City of Ryde facts for kids
Quick facts for kids City of RydeNew South Wales |
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney
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| • Density | 2,860.99/km2 (7,409.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 11 November 1870 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 40.651 km2 (15.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Jordan Lane | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Ryde | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal Division(s) | Bennelong | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Ryde | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Ryde is a local government area in the Northern Sydney region, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It was first established as the Municipal District of Ryde in 1870, became a municipality in 1906 and was proclaimed as the City of Ryde in 1992.
The local government area extends from the Parramatta River to the Lane Cove River which encircles the area in the north, and is bounded in the east by the peninsula of Hunters Hill and the City of Parramatta in the west. The City comprises an area of 40.651 square kilometres (15.695 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had an estimated population of 116,302.
The Mayor of the City of Ryde since 11 January 2022 is Cr. Jordan Lane, a member of the Liberal Party.
Suburbs and localities in the local government area
The following suburbs and localities are within the City of Ryde:
- Chatswood West
- Denistone
- Denistone East
- Denistone West
- East Ryde
- Eastwood (shared with City of Parramatta Council)
- Gladesville (shared with Municipality of Hunter's Hill)
- Macquarie Centre
- Macquarie Park
- Macquarie University campus
- Marsfield
- Meadowbank
- Melrose Park (shared with City of Parramatta Council)
- North Ryde
- Putney
- Ryde
- Tennyson Point
- Top Ryde
- West Ryde
Demographics
At the 2016 Census, there were 116,302 people in the Ryde local government area, of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population. The median age of people in the City of Ryde was 36 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.3% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 51% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.
Population growth in the City of Ryde between the 2006 Census and the 2011 Census was 6.28%, and in the subsequent five years to the 2016 Census, population growth was 12.87%. When compared with total population growth of Australia of 8.81% during the same period, population growth in the Ryde local government area was approximately 50% higher than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Ryde was around 25% above the national average. At the 2016 Census, the Ryde local government area was linguistically diverse, with a significantly higher than average proportion (51.1%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 22.2%); and a significantly lower proportion (47.7%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.7%).
| Selected historical census data for Ryde local government area | ||||||
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| Census year | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 94,244 | 96,948 | 103,038 | 116,302 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 22nd |  22nd |
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| % of New South Wales population | 1.49% |  1.48% |
 1.49% |
1.56% |
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| % of Australian population | 0.50% | 0.49% |
0.48% |
0.50% |
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| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 17.0% | 14.1% |
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| English | 16.9% | 15.1% |
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| Chinese | 15.7% | 19.2% |
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| Irish | 6.3% | 5.8% |
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| Italian | 5.4% | 5.1% |
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| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Mandarin | 3.0% | 5.9% |
8.6% |
12.7% |
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| Cantonese | 6.4% | 7.0% |
7.1% |
7.0% |
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| Korean | 2.4% | 3.0% |
3.9% |
4.7% |
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| Italian | 3.5% | 3.1% |
2.8% |
2.2% |
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| Armenian | 2.1% | 2.1% |
1.9% |
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| Arabic | 1.7% | |||||
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 32.1% | 30.6% |
29.4% |
25.3% |
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| No religion | 13.7% | 17.4% |
22.4% |
30.2% |
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| Anglican | 16.9% | 14.2% |
12.0% |
8.6% |
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| Buddhism | n/c | 3.6% |
4.4% |
4.1% |
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| Presbyterian and Reformed | 3.9% | 3.8% |
3.8% |
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| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$528 | A$635 | A$738 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 113.3% | 110.1% | 111.5% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,158 | A$1,841 | A$2,106 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 112.8% | 124.3% | 121.5% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1,486 | A$1,466 | A$1,786 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 126.9% | 118.8% | 120.2% | |||
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| Dwelling type | Separate house | 56.2% | 54.5% |
52.8% |
47.3% |
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| Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse | 13.0% | 15.1% |
15.1% |
16.3% |
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| Flat or apartment | 29.5% | 30.0% |
31.9% |
35.6% |
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Culture
The council hosts the Granny Smith Festival on the third Saturday in October in Eastwood.
Images for kids
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Ryde Civic Centre (1964) by Buckland & Druce architects, was the council seat from 1964–2016. It was demolished in 2021.
