Clyde, Victoria

Clyde Victoria
Clyde
Population:	1,224 (2006) [1]
Postcode:	3978
Elevation:	8 m (26 ft)
Location:	57 km (35 mi) from Melbourne 9 km (6 mi) from Cranbourne
LGA:	City of Casey
State District:	Bass, Cranbourne, Hastings
Federal Division:	La Trobe
Localities around Clyde: Cranbourne East Clyde North Officer South Cranbourne East Clyde Cardinia Devon Meadows Tooradin Dalmore

Clyde is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 48 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Clyde had a population of 1,224.^[1]

History

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 town centre 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.

Transport

Main article: Clyde railway station, Victoria

From 1888 until 1993, Clyde had a railway station on the South Gippsland line. ^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Clyde (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25355&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 
2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 
3. ^ Cranbourne Transit website, accessed 23 November 2006

Coordinates: 38°07′55″S 145°19′37″E / 38.132°S 145.327°E / -38.132; 145.327