Lake Clarendon, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

28/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Lake Clarendon is more socio-economically advantaged than about 28% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 948, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Lake Clarendon at a glance

Population (2021): 294
Median age: 47
Median weekly household income: $1,600
SEIFA score: 948
Coordinates: -27.5173, 152.3564

Lake Clarendon demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Lake Clarendon using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 30%, 15% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	43	14%
Youth (15–24)	36	12%
Young adults (25–44)	66	22%
Mid-life (45–64)	89	30%
Seniors (65+)	66	22%

Share of the 300 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	42	42%
Owned with a mortgage	40	40%
Rented	15	15%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	107	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 107 occupied private dwellings in Lake Clarendon.

Median weekly rent: $280
Median monthly mortgage: $1,517
Average household size: 2.6 people
Median weekly family income: $1,812
Median weekly personal income: $711

Community and culture

Born overseas: 23 (8%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 20 (7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 8 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 95 (39%)
Labour-force participation: 57.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%
Employed full-time: 103
Employed part-time: 40

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Lake Clarendon

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Lake Clarendon is January (average daytime high around 31°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.1°C). The area receives roughly 843 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	31°C	19.7°C	81 mm
Feb	30.2°C	19.5°C	125 mm
Mar	28.8°C	18.8°C	124 mm
Apr	25.8°C	15.1°C	33 mm
May	22.8°C	12.1°C	58 mm
Jun	20.2°C	9.6°C	31 mm
Jul	20.1°C	8.5°C	34 mm
Aug	21.9°C	9.1°C	33 mm
Sep	24.9°C	11.4°C	33 mm
Oct	27.3°C	14.3°C	92 mm
Nov	29.5°C	16.8°C	80 mm
Dec	30.8°C	18.6°C	119 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Lake Clarendon

Where is Lake Clarendon?

Lake Clarendon is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Lake Clarendon?

At the 2021 Census, Lake Clarendon had a population of about 294.

Is Lake Clarendon an advantaged area?

Lake Clarendon has an ABS SEIFA score of 948, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 28 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 28% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Lake Clarendon?

Lake Clarendon has average daytime highs of about 26.1°C and overnight lows of about 14.5°C, with roughly 843 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).