Clyde, Victoria

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Clyde
Victoria
Population: 1,357 (2007) [1]
Postcode: 3978
Elevation: 8 m (26 ft)
Location:
LGA: City of Casey
State District: Bass, Cranbourne, Hastings
Federal Division: La Trobe
Localities around Clyde:
Narre Warren South Berwick Beaconsfield
Cranbourne East Clyde Officer
Devon Meadows Tooradin Koo Wee Rup

Clyde is a small town to the south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 census, Clyde had a population of 1,224.[1]

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Transport

Main article: Clyde railway station, Victoria

From 1888 until 1993, Clyde was a railway station on the South Gippsland line. The 796 bus route operated by Cranbourne Transit services the locality.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Clyde (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  2. ^ Cranbourne Transit website, accessed 23 November 2006

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