Clyde, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 38°07′55″S 145°19′37″E / 38.132°S 145.327°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 11,177 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3978 | ||||||||||||
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Clyde is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 48 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey local government area. Clyde recorded a population of 11,177 at the 2021 census.[1]
Clyde Post Office on the Berwick-Cranbourne Road opened on 25 January 1864. In 1915 it was renamed Clyde North, and Clyde Railway Station office (open since 1888) was renamed Clyde.[2]
Description
The original township of Clyde is located in a small triangle between Twyford Road, Clyde-Five Ways Road and Ballarto Road and contains a primary school, CFA fire station, general store and community hall. Nearby are the Inghams poultry feed mill, built in 1979, and Lineham Oval, a sports oval which is home to the Clyde club in the West Gippsland Cricket Association.
Shopping on Clyde is the suburb's main shopping area, located at the corner of Berwick-Cranbourne Road and Morison Road. It contains a Coles supermarket and a number of specialty stores.
Immediately to the west of the suburb's boundaries is the Casey Fields sporting complex.
