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Sydney - Inner West vs Sydney - Ryde
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 9.9 km apart · Sydney - Inner West profile · Sydney - Ryde profile
Sydney - Inner West Sydney - Ryde
Sydney - Inner West and Sydney - Ryde are neighbouring areas with distinct housing and urban layouts. Sydney - Inner West is more walkable, with 98.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and a much denser street network. In contrast, Sydney - Ryde has a higher share of separate houses, at 47.2% compared to 34.0% in Sydney - Inner West. Sydney - Ryde also has a higher proportion of people born overseas (48.0%) and those who use a language other than English at home (48.3%).
Daily life in both places is very similar in other ways, with nearly identical typical household incomes and shares of people aged 65 and over. Both areas are far above the national figure for university qualifications, though the gap has widened recently with Sydney - Ryde now slightly higher at 48.2%. While Sydney - Ryde remains more likely to have larger homes, the gap in the share of three-bedroom houses has narrowed since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 263,560
- First area, 2016: 293,301
- First area, 2021: 304,771
- Second area, 2011: 162,845
- Second area, 2016: 182,119
- Second area, 2021: 202,038
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 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 West: 0.9% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Sydney - Ryde: 1.0% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Sydney - Inner West: 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Sydney - Ryde: 0.9% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Sydney - Inner West: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Sydney - Ryde: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Sydney - Inner West: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Sydney - Ryde: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Sydney - Inner West: 2.0% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Sydney - Inner West: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Sydney - Inner West: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Sydney - Inner West: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Sydney - Inner West: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Sydney - Ryde: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Sydney - Inner West: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Sydney - Ryde: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Sydney - Inner West: 4.2% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Sydney - Ryde: 4.2% males, 4.4% females
- 30–34 in Sydney - Inner West: 4.7% males, 4.8% females; 30–34 in Sydney - Ryde: 4.2% males, 4.4% females
- 25–29 in Sydney - Inner West: 4.7% males, 4.6% females; 25–29 in Sydney - Ryde: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 20–24 in Sydney - Inner West: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 20–24 in Sydney - Ryde: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Sydney - Inner West: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 15–19 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Sydney - Inner West: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in Sydney - Ryde: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Sydney - Inner West: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Sydney - Ryde: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Sydney - Inner West: 2.6% males, 2.5% 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: $723
- First area, 2016: $828
- First area, 2021: $1,032
- Second area, 2011: $659
- Second area, 2016: $760
- Second area, 2021: $982
- First area, 2011: $1,662
- First area, 2016: $1,964
- First area, 2021: $2,250
- Second area, 2011: $1,603
- Second area, 2016: $1,919
- Second area, 2021: $2,206
- First area, 2011: $1,985
- First area, 2016: $2,282
- First area, 2021: $2,757
- 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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $415
- First area, 2016: $500
- First area, 2021: $500
- Second area, 2011: $380
- Second area, 2016: $470
- Second area, 2021: $480
- First area, 2011: $2,500
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $2,780
- Second area, 2011: $2,400
- Second area, 2016: $2,383
- Second area, 2021: $2,670
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- 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 West vs Sydney - Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/120/sydney-inner-west/vs/126/sydney-ryde