62 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58
- 2021: 62
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clydesdale · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Clydesdale is 60 years old, making this a far older community than the national average. With only 62 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where older adults and seniors make up the vast majority of the population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clydesdale — lower than 69% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 62 people, which is smaller than about 68% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria or across Australia, with a typical age of 60.
62 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
60 yrs —
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 33.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, accounting for only 8.1% of the community.
33.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.1% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Clydesdale, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 51%; Seniors (65+) is next at 40%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 25.5% of people are in de facto relationships, a figure far above the 11.5% seen nationally. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.5% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Clydesdale, the largest group is Married at 34%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Clydesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20584/clydesdale/topic/demographics-identity