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Sydney - Inner South West vs Sydney - Ryde
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Sydney - Inner South West profile · Sydney - Ryde profile
Sydney - Inner South West Sydney - Ryde
Sydney - Inner South West and Sydney - Ryde are nearby areas with distinct profiles. Sydney - Ryde has a more highly educated population, with 48.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 28.0% in Sydney - Inner South West. This higher qualification level is consistent with higher incomes; the typical household in Sydney - Ryde earns $2,206 a week, well higher than the $1,734 earned in Sydney - Inner South West. Additionally, Sydney - Ryde has a much larger share of people with no religion (37.4% compared to 21.6%) and far more people working from home (47.8% versus 33.5%).
Both areas are almost identical in their age structure, with about 17% of residents under 15 and 16% aged 65 or over. They also share similar housing patterns, with roughly 37% of households renting. While Sydney - Inner South West has a higher share of people using another language at home (57.1% versus 48.3%), this gap has narrowed since 2011. Meanwhile, the gaps in typical weekly personal income and the proportion of university-educated adults have both widened over the same period.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 523,608
- First area, 2016: 571,416
- First area, 2021: 605,118
- Second area, 2011: 162,845
- Second area, 2016: 182,119
- Second area, 2021: 202,038
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Sydney - Inner South West: 1.0% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Sydney - Ryde: 1.0% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Sydney - Inner South West: 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Sydney - Ryde: 0.9% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Sydney - Inner South West: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Sydney - Ryde: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Sydney - Inner South West: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Sydney - Ryde: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Sydney - Inner South West: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Sydney - Inner South West: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Sydney - Inner South West: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Sydney - Inner South West: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Sydney - Ryde: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Sydney - Ryde: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.8% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Sydney - Ryde: 4.2% males, 4.4% females
- 30–34 in Sydney - Inner South West: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Sydney - Ryde: 4.2% males, 4.4% females
- 25–29 in Sydney - Inner South West: 4.1% males, 3.9% females; 25–29 in Sydney - Ryde: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 20–24 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.7% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Sydney - Ryde: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Sydney - Inner South West: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Sydney - Ryde: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.7% males, 2.6% 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: $484
- First area, 2016: $565
- First area, 2021: $706
- Second area, 2011: $659
- Second area, 2016: $760
- Second area, 2021: $982
- First area, 2011: $1,169
- First area, 2016: $1,431
- First area, 2021: $1,734
- Second area, 2011: $1,603
- Second area, 2016: $1,919
- Second area, 2021: $2,206
- First area, 2011: $1,315
- First area, 2016: $1,576
- First area, 2021: $1,972
- Second area, 2011: $1,991
- Second area, 2016: $2,236
- Second area, 2021: $2,641
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $335
- First area, 2016: $415
- First area, 2021: $440
- Second area, 2011: $380
- Second area, 2016: $470
- Second area, 2021: $480
- First area, 2011: $2,127
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,300
- Second area, 2011: $2,400
- Second area, 2016: $2,383
- Second area, 2021: $2,670
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- 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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sydney - Inner South West vs Sydney - Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/119/sydney-inner-south-west/vs/126/sydney-ryde