Clayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia, 19 km south-east of Melbourne's
central business district. The local government
area for Clayton is the City of Monash. At the 2011
Census, Clayton had a population of
15,543.

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.