in 1955 and a second primary school was opened next year at Clayton South. Clayton East Post Office opened in 1958 (and closed 1979). Melbourne's second metropolitan university, Monash, was opened at Clayton in 1961. Monash is now Australia's largest university. Primary schools at Westall and Clayton West opened in 1961 and 1962, and high schools at Westall and Monash ( Clayton North) in 1963 and 1965. In the early sixties Clayton Technical School was opened (Mr Warby inaugural Principal) at the northern end of Browns Rd Clayton, and had pupils attend from wide and far. It had a Science wing and Woodwork and Metalwork workshops, as well as providing studies of the main matric curriculum, however, it was only up to 5th form (year 11). To complete Matric students mainly transferred to the Oakleigh High School for the last year of studies. At its peak attendance would have been over 1000 male pupils. It was closed sometime in the 1980s. The only piece of land left from where the school once stood, is now titled Fregon reserve. In 1971 the Catholic bishops of Victoria and Tasmania purchased land adjacent to Monash University to house their
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, Corpus Christi College. The seminary was moved to Carlton in 1999, and the site now serves as a conference centre. Numerous factories, including
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(later became the
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plant), Wilke Printing,
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and Repco were opened after the
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. Clayton South and Westall are closer to the sandbelt areas, with the Spring Valley Golf Club, The Grange Reserve and Heatherton Park. Sanitary
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sites occupy former sand quarries. While the local community was formerly a part of the now defunct City of Oakleigh local council, in 1995 the municipality became the south-western corner for the
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.


Public Library and Clayton Community Centre

A large new building at the corner of Cooke Street and Centre Road was opened in April 2008. It houses the Clayton branch of th

Monash Public Library Service, a swimming pool, gym, counselling services, health and child care services, theatre and meeting rooms.


Science, technology and research

Clayton is one of the largest centres of science, technology and research in Australia. It is located in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs, which contains the highest density of high technology industries in Victoria. Some of the science and technology institutions located in Clayton include: *
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*
Monash Medical Centre Monash Medical Centre (MMC) is a teaching hospital in Melbourne, Australia. It provides specialist tertiary-level healthcare to Melbourne's south-east. Monash Medical Centre is part of Monash Health, the largest public health service in Victori ...
*
Australian Synchrotron The Australian Synchrotron is a 3 GeV national synchrotron radiation facility located in Clayton, Victoria, Clayton, in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The facility opened in 2007, and is operated by the A ...
* Australian Stem Cell Centre * Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct *
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* Bosch *
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Research Laboratories * Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute *
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* Monash Centre for Synchrotron Science * Centre for Human Bioethics *
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*
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Business

Clayton is also a hub for both local and international businesses, with a long history of local manufacturing. Some of the current and former manufacturers located in Clayton include: * GMSV * Bosch * PPG * Unidrive (now demolished)


Schools

* Clayton North Primary School * St Peter's Primary School *
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*
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Sport

The suburb is home to Clayton Football Club, currently competing in the
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and located at Meade Reserve, Haughton Rd, Clayton. The club was formed in 1908 and after commencing at a ground on the corner of Crawford Rd & Centre Rd, Clarinda, moved to its current ground in 1919. Clayton District Cricket Club also plays at Meade Reserve, Haughton Rd, Clayton. The club was founded as 'Clayton Vale Cricket Club' in 1924 with its original ground in Wordsworth Ave, Westall. The Club moved to Namatjira Park, Springs Rd, Clayton South in 1953 before settling at Meade Reserve in 1977. The suburb is home to Waverley Wanderers Soccer Club of
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and also Waverley Oakleigh Panthers of Victoria Rugby League. The suburb is home to Clayton Bowls Club, located in Springs Rd, Clayton South.


Places of worship

* Regeneration Church Monash * St. Andrews Presbyterian Church * Clayton Church of Christ * All Saints Anglican Church * St. Peters Catholic Church * Clayton Christadelphians * Monash Mosque


See also

* City of Oakleigh – Clayton was previously within this former local government area. * Clayton railway station


Gallery

File:Claytonshops.JPG, Clayton Road Shopping Precinct File:Aust.-Synchrotron-outside,-14.06.2007.jpg, The exterior of the
Australian Synchrotron The Australian Synchrotron is a 3 GeV national synchrotron radiation facility located in Clayton, Victoria, Clayton, in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The facility opened in 2007, and is operated by the A ...
facility File:Monash Homemaker Centre, Clayton.jpg, The Monash Homemaker centre in Clayton on Blackburn Road- Princes Hwy File:Teesnow st peter's primary school.jpg, St Peter's Primary School, Mary St. File:Teesnow clayton church christ.jpg, Clayton Church of Christ on Burton Ave File:Teesnow Clayton Community Centre.jpg, Clayton Community Centre, Cooke St


References


External links


Australian Places - Clayton
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