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Sydney - Eastern Suburbs vs Sydney - Ryde

Name: Sydney - Eastern Suburbs vs Sydney - Ryde — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 18 km apart · Sydney - Eastern Suburbs profile · Sydney - Ryde profile

Sydney - Eastern Suburbs Sydney - Ryde

Sydney - Eastern Suburbs and Sydney - Ryde are both high-income areas, but they differ sharply in housing and diversity. Sydney - Ryde is far more multicultural, with 48.3% of people using a language other than English at home compared to 23.2% in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs. Housing styles also vary; separate houses are far more common in Sydney - Ryde at 47.2%, while Sydney - Eastern Suburbs has far fewer at 22.5%. In contrast, Sydney - Eastern Suburbs is a walker's paradise with 97.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, which is far higher than the 86.6% seen in Sydney - Ryde.

Both areas sit very close to the national figure for people with long-term health conditions, around 21%. They also share similar levels of education, with about 48% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While they share these commonalities, gaps in wealth and housing have shifted over time. The difference in typical weekly family income has widened since 2011, with Sydney - Eastern Suburbs now earning $763 more than Sydney - Ryde.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 25.0 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde Separate houses: 24.7 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde De facto: 8.0 pts higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs Household size: 0.3 larger in Sydney - Ryde Living alone: 6.0 pts higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +59,372 larger in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs gap narrowing

261,410 61st pct 202,038 47th pct

Median age in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +1 yrs older in Sydney - Ryde gap narrowing

37 yrs 29th pct 38 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

34.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.7 pts 31.8%

23.3% Older adults (45–64) +0.3 pts ▸ 23.6%

15.3% Children (0–14) +1.7 pts ▸ 17.0%

15.9% Seniors (65+) +0.1 pts ▸ 16.0%

10.9% Youth (15–24) +0.6 pts ▸ 11.5%

Marital status

39.0% Married +13.9 pts ▸ 52.9%

46.9% Never married ◂ +12.9 pts 34.0%

7.7% Divorced ◂ +1.2 pts 6.5%

4.1% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.2% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Sydney - Eastern Suburbs Sydney - Ryde

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

56.3% Australia ◂ +7.5 pts 48.8%

2.4% China +10.3 pts ▸ 12.7%

6.3% England ◂ +4.3 pts 2.0%

0.9% India +3.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.8% South Africa ◂ +2.1 pts 0.6%

2.2% New Zealand ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

0.8% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Italy even 0.9%

0.4% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

29.3% English ◂ +11.0 pts 18.3%

7.5% Chinese +19.4 pts ▸ 26.8%

22.0% Australian ◂ +4.9 pts 17.1%

13.2% Irish ◂ +6.5 pts 6.7%

7.9% Scottish ◂ +2.6 pts 5.4%

1.5% Indian +3.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.1% Greek ◂ +2.6 pts 1.6%

3.7% German ◂ +1.9 pts 1.8%

1.1% Filipino +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

70.9% English only ◂ +23.2 pts 47.8%

2.8% Mandarin +11.5 pts ▸ 14.3%

1.6% Cantonese +5.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.1% Greek ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%

0.3% Hindi +1.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Arabic +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

40.5% Christianity +3.5 pts ▸ 44.0%

38.7% No religion ◂ +1.3 pts 37.4%

9.2% Judaism ◂ +9.0 pts 0.3%

7.6% Not stated ◂ +1.9 pts 5.6%

0.9% Hinduism +4.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.8% Buddhism +2.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.0% Islam +1.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.3% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +12 more in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

71 17th pct 59 12th pct

Schools/1k kids in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +0.06 more in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

1.77 34th pct 1.71 29th pct

Students in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +6,107 more in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

36,951 45th pct 30,844 31st pct

Avg size in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +4 larger in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

536 71st pct 532 70th pct

ICSEA in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +10 higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

1,133 96th pct 1,123 93rd pct

Highest year of school

79.0% Year 12 +0.3 pts ▸ 79.3%

7.6% Year 10 +1.0 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.6% Year 9 or below +1.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.8% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

Highest qualification level

41.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.9 pts 39.9%

18.2% Postgraduate degree +3.2 pts ▸ 21.4%

11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

9.9% Certificate III / IV +0.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.8% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Field of qualification

26.1% Management & commerce +2.4 pts ▸ 28.4%

16.2% Society & culture ◂ +4.9 pts 11.3%

8.1% Engineering & related +4.0 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.3% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 9.1%

8.0% Creative arts ◂ +3.5 pts 4.5%

2.7% Information technology +4.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.4% Education +0.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.8% Architecture & building ◂ +1.4 pts 3.5%

3.6% Natural & physical sciences +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.9% Food, hospitality & personal services even 2.9%

0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +$314 higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs gap widening

$1,296 88th pct $982 77th pct

Household income in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +$307 higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs gap widening

$2,513 96th pct $2,206 86th pct

Family income in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +$763 higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs gap widening

$3,404 100th pct $2,641 83rd pct

Household income distribution

30.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.7 pts 21.7%

24.8% $1,500–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 28.9%

16.0% $650–$1,499 +4.0 pts ▸ 20.0%

11.4% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

Personal income distribution

26.8% Under $650 +9.3 pts ▸ 36.1%

25.0% $650–$1,499 +2.2 pts ▸ 27.2%

24.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 22.7%

16.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.1 pts 9.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.4% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.2% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 5.7%

6.1% Mental health ◂ +0.6 pts 5.5%

5.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.1 pts 5.6%

2.7% Diabetes +1.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.9% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.6% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

0.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.6% Stroke even 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.9% None +2.6 pts ▸ 73.5%

15.9% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 15.5%

3.9% Two conditions even 3.9%

1.6% Three or more even 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +1,993 larger in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

2,853 28th pct 860 14th pct

Median age in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +3 yrs older in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

29 yrs 86th pct 26 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +$31 higher in Sydney - Ryde

$756 86th pct $787 86th pct

Household income in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +$256 higher in Sydney - Ryde

$1,923 86th pct $2,179 91st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +0.3 larger in Sydney - Ryde gap narrowing

2.3 14th pct 2.6 71st pct

Family composition

57.4% Couples with children +6.1 pts ▸ 63.6%

30.4% Couples without children ◂ +5.0 pts 25.4%

10.8% One-parent families ◂ +1.0 pts 9.8%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

Household size

35.1% 2 people ◂ +3.1 pts 32.1%

29.7% 1 person ◂ +6.0 pts 23.8%

15.3% 3 people +2.5 pts ▸ 17.8%

13.7% 4 people +3.7 pts ▸ 17.4%

4.7% 5 people +1.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

1.5% 6 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +$120 higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs gap widening

$600 100th pct $480 90th pct

Mortgage in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +$628 higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs gap widening

$3,298 100th pct $2,670 94th pct

People / bedroom in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde even gap steady

1.00 93rd pct 1.00 93rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.2% Rented ◂ +7.3 pts 37.8%

23.8% Owned with a mortgage +6.7 pts ▸ 30.5%

27.9% Owned outright +0.9 pts ▸ 28.8%

1.8% Other tenure even 1.8%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

57.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +18.3 pts 39.4%

22.5% Separate house +24.7 pts ▸ 47.2%

18.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.5 pts 12.9%

1.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

38.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.9 pts 30.5%

25.8% 3 bedrooms even 25.7%

13.8% 4 bedrooms +6.0 pts ▸ 19.7%

13.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.9 pts 12.2%

6.1% 5 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

1.6% Studio / none ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

24.7% $350–$549 +22.3 pts ▸ 47.0%

31.1% $550–$749 ◂ +6.1 pts 24.9%

28.8% $750 or more ◂ +20.1 pts 8.7%

6.1% $200–$349 +5.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.4% Under $200 ◂ +1.5 pts 5.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

53.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.3 pts 42.0%

18.4% $1,800–$2,999 +9.3 pts ▸ 27.7%

9.7% $1,000–$1,799 +2.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.0% Under $1,000 +0.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +168 more in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

1,054 48th pct 886 39th pct

Stops/1k in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +0.35 more in Sydney - Ryde

4.03 28th pct 4.39 41st pct

Departures/1k in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +975.1 more in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

3,041.6 100th pct 2,066.5 89th pct

PT routes in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +11 more in Sydney - Ryde

55 29th pct 66 40th pct

How people get to work

50.5% Worked at home ◂ +2.7 pts 47.8%

23.4% Car (driver) +4.6 pts ▸ 28.0%

4.2% Walked ◂ +2.2 pts 2.0%

2.7% Bus ◂ +1.2 pts 1.6%

0.8% Train +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.9% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

47.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.1 pts 45.4%

27.1% 2 vehicles +4.4 pts ▸ 31.5%

16.7% No vehicle ◂ +5.6 pts 11.1%

6.0% 3 vehicles +2.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

2.7% 4 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.9% Professional & technical ◂ +2.2 pts 14.6%

12.2% Health care & social assistance +1.3 pts ▸ 13.5%

9.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.0 pts 8.7%

9.0% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.5% Retail trade +1.6 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.9% Construction ◂ +0.9 pts 6.1%

5.0% Accommodation & food +0.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%

2.5% Manufacturing +2.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.4% Wholesale trade +1.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.6% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

40.0% Professionals ◂ +1.4 pts 38.6%

20.5% Managers ◂ +4.0 pts 16.5%

11.0% Clerical & administrative +2.8 pts ▸ 13.8%

7.2% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.2% Community & personal service +0.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.8% Sales workers +0.4 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.4% Labourers +0.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.0% Machinery operators & drivers +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +61,843 higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

280,449 50th pct 218,606 36th pct

Growth in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +1.3 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

6.4% 55th pct 7.7% 68th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +284 higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

1,484 91st pct 1,200 75th pct

Max temp in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +1.0 higher in Sydney - Ryde

22.9 38th pct 23.9 51st pct

Min temp in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +1.6 higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

14.0 79th pct 12.4 61st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +1.2 higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

8.9 99th pct 7.7 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +0.7 more in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

7.9 100th pct 7.2 90th pct

15-min city in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +6.0 pts higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

99.7% 100th pct 93.8% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +11.3 pts higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

97.9% 100th pct 86.6% 86th pct

Walk to transit in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +1.2 pts higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

99.9% 100th pct 98.7% 93rd pct

Walk to school in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +1.3 pts higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

99.4% 100th pct 98.1% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +17.1 pts higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

97.9% 100th pct 80.8% 90th pct

Amenities/1k in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +2.3 more in Sydney - Ryde

15.7 45th pct 18.0 68th pct

Intersections/km² in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +101 higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

283 95th pct 183 88th pct

Mean slope in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs in Sydney - Ryde +0.9 pts higher in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

8.4% 90th pct 7.5% 85th pct

Compare Sydney - Eastern Suburbs with nearby areas

Sydney - City and Inner South Sydney - Inner West Sydney - Inner South West Sydney - Ryde Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby Sydney - Northern Beaches Sydney - Parramatta Sydney - Sutherland Sydney - South West Sydney - Blacktown Central Coast Sydney - Outer South West

Compare Sydney - Ryde with nearby areas

Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby Sydney - Inner West Sydney - Parramatta Sydney - City and Inner South Sydney - Inner South West Sydney - Northern Beaches Sydney - Eastern Suburbs Sydney - Blacktown Sydney - South West Sydney - Sutherland Central Coast Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sydney - Eastern Suburbs vs Sydney - Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/118/sydney-eastern-suburbs/vs/126/sydney-ryde