Clayfield, Queensland

Clayfield is an inner northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is approximately 7 km from the Brisbane CBD. Clayfield is bordered to the north by Nundah, to the East by Ascot and Hendra, to the west by Wooloowin and to the South by Albion.

Its name derives from the fine white-grey sedimentary clay mined in Albion, between Morgan and Sykes Street, used in the brickworks that once existed between Oriel Road and Reeve Street near Sandgate Road. This industry, once known as "the clay fields", was instrumental in the residential surge of European settlement of inner-north Brisbane. Kalinga Park and the Kalinga locality lay on the northern limit. Clayfield also encompasses the locality of Eagle Junction.

Demographics
In the 2011 Census the population of Clayfield is 10,006, 52.6% female and 47.4% male.

The median/average age of the Clayfield population is 34 years of age, 3 years below the Australian average.

70.3% of people living in Clayfield were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.7%, England 3.6%, India 2.5%, Philippines 0.8%, China 0.8%.

81.9% of people speak English as their first language 1% Italian, 1% Mandarin, 0.7% Punjabi, 0.7% Korean, 0.7% Hindi.

Heritage listings
Clayfield has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
 * 3 London Road: Lyndhurst
 * 8 London Road: Turrawan
 * 18 Tarranalma Avenue: Tarranalma
 * 25 Enderley Road: Stanley Hall
 * 40 Enderley Road: Ralahyne

Transport
Clayfield was served by an electric tram line which ran along Sandgate Road until its closure on 13 April 1969. It is now served by bus and train services from the nearby Clayfield railway station and Eagle Junction railway station. Along the capital road (Alexandra Road), a canopy of poinciana and oak trees produce a 'New England' canopy effect.

Education
Schools located within Clayfield include:
 * Aviation High
 * Clayfield College
 * Eagle Junction State Primary School
 * St Rita's College

Other schools that serve the Clayfield area include:
 * Ascot State Primary School
 * Hendra State Primary School
 * Holy Cross School, Wooloowin
 * Kedron State High School
 * Mary MacKillop College, Nundah
 * Nundah State Primary School
 * Our Lady Help of Christians, Hendra
 * St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School, Ascot
 * Wooloowin State Primary School

Places of Worship
Churches that are located in Clayfield include:
 * Clayfield Baptist Church
 * Clayfield Gospel Hall
 * Clayfield Uniting Church
 * Scots Presbyterian Church
 * St Agatha's Catholic Church
 * St Mark's Anglican Church