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.
Is Ryde a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 5 components we can score for Ryde from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
93/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (93/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
8/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $465 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 8% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Amenities & access
92/100Plenty mapped nearby
About 174 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap
Green space
66/100A good amount of green space nearby
About 11.2% of the area within ~1.2 km of the centre is mapped as green space — parks, reserves, sportsgrounds and the like. An area estimate from a radius around the centre, not the suburb boundary. · OpenStreetMap
Transport
90/100Well served by public-transport stops
About 79 public-transport stops (bus, train, tram or ferry) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. Stop coverage, not timetable frequency. · OpenStreetMap
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Ryde at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 31,907
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $2,024
- SEIFA score
- 1085
- Local government area
- Ryde
- Coordinates
- -33.8103, 151.1140
Map of Ryde
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Housing & property in Ryde
What it costs to live in Ryde and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $465
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,500
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 52%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 45%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Ryde demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
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% 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.
- 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).
Places in and around Ryde
Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.
Eat & drink
24 nearbyRyde Ex-Services Club · The Rustic Cafe · Piazza Dining · Koi Dessert Kitchen · Shahrood · Pizza Atish
Parks & recreation
117 nearbyF45 Training · Fitness First · Ryde Park · Field of Mars Reserve · Pidding Park · Bidgee Park
Shops & groceries
7 nearbyMixed business · French Patisserie · Callaghan Street Cellars · Aldi · Coles · Woolworths
Healthcare
10 nearbyTop Ryde Public Dental Clinic · Top Health Medical Centre · Ryde Pharmacy · Myhealth Health Hub · Australian Skin Clinics - Top Ryde · Late Night Chemist
Schools & education
13 nearbyRyde Swim School · Top Ryde Early Learning · Ryde BASC · Ryde East Public School · Ryde Public School · Holy Cross College
Things to do
3 nearbyRyde Library · Argyle Centre Hall
Eat & drink in and around Ryde
Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.
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Claim this listing- Fortune GreenTakeaway
- Grill'd Top RydeTakeawaygrilld.com.au
- Guzman Y GomezTakeawayguzmanygomez.com.au
- KFCTakeaway
- Koi Dessert KitchenCafé62-66 Blaxland Road, Rydekoidessertbar.com.au
- Leaf CafeCaféleafcafe.com.au
- Locked InnCafé1 Princes Street
- Nikan RestaurantRestaurant100 Blaxland Road, Rydenikan.com.au
- Oliver BrownCafé
- Order LemonCafé
- Pakwaan IndianTakeaway
- Piazza DiningFood court
- Pizza AtishTakeaway
- Pizza HutRestaurant
- Red Spoon ThaiRestaurantredspoonthai.com
- Ryde Ex-Services ClubPub
- ShahroodRestaurantshahroodrestaurant.com.au
- ShareteaCafé
- Sotto on RydeCafé
- The Ambassador Training RestaurantRestaurant
- The Royal Hotel RydePub68 Blaxland Road
- The Rustic CafeCafé
- Top Fish & ChipsTakeawayCnr Devlin St & Blaxland Rd, Ryde
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Common questions about Ryde
Is Ryde a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability, amenities, green space and transport, Ryde rates 74/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Ryde?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Ryde was $465, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Ryde?
Ryde is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Ryde local government area.
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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