Ryde, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Ryde sits on the north bank of the Parramatta River, a long-established suburb in Sydney's north-west and the administrative heart of the City of Ryde. Long known to its Aboriginal inhabitants as Wallumatta, the district was opened to settlers as Eastern Farms in the early 1790s, soon picked up the curious name Kissing Point, and from the 1840s took the name Ryde — borrowed from the town of Ryde on England's Isle of Wight, reputedly by a settler who had come from there and kept a store. The area holds some of the colony's oldest fabric, including Addington, said to be among Australia's earliest surviving settler cottages, and the churchyard of St Anne's, where Maria Ann Smith — the 'Granny' Smith of apple fame — is buried. Its Top Ryde centre grew around one of the country's first shopping malls, and the local leisure centre hosted water polo at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Ryde is more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1085, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Ryde at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 31,907
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $2,024
- SEIFA score
- 1085
- Coordinates
- -33.8103, 151.1140
Ryde demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Ryde using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 38%, 45% of homes are rented, and 51% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 5,437 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3,149 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 12,044 | 38% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 6,852 | 21% |
| Seniors (65+) | 4,424 | 14% |
Share of the 31,906 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 2,764 | 22% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3,713 | 30% |
| Rented | 5,622 | 45% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4,409 | 35% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,092 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 6,941 | 56% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 12,462 occupied private dwellings in Ryde.
- Median weekly rent
- $465
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,445
- Median weekly personal income
- $983
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 15,601 (51%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 16,006 (52%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 187 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 19,399 (76%)
- Labour-force participation
- 64.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Employed full-time
- 10,020
- Employed part-time
- 4,438
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Ryde
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Ryde is January (average daytime high around 28.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.8°C). The area receives roughly 854 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4°C | 18.6°C | 85 mm |
| Feb | 27.1°C | 18.1°C | 92 mm |
| Mar | 25.4°C | 16.9°C | 139 mm |
| Apr | 22.9°C | 13.6°C | 72 mm |
| May | 19.7°C | 10°C | 37 mm |
| Jun | 16.7°C | 8°C | 57 mm |
| Jul | 16.8°C | 7.1°C | 56 mm |
| Aug | 17.9°C | 7.6°C | 52 mm |
| Sep | 20.9°C | 9.8°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 23.7°C | 12.6°C | 77 mm |
| Nov | 25.2°C | 14.7°C | 73 mm |
| Dec | 27.5°C | 16.9°C | 70 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Ryde
Where is Ryde?
Ryde is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Ryde?
At the 2021 Census, Ryde had a population of about 31,907.
Is Ryde an advantaged area?
Ryde has an ABS SEIFA score of 1085, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 93 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Ryde?
Ryde has average daytime highs of about 22.7°C and overnight lows of about 12.8°C, with roughly 854 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Ryde?
Ryde is one of the most populous suburbs in New South Wales — the 10th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 31,907 usual residents).
Where Ryde ranks
Ryde appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in New South Wales#10 of 25
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