Clyde VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Clyde, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Clyde VIC is 11,177 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Clyde is $981 per week ($51,012 per year). Median rent in Clyde is $401 per week ($1,738 per month). Clyde has a median age of 30 years, younger than the national median of 38. Clyde has a population density of 278.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Clyde is India. The most common religion is No Religion (31% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is IAL Punjabi. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Clyde is $2,095.

There were 1,128 recorded offences in Clyde in 2025-25, a rate of 101 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (442 offences).

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Clyde Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Clyde Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$981/wk
$51,012 per year
#1338 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$401/wk
$1,738 per month
#1844 of 14,663
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Median Age
30years
8 years younger than national median
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Mortgage
$2,095/mo
Avg household size: 3.1 · 0.8 per bedroom

Clyde Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.3% (5,513) Female 50.7% (5,660)

Population Density

278.0
people per km²
11,177 people · 40.2 km²

Households

3.1
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,194
Family income/wk

Clyde Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Clyde Housing Tenure

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Owned outright
9.1% 241 dwellings
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Owned with mortgage
90.9% 2,406 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Clyde Country of Birth

Australia
70.4%
India
23.0%
England
2.1%
Afghanistan
1.8%
China
0.7%
Fiji
0.6%
Iran
0.4%
Greece
0.4%
Cambodia
0.3%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Clyde Religion

No Religion
31.2%
Catholic
20.1%
Hinduism
11.2%
Other Religions Tot
10.8%
Othr Rel Sikhism
10.4%
Islam
5.7%
Not stated
5.5%
Buddhism
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Clyde Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
76.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
11.3%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Clyde Languages Spoken at Home

IAL Punjabi
34.1%
Other
20.2%
IAL Sinhal
12.9%
SAL Tot
9.1%
Hindi
7.4%
Tamil
5.8%
Gujarati
5.4%
Malayalam
5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Clyde Employment

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Employed full-time
52.6% 3,893 people
Employed part-time
23.8% 1,766 people
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Unemployed
3.4% 252 people
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Not in labour force
20.2% 1,497 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Clyde Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
30.0%
Certificate III/IV
29.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
23.6%
Postgraduate Degree
12.0%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.3%
Certificate I/II
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Clyde Occupation

Professionals
22.6%
Technicians & Trade Workers
17.0%
Community & Personal Service
16.7%
Clerical & Administrative
11.6%
Managers
10.6%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
8.4%
Labourers
6.7%
Sales Workers
6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Clyde Field of Study

Management & Commerce
22.3%
Engineering
15.4%
Health
13.5%
Society & Culture
12.8%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.8%
Information Technology
7.6%
Education
6.5%
Architecture & Building
6.3%
Creative Arts
2.9%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.4%
Agriculture & Environment
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Clyde Dwelling Types

Separate house
97.8%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
1.6%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Clyde Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.0%
$1-$149/wk
0.3%
$150-$299/wk
0.3%
$300-$399/wk
0.4%
$400-$499/wk
1.7%
$500-$649/wk
1.3%
$650-$799/wk
2.4%
$800-$999/wk
3.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
8.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
21.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
15.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
9.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.7%
$4,000+/wk
6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Clyde Marital Status

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Married
55.3% 4,504
↔️
Separated
2.7% 223
📋
Divorced
5.8% 474
🕊️
Widowed
1.5% 122
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Never married
34.7% 2,826

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Clyde Ancestry

Other
26.7%
English
18.6%
Australian
18.5%
Indian
13.4%
Filipino
3.9%
Scottish
3.7%
Irish
3.6%
Italian
3.0%
Sri Lankan
2.8%
Chinese
2.5%
German
2.0%
Samoan
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Clyde School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
31.8%
Pre-school
17.2%
Vocational Education
15.6%
Secondary — Government
11.2%
Primary — Catholic
8.5%
Secondary — Catholic
6.1%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.8%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Clyde Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
2.6% 546
No need for assistance
97.4% 20,796

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Clyde Volunteering

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Volunteer
7.2% 557
Not a volunteer
92.8% 7,205

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Clyde Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
1.4%
$300-$449/mo
0.5%
$450-$599/mo
0.5%
$600-$799/mo
0.5%
$800-$999/mo
1.2%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
5.8%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
18.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
46.6%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
17.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
7.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Clyde How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
77.4%
Did not go to work
13.4%
Car (passenger)
4.0%
Train
1.4%
Other
0.9%
Truck
0.9%
Walked only
0.6%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.6%
Bus
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Clyde Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.1%
1 vehicle
26.4%
2 vehicles
53.3%
3 vehicles
13.1%
4+ vehicles
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Clyde Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.3%
2 bedrooms
2.3%
3 bedrooms
29.8%
4 bedrooms
61.4%
5 bedrooms
5.6%
6+ bedrooms
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Clyde Population Mobility

28.0%
moved in the last year
85.7%
moved in the last 5 years
4.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
77.4%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Clyde Indigenous Population

0.8%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
164
Indigenous residents
21,377
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Clyde Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
669
Asthma
412
Diabetes
227
Arthritis
125
Heart disease
97
Lung condition
57
Cancer
50
Kidney disease
45
Stroke
36
Dementia
6

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Clyde Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
11.7%
$1-$149/wk
2.3%
$150-$299/wk
3.7%
$300-$399/wk
1.7%
$400-$499/wk
1.5%
$500-$649/wk
1.9%
$650-$799/wk
9.1%
$800-$999/wk
14.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
17.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
13.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
9.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.1%
$3,500+/wk
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Clyde Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
62.1%
Couple — no children
19.1%
Couple — no children under 15
8.8%
One parent — children under 15
6.5%
One parent — no children under 15
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Clyde Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 9
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 6
🏅
Previously served
0.8% 64
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Never served
99.0% 7,737

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Clyde Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
8.8% 678
Did not provide
91.2% 7,043

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Clyde Children Ever Born

No children
36.0%
1 child
21.8%
2 children
26.7%
3 children
10.8%
4 children
3.5%
5+ children
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Clyde When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
6
1951–1960
37
1961–1970
80
1971–1980
87
1981–1990
194
1991–2000
281
2001–2010
1,707
2011–2015
1,313
2016
300
2017
238
2018
229
2019
216
2020
71
2021
21

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Clyde Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.7%
5–14 hours
27.3%
15–29 hours
10.7%
30+ hours
9.0%
Did not do domestic work
34.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Clyde Household Size

1 person
12.1%
2 persons
27.4%
3 persons
23.6%
4 persons
23.6%
5 persons
8.8%
6+ persons
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Clyde Where Residents Moved From

Same address
7,484
Moved from VIC
2,569
Moved — same area (SA2)
148
Moved from overseas
80
Moved from NSW
43
Moved from QLD
15
Moved from TAS
13
Moved from WA
9

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Clyde Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
87.9%
Step family — no other children
7.6%
Blended family — no other children
3.2%
Intact family — other children present
0.8%
Other couple — children only
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Clyde Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 1,128 total

Theft
442
Assault
212
Justice Procedures
139
Break & Enter
134
Property Damage
92
Fraud
46
Drug Offences
28
Public Order
18
Weapons
10
Robbery
7

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Clyde Schools

4
schools nearby
4
government
1016
avg ICSEA score
2,375
total students
Clyde Creek Primary School Government
Primary · U, Prep-6 · 761 students
1031
ICSEA
Clyde Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-10 · 1,096 students
1013
ICSEA
Clyde Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 518 students
1003
ICSEA
Clyde Creek Primary School - Specialist Campus Government
Primary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Clyde Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,152/wk
Median Rent $401/wk
Rent-to-Income 18.6%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Clyde

≈ $9,325/month
Median rent $401/wk
Left after rent $1,751/wk
Rent share 18.6%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Clyde vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Clyde

What is the population of Clyde VIC?

The population of Clyde VIC is 11,177 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 278.0 people per km².Clyde is ranked #517 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Clyde?

The median personal income in Clyde VIC is $981 per week, or $51,012 per year.The median household income is $2,152 per week.Family income is $2,194 per week.Clyde is ranked #1,338 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Clyde?

Median rent in Clyde VIC is $401 per week ($1,738 per month).Rent represents 18.6% of household income, which is considered affordable.Clyde ranks #1,844 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Clyde?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Clyde VIC is $2,095. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Clyde?

The median age in Clyde VIC is 30 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Clyde a good suburb to live in?

Clyde is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 11,177.The median income is $981/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.6% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20581. All dollar figures in AUD.