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Clyde North, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Clyde North (VIC 3978): population 31,681, median age 30, median household income $2,163/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 7. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Clyde North is a suburb in Casey, Victoria (postcode 3978), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 31,681 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
31,681
Median age
30
Household income
$2,163/wk
Weekly rent
$410
Unemployment
4.6%
SEIFA IRSD decile
7 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
11.4%
5-14
17.6%
15-19
5.0%
20-24
5.6%
25-34
19.9%
35-44
20.8%
45-54
9.4%
55-64
5.0%
65-74
3.5%
75-84
1.6%
85+
0.2%

Housing tenure

Owned
9.1%
Mortgage
65.1%
Rented
22.8%
Other
1.8%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3978
Population (2021)31,681
Males15,689 (49.5%)
Females15,997 (50.5%)
Median age30 years
Average household size3.3
Median weekly household income$2,163
Median weekly family income$2,199
Median weekly rent$410
Median monthly mortgage$2,167
Labour force16,573
Unemployment rate4.6%
Participation rate76.6%
Born overseas50.7%
Separate houses94.3%
Worked at home18.6%
SEIFA IRSD decile7 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher51.1%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent77.3%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.5%
Residents needing assistance with core activities2.7%
Households with 2+ vehicles73.9%
Distance from Melbourne CBD47.1 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 30 years. Residents under 15: 29.0%. Residents aged 65 and over: 5.3%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-43,61111.4%
5-145,58917.6%
15-191,5815.0%
20-241,7865.6%
25-346,30519.9%
35-446,59120.8%
45-542,9779.4%
55-641,5765.0%
65-741,0933.5%
75-844961.6%
85 and over770.2%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households9,358
Average household size3.3
One person97810.5%
Two persons2,07122.1%
Three persons2,05021.9%
Four persons2,60927.9%
Five persons1,05211.2%
Six or more persons6006.4%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families8,568
Couples with children5176.0%
Couples without children2,02723.7%
One-parent families88910.4%
Other families931.1%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.49
Women with no children29.4%
Women with three or more children18.4%

Of the 5,559 couple families with children in Clyde North, 8.4% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Clyde North.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)59.7%
Married (de facto)9.8%
Not married30.5%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings9,643
Occupied9,35897.0%
Unoccupied2873.0%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house9,09294.3%
Semi-detached or townhouse2512.6%
Flat or apartment80.1%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright8479.1%
Owned with a mortgage6,09365.1%
Rented2,12922.8%
Other tenure1681.8%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week4.8%
$350 to $549 per week91.1%
$550 or more per week4.1%

0.0% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,0004.2%
$1,000 to $1,79919.2%
$1,800 to $2,99961.8%
$3,000 or more14.7%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.2%
Two bedrooms5.0%
Three bedrooms21.5%
Four or more bedrooms73.4%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force16,573
Employed15,81595.4%
Unemployed7574.6%
Not in the labour force5,058
Unemployment rate4.6%
Participation rate76.6%

33.1% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Clyde North are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $6506.1%
$650 to $1,49922.7%
$1,500 to $2,99946.6%
$3,000 or more24.6%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50028.8%
$500 to $99925.6%
$1,000 to $1,99936.2%
$2,000 or more9.3%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver9,83162.2%
Car passenger5553.5%
Train2151.4%
Bus450.3%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle100.1%
Walked only710.4%
Worked at home2,94418.6%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity11,25135.5%
No religion6,69421.1%
Islam2,4017.6%
Hinduism3,87012.2%
Buddhism2,5978.2%
Judaism120.0%
Other or not stated4,85615.3%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1046770
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)10408
IER (economic resources)10899
IEO (education and occupation)10308

Where residents were born

47.5% of residents were born in Australia and 52.5% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Clyde North are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
India5,77118.8%
Sri Lanka2,5048.2%
Philippines9263.0%
Afghanistan7652.5%
New Zealand7522.5%
England5541.8%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202121.4%
2011 to 201526.3%
2001 to 201039.6%
Before 200112.7%

Languages spoken at home

44.1% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Clyde North are listed below. Across all households, 5.3% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi3,63212.0%
Indo-Aryan: Sinhalese2,5128.3%
Malayalam1,1643.8%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi8462.8%
Indo-Aryan: Gujarati7462.5%
Tamil7432.4%

Ancestry

Residents of Clyde North most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Indian5,82215.4%
Australian5,17213.7%
English5,09113.5%
Sri Lankan1,5794.2%
Filipino1,2393.3%
Scottish1,0522.8%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Clyde North residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance2,93419.6%
Retail Trade1,54510.3%
Manufacturing1,53310.2%
Construction1,4549.7%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,1367.6%
Education and Training1,0487.0%

The most common occupations among Clyde North residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals3,24921.0%
Technicians and Trades Workers2,18514.1%
Community and Personal Service Workers2,06813.3%
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,04313.2%
Managers1,64610.6%
Machinery Operators and Drivers1,58810.2%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Clyde North, 14.5% are at university or higher education, 9.3% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 71.2% are at school.

77.3% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Clyde North residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce3,31323.9%
Engineering and Related Technologies2,11515.2%
Health1,82413.1%
Society and Culture1,75512.6%
Information Technology1,1718.4%
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services1,1017.9%

Long-term health conditions

73.7% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Clyde North are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma1,9115.9%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)1,5044.7%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)1,2433.9%
Arthritis9332.9%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)4831.5%
Cancer (including remission)3211.0%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)1930.6%
Kidney disease1560.5%
Stroke1220.4%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)390.1%

13.5% of residents report one condition, 2.9% report two, and 1.1% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Clyde North contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group7.8%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition9.2%
Provides unpaid child care82.9%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work19.8%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force0.8%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago81.5%
Moved within Victoria in the last year16.0%
Moved interstate in the last year0.6%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.7%
Same address 5 years ago21.2%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years63.6%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years3.5%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years9.6%

Photo: Clyde North, Victoria. Credit: Philip Mallis / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 2,613 offences in Clyde North in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person581
B Property and deception offences1,449
C Drug offences63
D Public order and security offences46
E Justice procedures offences474
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 82.5 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Casey local government area recorded 7,323 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
1,241
2023
1,540
2024
1,705
2025
2,432
2026
2,613

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 31681
Median Age 30
Average Household Size 3.3
Median Weekly Household Income $2163
Median Weekly Rent $410
Median Monthly Mortgage $2167
Unemployment Rate 4.6%
Participation Rate 76.6%
Born Overseas 50.7%
Separate House 94.3%
Worked at Home 18.6%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 7
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 70
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8
Median Weekly Family Income $2199
Postcode 3978

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