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West Ryde NSW 2114

7,305 addresses · 98 streets

Bennelong Electorate › Ryde LGA › West Ryde · 13 km from Sydney

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Living Here

West Ryde is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 13,171 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,983 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 55% of households own their home and 44% 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.

13,171Population
37Median age
$1,983Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: West Ryde, 350 m east · Metro station: Epping, 3.8 km north · Light rail stop: Telopea, 4.4 km west · Bus interchange: STA Ryde Depot, 3.5 km east · Ferry wharf: Meadowbank, 1.6 km south · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 15.6 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 15.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in West Ryde

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

Tree cover measures, West Ryde NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.1%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201924.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 63.2%

Population by age in West Ryde
Population by age, West Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4765
5-141,437
15-19555
20-24792
25-342,343
35-442,281
45-541,561
55-641,484
65-741,102
75-84585
85+265
Dwelling types in West Ryde
Dwelling types, West Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,062
Townhouse549
Apartment2,301
Other45
Households by weekly income in West Ryde
Households by weekly income, West Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650681
$650-1,4991,210
$1,500-2,9991,537
$3,000+1,318
Top ancestries in West Ryde
Top ancestries, West Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese3,259
Other2,403
English2,006
Australian1,955
Korean1,023
Indian776
Housing tenure in West Ryde
Housing tenure, West Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,295
Mortgage1,388
Rented2,162
Other66
Cars per household in West Ryde
Cars per household, West Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0691
12,389
21,358
3305
4+160
Commute to work in West Ryde
Commute to work, West Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,043
Train352
Bus103
Tram/ferry4
Walked136
Bicycle10
Home2,825
Top countries of birth in West Ryde
Top countries of birth, West Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China1,390
South Korea798
India699
Philippines431
Hong Kong388
Nepal221
Languages used at home in West Ryde
Languages used at home, West Ryde NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,624
Cantonese963
Korean955
Arabic384
Hindi252
Nepali206

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

257,955 bird observations recorded near West Ryde — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near West 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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