Cardinia vs Clyde

Clyde is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 44 in Cardinia. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Clyde tends to suit young adults and families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Clyde

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Clyde

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 10%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cardinia is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • Clyde sits closer to the CBD (58.7 km vs 63.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cardinia

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 4%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Where they sit

Cardinia and Clyde drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cardinia Clyde
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Cardinia Clyde
Walkability 20 / 0
Cardinia — Walkability: 20/100 Clyde — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 20
Cardinia — Safety: 16/100 Clyde — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cardinia — Low fire risk: 100/100 Clyde — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 2 / 11
Cardinia — Low flood risk: 2/100 Clyde — Low flood risk: 11/100

Demographics

Clyde has more residents (11,177 vs 342); Cardinia skews older (44 vs 30).

Cardinia Clyde
Population 342 11,177
+3168% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.0% —
Median age 44 30
Median household income $97,500/yr $111,904/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk $401/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cardinia Clyde
0-4 3.8% / 12.8%
Cardinia — 0-4: 3.8% Clyde — 0-4: 12.8%
5-14 9.9% / 14.2%
Cardinia — 5-14: 9.9% Clyde — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 9.9% / 3.8%
Cardinia — 15-19: 9.9% Clyde — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 4.4% / 6.4%
Cardinia — 20-24: 4.4% Clyde — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 10.2% / 27.4%
Cardinia — 25-34: 10.2% Clyde — 25-34: 27.4%
35-44 12.3% / 18.7%
Cardinia — 35-44: 12.3% Clyde — 35-44: 18.7%
45-54 13.5% / 7.8%
Cardinia — 45-54: 13.5% Clyde — 45-54: 7.8%
55-64 15.8% / 5.3%
Cardinia — 55-64: 15.8% Clyde — 55-64: 5.3%
65-74 13.7% / 2.6%
Cardinia — 65-74: 13.7% Clyde — 65-74: 2.6%
75-84 4.4% / 0.9%
Cardinia — 75-84: 4.4% Clyde — 75-84: 0.9%
85+ 1.5% / 0.2%
Cardinia — 85+: 1.5% Clyde — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cardinia 65.8% couple families
Cardinia — Couple Families: 65.8% Cardinia — Lone Person: 22.4% Cardinia — One Parent Families: 11.8% Cardinia — Group Household: 0.0% Cardinia — Other Families: 0.0%
Clyde 66.3% couple families
Clyde — Couple Families: 66.3% Clyde — Lone Person: 15.5% Clyde — One Parent Families: 12.9% Clyde — Group Household: 3.5% Clyde — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cardinia 10.4% renting
Cardinia — Owned Outright: 47.2% Cardinia — Mortgage: 42.5% Cardinia — Renting: 10.4%
Clyde 23.7% renting
Clyde — Owned Outright: 6.9% Clyde — Mortgage: 69.3% Clyde — Renting: 23.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cardinia Clyde
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 13.4%
Cardinia — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Clyde — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 13.6%
Cardinia — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Clyde — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 10.7%
Cardinia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Clyde — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 5.5%
Cardinia — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Clyde — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.5%
Cardinia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Clyde — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Cardinia Clyde
India — / 15.8%
Cardinia — India: not among its largest Clyde — India: 15.8%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.4%
Cardinia — New Zealand: 2.9% Clyde — New Zealand: 2.4%
Sri Lanka — / 4.7%
Cardinia — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Clyde — Sri Lanka: 4.7%
Philippines — / 3.3%
Cardinia — Philippines: not among its largest Clyde — Philippines: 3.3%
England 0.9% / 1.6%
Cardinia — England: 0.9% Clyde — England: 1.6%
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Cardinia — Netherlands: 0.9% Clyde — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cardinia 100.0% houses
Cardinia — Houses: 100.0% Cardinia — Townhouses: 0.0% Cardinia — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Clyde 97.5% houses
Clyde — Houses: 97.5% Clyde — Townhouses: 2.4% Clyde — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cardinia Clyde
Median house price — $705,000
Median unit price — $637,500
Median land price — $460,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 317 sales

Zoning mix

Cardinia has more rural and farming land (89% vs 42%).

Cardinia Clyde
Rural and farming 89% 42%
Residential 0% 53%
Other and special use 8% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Cardinia Clyde
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
 3,412
across Casey
Approvals change year on year +13% -15%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cardinia Clyde
Houses — 4.4%
$620/wk on $734K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Cardinia Clyde
House price — Higher than 40% of VIC
Income Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 11% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 91% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 90% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 88% of VIC

Liveability

Cardinia is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Cardinia Clyde
Grade — C
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Cardinia Clyde
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
84/100
 High
80/100
Flood High
98/100
 High
89/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Cardinia Clyde
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Cardinia

  • Cardinia Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Clyde

  • Clyde Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Clyde Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Clyde Creek Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Clyde Creek Primary School - Specialist Campus Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Cardinia Clyde
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 13
Childcare 1 11
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 6 4

Mobility

Cardinia sits further from the CBD (63.3 km vs 58.7 km).

Cardinia Clyde
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 63.3 km
+7% vs other
 58.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 58 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 3978
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 91
postcode 3978
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Cardinia Clyde
Car (driver) 58.7% / 73.8%
Cardinia — Car (driver): 58.7% Clyde — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 29.7% / 18.4%
Cardinia — Worked from Home: 29.7% Clyde — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.8%
Cardinia — Car (passenger): 3.9% Clyde — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 5.2% / 0.6%
Cardinia — Walked Only: 5.2% Clyde — Walked Only: 0.6%
Train 2.6% / 2.9%
Cardinia — Train: 2.6% Clyde — Train: 2.9%
Bus — / 0.6%
Cardinia — Bus: not among its largest Clyde — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

Cardinia Clyde
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 7.4 km

NBN connectivity

Cardinia Clyde
Connectivity score 30/100 96/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
150 premises
 94%
5,298 premises

Climate

Cardinia Clyde
Annual rainfall 781 mm —
Summer max (Jan) — 24.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 8.3°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Cardinia Clyde
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cardinia Clyde
Average residential rate $1,880/yr $1,767/yr
Council Cardinia Casey

Federal electorate

Cardinia Clyde
Division La Trobe Holt
Member Jason Wood Cassandra Fernando
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Cardinia Clyde
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cardinia

Rural

Clyde

Family Multicultural Regional Centre Young Families

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