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West Ryde - Meadowbank vs Putney

Name: West Ryde - Meadowbank vs Putney — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · West Ryde - Meadowbank profile · Putney profile

West Ryde - Meadowbank Putney

West Ryde - Meadowbank and Putney are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social profiles. West Ryde - Meadowbank is a more transient, multicultural hub where 52.8% of people were born overseas and 46.4% of homes are rented. It is dominated by apartments, with 59.6% of homes being flats, and has a younger typical resident age of 36. Putney is more established and affluent, with 83.9% of homes being separate houses and 45.9% owned outright. Its residents are noticeably older, with a typical age of 43, and 47.5% of households earn $3,000 or more per week.

Both areas are effectively identical in their overall advantage scores, which sit around the national average. While they share this baseline, the gap in home ownership and the number of people living alone has widened since 2016. At the same time, the difference in the share of people born overseas and those using a language other than English at home has narrowed over the same period.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 31.2 pts higher in West Ryde - Meadowbank Separate houses: 51.7 pts higher in Putney 3+ bedrooms: 48.6 pts higher in Putney Owned outright: 23.1 pts higher in Putney Other language: 22.6 pts higher in West Ryde - Meadowbank

Demographics & Identity

Population in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +15,939 larger in West Ryde - Meadowbank gap steady

20,102 89th pct 4,163 17th pct

Median age in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +7 yrs older in Putney gap narrowing

36 yrs 29th pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

39.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +18.9 pts 20.4%

21.8% Older adults (45–64) +8.7 pts ▸ 30.5%

13.2% Seniors (65+) +5.5 pts ▸ 18.7%

15.8% Children (0–14) +1.2 pts ▸ 17.0%

9.9% Youth (15–24) +3.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

Marital status

49.6% Married +9.4 pts ▸ 59.0%

37.3% Never married ◂ +7.6 pts 29.7%

7.4% Divorced ◂ +2.3 pts 5.1%

3.4% Widowed +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.4% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%

Age & sex structure

West Ryde - Meadowbank Putney

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

44.3% Australia +21.7 pts ▸ 66.0%

10.6% China ◂ +4.5 pts 6.1%

5.1% India ◂ +3.9 pts 1.2%

3.2% Philippines ◂ +2.6 pts 0.6%

0.8% Italy +1.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.6% England +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.7% Nepal ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%

1.2% New Zealand even 1.2%

1.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Ancestry

24.3% Chinese ◂ +9.2 pts 15.1%

15.4% English +6.1 pts ▸ 21.5%

14.9% Australian +6.5 pts ▸ 21.4%

4.1% Italian +10.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

5.6% Irish +2.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.4% Scottish +2.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.9% Indian ◂ +2.9 pts 3.1%

1.3% Greek +4.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.8% Filipino ◂ +2.8 pts 1.1%

1.4% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.5% German +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.7% Dutch even 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

42.5% English only +23.5 pts ▸ 65.9%

12.3% Mandarin ◂ +5.6 pts 6.6%

6.9% Cantonese ◂ +3.2 pts 3.8%

2.5% Arabic +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.1% Italian +2.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.6% Greek +2.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.9% Hindi ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

0.9% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% Tagalog ◂ +1.2 pts 0.2%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.7% Christianity +20.2 pts ▸ 63.9%

35.8% No religion ◂ +10.4 pts 25.4%

6.8% Hinduism ◂ +5.1 pts 1.7%

5.2% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 4.4%

4.6% Buddhism ◂ +2.3 pts 2.2%

2.9% Islam ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.1% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +5 more in West Ryde - Meadowbank

6 71st pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +0.48 more in West Ryde - Meadowbank

1.89 45th pct 1.41 29th pct

Schools ≤3 km in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +14 more in West Ryde - Meadowbank

50 88th pct 36 77th pct

Students in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +3,098 more in West Ryde - Meadowbank

3,455 84th pct 357 12th pct

Avg size in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +219 larger in West Ryde - Meadowbank

576 70th pct 357 40th pct

ICSEA in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +24 higher in Putney

1,090 79th pct 1,114 87th pct

Highest year of school

79.5% Year 12 ◂ +5.3 pts 74.2%

8.5% Year 10 +5.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

5.3% Year 9 or below +0.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.6% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

Highest qualification level

40.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.0 pts 39.3%

20.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.0 pts 14.4%

10.9% Certificate III / IV +4.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

13.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.7 pts ▸ 15.3%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

0.9% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

28.5% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 30.5%

12.1% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

8.4% Health +3.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.5% Society & culture ◂ +1.2 pts 10.3%

8.1% Information technology ◂ +4.3 pts 3.8%

5.4% Education +1.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.6% Architecture & building +2.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 4.0%

4.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.2 pts 3.6%

3.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +$88 higher in Putney gap widening

$996 77th pct $1,084 84th pct

Household income in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +$1,037 higher in Putney gap widening

$2,019 67th pct $3,056 98th pct

Family income in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +$883 higher in Putney gap widening

$2,420 72nd pct $3,303 93rd pct

Household income distribution

15.4% $4,000 or more +20.2 pts ▸ 35.6%

32.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.5 pts 21.9%

23.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.5 pts 15.6%

13.0% Under $650 ◂ +3.6 pts 9.4%

11.9% $3,000–$3,999 even 11.9%

Personal income distribution

34.9% Under $650 ◂ +1.4 pts 33.5%

30.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.9 pts 27.0%

23.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.2 pts 21.7%

6.0% $3,000 or more +8.0 pts ▸ 14.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.1% Other condition even 7.2%

4.7% Arthritis +2.0 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.1% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.7% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 4.6%

2.5% Heart disease +1.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.9% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.0% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.6% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

75.6% None ◂ +4.6 pts 71.0%

14.7% One condition +2.1 pts ▸ 16.8%

3.5% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.4% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +70 larger in West Ryde - Meadowbank

83 27th pct 13 4th pct

Median age in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +5 yrs older in Putney

23 yrs 36th pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +$40 higher in West Ryde - Meadowbank

$939 86th pct $899 84th pct

Household income in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +$1,708 higher in Putney

$2,416 86th pct $4,124 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +0.6 larger in Putney gap steady

2.4 36th pct 3.0 89th pct

Family composition

57.4% Couples with children +11.8 pts ▸ 69.2%

29.9% Couples without children ◂ +8.1 pts 21.8%

10.8% One-parent families ◂ +2.4 pts 8.4%

1.9% Other families ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

Household size

33.3% 2 people ◂ +3.9 pts 29.4%

29.2% 1 person ◂ +14.8 pts 14.4%

14.5% 4 people +8.7 pts ▸ 23.2%

16.5% 3 people +1.8 pts ▸ 18.3%

4.3% 5 people +6.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

2.0% 6 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +$280 higher in Putney gap widening

$420 71st pct $700 100th pct

Mortgage in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +$1,067 higher in Putney gap widening

$2,400 84th pct $3,467 100th pct

People / bedroom in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +0.20 higher in West Ryde - Meadowbank gap narrowing

1.00 90th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.4% Rented ◂ +31.2 pts 15.2%

22.7% Owned outright +23.1 pts ▸ 45.9%

28.5% Owned with a mortgage +8.4 pts ▸ 36.9%

1.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Types of homes

32.2% Separate house +51.7 pts ▸ 83.9%

59.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +58.8 pts 0.7%

7.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.5 pts ▸ 15.0%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

39.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +31.1 pts 8.4%

11.1% 4 bedrooms +27.0 pts ▸ 38.1%

24.6% 3 bedrooms +6.9 pts ▸ 31.5%

5.6% 5 or more +14.6 pts ▸ 20.1%

17.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +17.0 pts 0.5%

0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

48.4% $350–$549 ◂ +34.8 pts 13.7%

6.0% $750 or more +32.6 pts ▸ 38.5%

18.5% $550–$749 +16.1 pts ▸ 34.6%

19.8% $200–$349 ◂ +9.6 pts 10.2%

4.8% Under $200 ◂ +3.3 pts 1.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.9% $3,000 or more +23.0 pts ▸ 56.8%

32.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.6 pts 16.7%

16.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.0 pts 9.0%

11.4% Under $1,000 +0.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +45 more in West Ryde - Meadowbank

67 72nd pct 22 32nd pct

Stops/1k in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +1.95 more in Putney

3.33 35th pct 5.28 64th pct

Departures/1k in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +675.1 more in Putney

1,276.6 67th pct 1,951.7 83rd pct

PT routes in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +6 more in West Ryde - Meadowbank

10 62nd pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +2 longer in West Ryde - Meadowbank

3 29th pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +3 longer in West Ryde - Meadowbank

18 34th pct 15 26th pct

Reach 30 min in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney even

31,555 76th pct 31,591 77th pct

Reach 45 min in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +34,445 more in West Ryde - Meadowbank

158,934 81st pct 124,489 75th pct

Transit to city in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +5 longer in Putney

57 48th pct 62 57th pct

How people get to work

45.6% Worked at home ◂ +2.3 pts 43.3%

27.9% Car (driver) +7.6 pts ▸ 35.5%

5.6% Train ◂ +5.1 pts 0.6%

2.0% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.9% Walked ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

1.2% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

51.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +27.4 pts 24.5%

25.8% 2 vehicles +16.0 pts ▸ 41.7%

5.4% 3 vehicles +12.5 pts ▸ 18.0%

14.2% No vehicle ◂ +10.6 pts 3.6%

2.7% 4 or more +9.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.7% Professional & technical +0.2 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.3% Health care & social assistance +0.3 pts ▸ 13.6%

8.7% Education & training +1.3 pts ▸ 10.0%

9.2% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.6 pts 7.7%

6.4% Construction +2.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.1% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.9% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.9 pts 3.2%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.8 pts 3.3%

3.8% Wholesale trade +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

1.9% Rental & real estate +1.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

37.5% Professionals ◂ +3.4 pts 34.1%

13.8% Managers +8.2 pts ▸ 21.9%

14.3% Clerical & administrative +0.9 pts ▸ 15.2%

9.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.5 pts 7.8%

6.7% Sales workers +1.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

8.0% Community & personal service ◂ +1.8 pts 6.3%

5.5% Labourers ◂ +2.3 pts 3.2%

2.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +1 higher in Putney

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +2 higher in Putney

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +6 higher in Putney

4 36th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +1 higher in Putney

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +62 higher in Putney

1,090 84th pct 1,152 98th pct

ERP in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +17,985 higher in West Ryde - Meadowbank

22,183 88th pct 4,198 16th pct

Growth in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +9.0 pts higher in West Ryde - Meadowbank

9.7% 79th pct 0.8% 17th pct

Businesses in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +1,489 higher in West Ryde - Meadowbank

2,155 86th pct 666 35th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +40 higher in Putney

1,200 75th pct 1,240 77th pct

Max temp in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +0.2 higher in Putney

23.9 52nd pct 24.1 54th pct

Min temp in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +0.2 higher in Putney

12.4 58th pct 12.6 60th pct

Walkability

Walk score in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +0.7 higher in West Ryde - Meadowbank

8.3 90th pct 7.6 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +0.3 more in Putney

7.5 84th pct 7.8 92nd pct

15-min city in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +1.4 pts higher in West Ryde - Meadowbank

98.3% 83rd pct 96.9% 81st pct

Walk to shops in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney even

96.7% 84th pct 96.8% 84th pct

Walk to transit in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +2.9 pts higher in West Ryde - Meadowbank

100.0% 85th pct 97.1% 63rd pct

Walk to school in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +6.7 pts higher in West Ryde - Meadowbank

99.7% 95th pct 93.0% 72nd pct

Walk to a park in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney even

100.0% 71st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +28.5 pts higher in Putney

67.9% 68th pct 96.3% 92nd pct

Amenities/1k in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +6.2 more in Putney

8.9 16th pct 15.1 56th pct

Intersections/km² in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney +51 higher in West Ryde - Meadowbank

231 75th pct 180 67th pct

Mean slope in West Ryde - Meadowbank in Putney even

7.4% 77th pct 7.4% 76th pct

Compare West Ryde - Meadowbank with nearby areas

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Compare Putney with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). West Ryde - Meadowbank vs Putney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/126021503/west-ryde-meadowbank/vs/126021590/putney