# Hunters Hill - Ryde vs Northern Beaches — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 17 km apart

Hunters Hill - Ryde and Northern Beaches are both residential areas in Greater Sydney, but they differ in their layout and population. Hunters Hill - Ryde has a far higher number of street intersections per square kilometre (210 compared to 78). It is also more walkable, with 98.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, compared to 89.3% in Northern Beaches. Northern Beaches has a far larger First Nations population, with 1,706 people compared to 681 in Hunters Hill - Ryde.

Daily life is similar in both places, as both are very walkable and have almost the same number of different amenity types within a short stroll. They also share similar First Nations outcomes, with Year 12 completion rates around 63% and unemployment rates between 5.6% and 6.2%. While both areas are well-connected, Hunters Hill - Ryde has more homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport (99.5% against 95.9%) and more homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed (94.8% versus 88.4%).

## First Nations

| Statistic | Hunters Hill - Ryde | Northern Beaches | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 681 | 1,706 | 1,025 larger in Northern Beaches |  |
| Median age | 25 yrs | 27 yrs | 2 yrs older in Northern Beaches |  |
| Year 12 | 62.9% | 62.6% | 0.3 pts higher in Hunters Hill - Ryde |  |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 6.2% | 0.6 pts higher in Northern Beaches |  |
| Median income | $791 | $949 | $158 higher in Northern Beaches |  |
| Household income | $2,150 | $2,724 | $574 higher in Northern Beaches |  |
| Indigenous language | 6.0% | 5.8% | 0.2 pts higher in Hunters Hill - Ryde |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Hunters Hill - Ryde | Northern Beaches | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 7.7 | 7.5 | 0.2 higher in Hunters Hill - Ryde |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 more in Hunters Hill - Ryde |  |
| 15-min city | 94.8% | 88.4% | 6.4 pts higher in Hunters Hill - Ryde |  |
| Walk to shops | 88.7% | 85.8% | 2.9 pts higher in Hunters Hill - Ryde |  |
| Walk to transit | 99.5% | 95.9% | 3.5 pts higher in Hunters Hill - Ryde |  |
| Walk to school | 98.4% | 89.3% | 9.1 pts higher in Hunters Hill - Ryde |  |
| Walk to a park | 100.0% | 98.4% | 1.6 pts higher in Hunters Hill - Ryde |  |
| Walk to health | 79.9% | 76.1% | 3.8 pts higher in Hunters Hill - Ryde |  |
| Intersections/km² | 210 | 78 | 132 higher in Hunters Hill - Ryde |  |
| Mean slope | 7.4% | 9.7% | 2.2 pts higher in Northern Beaches |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE107013/hunters-hill-ryde/vs/IARE107020/northern-beaches