Rye Park, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Rye Park is more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 971, 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.
Rye Park at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 230
- Median age
- 50
- Median weekly household income
- $1,300
- SEIFA score
- 971
- Coordinates
- -34.5329, 148.9192
Rye Park demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Rye Park 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 mid-life (45–64) at 34%, 11% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 27 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 31 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 38 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 80 | 34% |
| Seniors (65+) | 57 | 24% |
Share of the 233 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 45 | 59% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 20 | 26% |
| Rented | 8 | 11% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 74 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 77 occupied private dwellings in Rye Park.
- Median weekly rent
- $170
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,400
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,687
- Median weekly personal income
- $612
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 18 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 7 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 85 (45%)
- Labour-force participation
- 53.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.4%
- Employed full-time
- 54
- Employed part-time
- 41
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.
Common questions about Rye Park
Where is Rye Park?
Rye Park is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Rye Park?
At the 2021 Census, Rye Park had a population of about 230.
Is Rye Park an advantaged area?
Rye Park has an ABS SEIFA score of 971, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 40 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of Australian suburbs.
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