Clyde · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clyde

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Clyde, where the typical home holds 3.1 people. This reflects a community dominated by families, with a very small number of people living alone compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Clyde sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +6.9%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clyde — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clyde3.1
3978, VIC 3.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are a little larger than the Victorian and national figures of 2.5 people. Only 12.1% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%, while 47.2% of households contain three or four people.

3.1 ▲ +6.9%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.1% ▼ -13.8%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Clyde splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 3 people (24%), with 4 people at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 70.1%. One-parent families account for 9.9%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.9% ▲ +1.8%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clyde, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Clyde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20581/clyde/topic/family-households