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Ku-ring-gai vs Ryde
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 8.1 km apart · Ku-ring-gai profile · Ryde profile
Ku-ring-gai Ryde
Ryde and Ku-ring-gai are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with similar population sizes, but they offer very different lifestyles. Ryde is more densely populated with more flats and apartments, and it has a far higher share of renters (41.5% compared to 19.8% in Ku-ring-gai). It is also more culturally diverse, with 49.5% of people using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Ku-ring-gai has more separate houses and larger homes; 78.1% of its homes have three or more bedrooms, compared to 49.6% in Ryde. High incomes are also far more common in Ku-ring-gai, where 47.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to 30.6% in Ryde.
Daily life shares many commonalities in both places, including very high levels of education and job skills and similar numbers of businesses. They both also have a very low rate of people needing help with daily activities. While they share these strengths, some gaps are shifting. The difference in the number of people using other languages at home has narrowed since 2011, but the gap in home ownership and high incomes has widened.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 109,297
- First area, 2016: 118,053
- First area, 2021: 124,076
- Second area, 2011: 103,038
- Second area, 2016: 116,302
- Second area, 2021: 129,123
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Ku-ring-gai: 1.3% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Ryde: 0.9% males, 1.5% females
- 80–84 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Ryde: 0.9% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Ryde: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Ryde: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Ryde: 2.0% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Ryde: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Ryde: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.6% males, 4.0% females; 50–54 in Ryde: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.5% males, 4.1% females; 45–49 in Ryde: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.3% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Ryde: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.7% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Ryde: 4.6% males, 4.6% females
- 30–34 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in Ryde: 4.8% males, 5.1% females
- 25–29 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 25–29 in Ryde: 4.1% males, 4.3% females
- 20–24 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Ryde: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 15–19 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 15–19 in Ryde: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Ku-ring-gai: 4.1% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Ryde: 2.6% males, 2.3% females
- 5–9 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in Ryde: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Ryde: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $814
- First area, 2016: $942
- First area, 2021: $1,117
- Second area, 2011: $635
- Second area, 2016: $738
- Second area, 2021: $967
- First area, 2011: $2,508
- First area, 2016: $2,640
- First area, 2021: $3,038
- Second area, 2011: $1,466
- Second area, 2016: $1,786
- Second area, 2021: $2,098
- First area, 2011: $2,679
- First area, 2016: $3,046
- First area, 2021: $3,447
- Second area, 2011: $1,841
- Second area, 2016: $2,106
- Second area, 2021: $2,519
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $575
- First area, 2016: $650
- First area, 2021: $630
- Second area, 2011: $370
- Second area, 2016: $460
- Second area, 2021: $460
- First area, 2011: $3,000
- First area, 2016: $3,000
- First area, 2021: $3,500
- Second area, 2011: $2,329
- Second area, 2016: $2,200
- Second area, 2021: $2,600
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ku-ring-gai vs Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai/vs/LGA16700/ryde