Ryhope NSW 2283
106 addresses · 7 streets
Hunter Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Ryhope · 102 km from Sydney
Living Here
Ryhope is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 35 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Toronto - Awaba statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ryhope itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 Catholic church
1 golf club
Getting around. Train station: Awaba, 3.1 km south-east · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 14.4 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 69% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 69.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 81.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 9.1% · Labour-force participation 68.8%
Population by age in Ryhope
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 8 |
| 55-64 | 8 |
| 65-74 | 4 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Ryhope
| House | 11 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Ryhope
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Ryhope
| Australian | 22 |
|---|---|
| English | 16 |
| Scottish | 12 |
| Aboriginal | 8 |
| Chinese | 0 |
| Croatian | 0 |
Housing tenure in Ryhope
| Owned | 11 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Ryhope
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Ryhope
| Car | 11 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Ryhope
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,678 bird observations recorded near Ryhope — most often seen:
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (303)
- Grey Fantail (254)
- Laughing Kookaburra (220)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (219)
- Spotted Pardalote (203)
- Australian Raven (193)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (193)
- White-throated Treecreeper (185)
- Australian Magpie (181)
- Pied Currawong (160)
- Bell Miner (159)
- Noisy Miner (155)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (154)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Ryhope
- Brown Thornbill (150)
- Grey Butcherbird (148)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (146)
- Eastern Rosella (138)
- Eastern Spinebill (136)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (136)
- Striated Thornbill (131)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (129)
- Wonga Pigeon (122)
- Noisy Friarbird (118)
- White-browed Scrubwren (114)
- Superb Fairy-wren (113)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (110)
- Red-browed Finch (110)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (104)
- Eastern Whipbird (98)
- Golden Whistler (96)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Ryhope:
- Awaba (3 km)
- Freemans Waterhole (3.7 km)
- Wakefield (4.4 km)
- Blackalls Park (5.5 km)
- Fassifern (5.7 km)
- Brunkerville (6.3 km)
- Toronto (6.4 km)
- Fennell Bay (6.7 km)
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Streets
- Bushrock Road (6)
- Cessnock Road (24)
- Charles Street (31)
- Cozzie Lane (6)
- John Street (18)
- Ridley Street (13)
- Wakefield Road (8)
