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Gordon - Killara vs North Ryde - East Ryde

Name: Gordon - Killara vs North Ryde - East Ryde — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.4 km apart · Gordon - Killara profile · North Ryde - East Ryde profile

Gordon - Killara North Ryde - East Ryde

Gordon - Killara and North Ryde - East Ryde are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different layouts. Gordon - Killara is a wealthier and older area, where the typical resident is 41 and 42.5% of households earn $3,000 or more per week. It also has much larger schools, with an average size of 959 students. In contrast, North Ryde - East Ryde is more walkable and better connected; 97% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, and there are far more public transport departures per 1,000 people (2,600.3 compared to 852.4 in Gordon - Killara).

Since 2011, these two areas have tracked in different directions across several key measures. The gap in the share of people with no religion has widened, while the difference in the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has narrowed. Despite these shifts, the two areas remain very similar in some ways. They share almost identical rates of unemployment, population growth, and typical weekly personal incomes, and both have a high share of residents born overseas.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 11.8 pts higher in Gordon - Killara Volunteering: 6.4 pts higher in Gordon - Killara No religion: 10.0 pts higher in Gordon - Killara Bachelor+: 9.7 pts higher in Gordon - Killara Population: 6,811 larger in Gordon - Killara

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +6,811 larger in Gordon - Killara gap steady

22,433 92nd pct 15,622 78th pct

Median age in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +3 yrs older in Gordon - Killara gap widening

41 yrs 57th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

23.1% Young adults (25–44) +8.7 pts ▸ 31.8%

27.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.9 pts 24.6%

17.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.3 pts 17.4%

17.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.6 pts 15.0%

14.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.9 pts 11.2%

Marital status

57.7% Married ◂ +4.5 pts 53.2%

29.8% Never married +4.3 pts ▸ 34.1%

6.2% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.4% Widowed even 4.4%

1.8% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Gordon - Killara North Ryde - East Ryde

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

47.2% Australia +5.3 pts ▸ 52.5%

15.4% China ◂ +6.8 pts 8.6%

4.0% England ◂ +1.9 pts 2.1%

2.1% India +1.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.7% Philippines +1.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% South Africa ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.5% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Italy +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

34.5% Chinese ◂ +12.8 pts 21.7%

22.7% English ◂ +3.5 pts 19.2%

17.6% Australian +1.7 pts ▸ 19.4%

6.7% Irish even 6.7%

6.4% Scottish ◂ +1.3 pts 5.1%

1.6% Italian +3.7 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.4% Indian +1.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.0% Filipino +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.4% German even 2.3%

0.8% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

51.5% English only +1.1 pts ▸ 52.5%

19.0% Mandarin ◂ +8.8 pts 10.2%

9.3% Cantonese ◂ +3.8 pts 5.6%

1.0% Hindi +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Arabic +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

38.9% Christianity +7.0 pts ▸ 45.9%

45.7% No religion ◂ +10.0 pts 35.6%

4.8% Not stated +2.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.3% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 3.3%

2.4% Hinduism +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.3% Islam +1.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.7% Judaism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

0.9% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +1 more in North Ryde - East Ryde

4 57th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +0.83 more in North Ryde - East Ryde

1.01 15th pct 1.84 43rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +8 more in North Ryde - East Ryde

57 90th pct 65 93rd pct

Students in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +2,832 more in Gordon - Killara

3,837 86th pct 1,005 37th pct

Avg size in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +758 larger in Gordon - Killara

959 90th pct 201 21st pct

ICSEA in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +34 higher in Gordon - Killara

1,163 100th pct 1,129 91st pct

Highest year of school

87.5% Year 12 ◂ +11.8 pts 75.7%

4.4% Year 10 +6.2 pts ▸ 10.5%

2.5% Year 9 or below +2.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.9% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

Highest qualification level

44.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.9 pts 38.4%

24.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.8 pts 19.9%

11.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

5.0% Certificate III / IV +6.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 3.5%

0.8% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Field of qualification

32.2% Management & commerce ◂ +3.5 pts 28.7%

13.8% Society & culture ◂ +3.6 pts 10.3%

9.3% Engineering & related +4.0 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.7% Health ◂ +2.7 pts 8.0%

6.0% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.7% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%

5.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

4.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%

2.8% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.7% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +$16 higher in Gordon - Killara gap narrowing

$1,070 83rd pct $1,054 82nd pct

Household income in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +$201 higher in Gordon - Killara gap narrowing

$2,640 91st pct $2,439 87th pct

Family income in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +$129 higher in Gordon - Killara gap narrowing

$3,103 90th pct $2,974 88th pct

Household income distribution

31.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 26.4%

25.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 26.6%

16.2% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 16.9%

10.8% $3,000–$3,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

9.6% Under $650 +2.6 pts ▸ 12.1%

Personal income distribution

35.3% Under $650 ◂ +0.8 pts 34.5%

23.3% $650–$1,499 +1.8 pts ▸ 25.1%

21.6% $1,500–$2,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 23.9%

15.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.1 pts 10.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.1% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.9% Mental health +1.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.7% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.9% Arthritis +1.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.2% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

0.8% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Stroke even 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.7% None ◂ +3.4 pts 71.3%

15.5% One condition +0.9 pts ▸ 16.4%

3.8% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.3% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +29 larger in North Ryde - East Ryde

41 13th pct 70 22nd pct

Median age in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +2 yrs older in Gordon - Killara

35 yrs 95th pct 33 yrs 91st pct

Median income in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +$405 higher in Gordon - Killara

$1,100 91st pct $695 61st pct

Household income in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +$1,062 higher in Gordon - Killara

$3,124 96th pct $2,062 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +0.1 larger in Gordon - Killara gap steady

2.8 79th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

66.9% Couples with children ◂ +1.5 pts 65.4%

21.2% Couples without children +3.0 pts ▸ 24.3%

11.1% One-parent families ◂ +1.8 pts 9.3%

0.8% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

30.5% 2 people +1.5 pts ▸ 32.0%

18.7% 1 person +2.3 pts ▸ 21.0%

20.9% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 19.1%

19.5% 3 people ◂ +1.2 pts 18.3%

7.8% 5 people ◂ +1.1 pts 6.7%

2.8% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +$79 higher in Gordon - Killara gap narrowing

$600 98th pct $521 90th pct

Mortgage in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +$400 higher in Gordon - Killara gap narrowing

$3,200 99th pct $2,800 92nd pct

People / bedroom in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +0.10 higher in North Ryde - East Ryde gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.1% Owned outright ◂ +6.8 pts 30.3%

28.1% Rented +6.0 pts ▸ 34.1%

32.3% Owned with a mortgage +1.1 pts ▸ 33.4%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

0.9% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

55.7% Separate house +6.1 pts ▸ 61.8%

40.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +12.5 pts 27.8%

2.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.4 pts ▸ 10.2%

1.2% Other dwelling ◂ +1.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

24.7% 3 bedrooms +4.8 pts ▸ 29.5%

24.7% 4 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 24.8%

22.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.0 pts 18.1%

19.3% 5 or more ◂ +7.3 pts 12.0%

8.1% 1 bedroom +6.3 pts ▸ 14.4%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

32.5% $350–$549 +3.3 pts ▸ 35.8%

30.5% $550–$749 +1.4 pts ▸ 31.9%

31.1% $750 or more ◂ +18.2 pts 12.9%

3.1% $200–$349 +5.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

0.6% Under $200 +6.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

52.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.1 pts 44.9%

19.5% $1,800–$2,999 +7.8 pts ▸ 27.4%

11.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.5 pts 10.8%

9.0% $1,000–$1,799 +1.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde even

83 82nd pct 83 82nd pct

Stops/1k in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +1.61 more in North Ryde - East Ryde

3.70 41st pct 5.31 64th pct

Departures/1k in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +1,747.9 more in North Ryde - East Ryde

852.4 52nd pct 2,600.3 86th pct

PT routes in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +4 more in North Ryde - East Ryde

13 73rd pct 17 82nd pct

Stop walk in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +5 longer in Gordon - Killara

11 72nd pct 6 57th pct

Drive to city in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +4 longer in Gordon - Killara

17 31st pct 13 20th pct

Reach 30 min in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +6,811 more in Gordon - Killara

22,433 67th pct 15,622 49th pct

Reach 45 min in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +87,198 more in North Ryde - East Ryde

87,916 68th pct 175,114 84th pct

Transit to city in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +5 longer in Gordon - Killara

53 40th pct 48 30th pct

How people get to work

54.0% Worked at home ◂ +3.5 pts 50.5%

24.7% Car (driver) +1.9 pts ▸ 26.6%

3.7% Train ◂ +1.9 pts 1.8%

1.9% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.3% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% Bus +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

41.8% 1 vehicle +0.1 pts ▸ 41.9%

38.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.2 pts 33.1%

5.6% No vehicle +5.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.1 pts 9.6%

4.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.5% Professional & technical ◂ +1.0 pts 16.5%

14.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.3 pts 11.8%

11.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.2 pts 9.6%

9.8% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 8.0%

7.5% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.9% Construction +2.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.6% Accommodation & food +0.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.4% Manufacturing +1.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.8% Wholesale trade +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.6% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.1% Media & telecommunications +1.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.3% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

42.7% Professionals ◂ +3.3 pts 39.4%

20.4% Managers ◂ +3.7 pts 16.7%

12.6% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 14.0%

5.1% Technicians & trades +3.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.3% Sales workers even 7.3%

6.0% Community & personal service +0.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.6% Labourers +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.4% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +1 higher in Gordon - Killara

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +1 higher in Gordon - Killara

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +1 higher in Gordon - Killara

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +29 higher in Gordon - Killara

1,150 98th pct 1,121 91st pct

ERP in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +7,222 higher in Gordon - Killara

23,799 89th pct 16,577 77th pct

Growth in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +0.5 pts higher in North Ryde - East Ryde

5.3% 57th pct 5.8% 60th pct

Businesses in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +1,370 higher in Gordon - Killara

3,217 86th pct 1,847 85th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +191 higher in Gordon - Killara

1,447 88th pct 1,255 78th pct

Max temp in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +0.4 higher in North Ryde - East Ryde

23.2 44th pct 23.6 49th pct

Min temp in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +0.4 higher in North Ryde - East Ryde

12.5 59th pct 13.0 64th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +0.6 higher in North Ryde - East Ryde

7.1 75th pct 7.7 83rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +0.5 more in North Ryde - East Ryde

7.0 77th pct 7.5 84th pct

15-min city in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +6.2 pts higher in North Ryde - East Ryde

90.0% 70th pct 96.2% 80th pct

Walk to shops in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +17.7 pts higher in North Ryde - East Ryde

76.0% 62nd pct 93.6% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +4.2 pts higher in North Ryde - East Ryde

93.3% 53rd pct 97.5% 65th pct

Walk to school in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +0.8 pts higher in North Ryde - East Ryde

97.6% 82nd pct 98.4% 84th pct

Walk to a park in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde even

100.0% 71st pct 100.0% 71st pct

Walk to health in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +22.9 pts higher in North Ryde - East Ryde

74.1% 72nd pct 97.0% 94th pct

Amenities/1k in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +1.0 more in Gordon - Killara

11.1 30th pct 10.0 24th pct

Intersections/km² in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +77 higher in North Ryde - East Ryde

84 48th pct 161 63rd pct

Mean slope in Gordon - Killara in North Ryde - East Ryde +1.8 pts higher in Gordon - Killara

9.2% 88th pct 7.4% 76th pct

Compare Gordon - Killara with nearby areas

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Compare North Ryde - East Ryde with nearby areas

Lane Cove Ryde - North Hunters Hill - Woolwich Gladesville - Huntleys Point Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North Ryde - South Greenwich - Riverview Macquarie Park - Marsfield

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gordon - Killara vs North Ryde - East Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/121031407/gordon-killara/vs/126021501/north-ryde-east-ryde