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Ryde NSW 2112

18,720 addresses · 204 streets

Bennelong Electorate › Ryde LGA › Ryde · 11 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A northern-Sydney suburb midway between the city and Parramatta, Ryde mixes established homes with new apartments. Households average 2.4 people and the median age is 36. Median household income is $2,024 a week, with rent about $465.

Ryde is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 31,907 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,024 a week, with median rent near $465 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 53% of households own their home and 46% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

31,907Population
36Median age
$2,024Median household income / wk
$465Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ryde - Putney statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ryde itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Meadowbank, 1.5 km west · Metro station: North Ryde, 3.7 km north-east · Bus interchange: STA Ryde Depot, 1.6 km east · Ferry wharf: Meadowbank, 1.7 km south-west · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 15.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 17.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ryde

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Ryde NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.3%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201923.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 64.7%

Population by age in Ryde
Population by age, Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-42,017
5-143,420
15-191,311
20-241,838
25-346,352
35-445,692
45-543,626
55-643,226
65-742,304
75-841,384
85+736
Dwelling types in Ryde
Dwelling types, Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House4,409
Townhouse1,092
Apartment6,941
Other3
Households by weekly income in Ryde
Households by weekly income, Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,621
$650-1,4992,837
$1,500-2,9993,844
$3,000+3,524
Top ancestries in Ryde
Top ancestries, Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese7,097
Other7,030
English4,984
Australian4,857
Italian2,551
Irish1,819
Housing tenure in Ryde
Housing tenure, Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,764
Mortgage3,713
Rented5,622
Other218
Cars per household in Ryde
Cars per household, Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
01,348
16,280
23,455
3851
4+379
Commute to work in Ryde
Commute to work, Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,557
Train223
Bus458
Tram/ferry7
Walked307
Bicycle24
Home7,073
Top countries of birth in Ryde
Top countries of birth, Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China3,505
India1,130
South Korea1,018
Iran777
Philippines699
Hong Kong659
Languages used at home in Ryde
Languages used at home, Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin3,715
Cantonese1,925
Korean1,242
Italian761
Arabic758
Persian676

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

254,791 bird observations recorded near Ryde — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ryde

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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