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Ryde vs Tennyson Point

Name: Ryde vs Tennyson Point — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.1 km apart · Ryde profile · Tennyson Point profile

Ryde Tennyson Point

Ryde and Tennyson Point are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social profiles. Ryde is a high-density hub where 55.7% of homes are flats or apartments and 45.1% of households rent. It is much more diverse, with 48.9% of people born overseas and 50.2% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Tennyson Point is dominated by larger, separate houses, with 91.8% of homes having three or more bedrooms and 48.8% owned outright. Wealth is also higher in Tennyson Point, where 48.8% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, compared to 28.3% in Ryde.

Both areas are almost identical in their travel times to the city, with a drive of 13 to 14 minutes. They also share a similar level of education, with around 41% to 44% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. However, Ryde has a younger population with a typical age of 36, while the typical resident in Tennyson Point is 42. This age difference is consistent with the higher proportion of people aged 65 and over in Tennyson Point.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 32.9 pts higher in Ryde Owned outright: 26.6 pts higher in Tennyson Point Separate houses: 43.1 pts higher in Tennyson Point 3+ bedrooms: 48.8 pts higher in Tennyson Point Other language: 24.3 pts higher in Ryde

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ryde in Tennyson Point +30,660 larger in Ryde gap widening

31,907 92nd pct 1,247 74th pct

Median age in Ryde in Tennyson Point +6 yrs older in Tennyson Point gap narrowing

36 yrs 17th pct 42 yrs 38th pct

Age structure

37.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +17.0 pts 20.8%

21.5% Older adults (45–64) +6.7 pts ▸ 28.1%

17.1% Children (0–14) +1.9 pts ▸ 18.9%

13.9% Seniors (65+) +4.3 pts ▸ 18.1%

9.9% Youth (15–24) +4.5 pts ▸ 14.4%

Marital status

49.4% Married +8.5 pts ▸ 57.9%

36.3% Never married ◂ +4.1 pts 32.1%

7.4% Divorced ◂ +2.5 pts 4.9%

4.4% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

2.5% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

Age & sex structure

Ryde Tennyson Point

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

47.4% Australia +21.2 pts ▸ 68.6%

11.0% China ◂ +6.8 pts 4.2%

3.5% India ◂ +2.4 pts 1.1%

1.7% Italy +1.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.2% Philippines ◂ +1.8 pts 0.4%

1.8% England +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.2% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

15.6% English +7.2 pts ▸ 22.8%

22.2% Chinese ◂ +9.6 pts 12.7%

15.2% Australian +5.9 pts ▸ 21.1%

8.0% Italian +11.2 pts ▸ 19.2%

5.7% Irish +3.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

4.2% Scottish +2.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.0% Greek +2.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.5% Indian ◂ +2.0 pts 2.5%

3.0% Filipino ◂ +2.4 pts 0.6%

1.5% German +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.6% Dutch +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Language

Language used at home

45.4% English only +26.3 pts ▸ 71.7%

11.6% Mandarin ◂ +7.2 pts 4.5%

6.0% Cantonese ◂ +2.9 pts 3.1%

2.4% Italian +2.6 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.4% Arabic +1.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.1% Greek +1.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.5% Hindi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

0.9% Tagalog ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.6% Vietnamese even 0.6%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.1% Christianity +19.3 pts ▸ 65.4%

34.5% No religion ◂ +8.9 pts 25.6%

6.1% Not stated ◂ +2.3 pts 3.8%

4.6% Islam ◂ +3.2 pts 1.4%

4.1% Buddhism ◂ +2.9 pts 1.2%

3.5% Hinduism ◂ +1.1 pts 2.4%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.3% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Ryde in Tennyson Point

1.29 14th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Ryde in Tennyson Point +25 more in Ryde

54 93rd pct 29 88th pct

Avg size in Ryde in Tennyson Point +13 larger in Ryde

482 70th pct 468 68th pct

ICSEA in Ryde in Tennyson Point +8 higher in Ryde

1,116 95th pct 1,108 93rd pct

Highest year of school

75.7% Year 12 ◂ +3.6 pts 72.1%

10.3% Year 10 +4.6 pts ▸ 14.9%

6.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%

2.7% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

Highest qualification level

38.6% Bachelor degree +1.6 pts ▸ 40.2%

18.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.4 pts 13.4%

12.9% Certificate III / IV +4.1 pts ▸ 17.0%

13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.0% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Field of qualification

28.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.3 pts 27.1%

8.4% Health +6.4 pts ▸ 14.8%

12.4% Engineering & related ◂ +2.8 pts 9.5%

10.3% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 9.4%

5.8% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.2% Architecture & building +2.8 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.7% Information technology ◂ +3.6 pts 3.2%

4.8% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Ryde in Tennyson Point +$159 higher in Tennyson Point gap widening

$983 80th pct $1,142 89th pct

Household income in Ryde in Tennyson Point +$1,208 higher in Tennyson Point gap widening

$2,024 76th pct $3,232 100th pct

Family income in Ryde in Tennyson Point +$1,171 higher in Tennyson Point gap widening

$2,445 79th pct $3,616 98th pct

Household income distribution

16.7% $4,000 or more +21.6 pts ▸ 38.3%

30.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.4 pts 21.5%

22.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.3 pts 12.5%

13.0% Under $650 ◂ +3.8 pts 9.3%

11.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 10.5%

Personal income distribution

34.8% Under $650 ◂ +1.0 pts 33.8%

29.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.4 pts 24.5%

22.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 21.3%

6.9% $3,000 or more +8.8 pts ▸ 15.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.2% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 8.6%

5.5% Asthma +1.7 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.2% Arthritis +1.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.7% Mental health ◂ +1.6 pts 4.1%

4.0% Diabetes ◂ +1.5 pts 2.5%

2.7% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.0% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.6% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.7% None ◂ +2.3 pts 71.5%

14.7% One condition +2.1 pts ▸ 16.8%

3.8% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.6% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ryde in Tennyson Point +182 larger in Ryde

187 86th pct 5 49th pct

Median age in Ryde in Tennyson Point +1 yrs older in Tennyson Point

27 yrs 54th pct 28 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Ryde in Tennyson Point +$117 higher in Ryde

$966 77th pct $849 69th pct

Household income in Ryde in Tennyson Point +$547 higher in Ryde

$2,296 73rd pct $1,749 52nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ryde in Tennyson Point +0.7 larger in Tennyson Point gap widening

2.4 43rd pct 3.1 88th pct

Family composition

61.4% Couples with children +9.8 pts ▸ 71.1%

26.3% Couples without children ◂ +6.2 pts 20.1%

10.7% One-parent families ◂ +2.8 pts 8.0%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

Household size

32.5% 2 people ◂ +4.0 pts 28.5%

27.5% 1 person ◂ +13.5 pts 14.0%

15.5% 4 people +10.5 pts ▸ 26.0%

17.5% 3 people ◂ +0.5 pts 17.0%

5.0% 5 people +4.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

1.9% 6 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ryde in Tennyson Point +$235 higher in Tennyson Point gap narrowing

$465 89th pct $700 100th pct

Mortgage in Ryde in Tennyson Point +$1,500 higher in Tennyson Point gap widening

$2,500 88th pct $4,000 100th pct

People / bedroom in Ryde in Tennyson Point +0.30 higher in Ryde gap widening

1.10 93rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

22.2% Owned outright +26.6 pts ▸ 48.8%

45.1% Rented ◂ +32.9 pts 12.3%

29.8% Owned with a mortgage +7.2 pts ▸ 37.0%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

1.1% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

35.4% Separate house +43.1 pts ▸ 78.5%

55.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +55.7 pts 0.0%

8.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +13.5 pts ▸ 22.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

13.7% 4 bedrooms +28.3 pts ▸ 42.0%

37.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +31.1 pts 6.8%

22.9% 3 bedrooms +4.9 pts ▸ 27.8%

6.4% 5 or more +15.6 pts ▸ 22.0%

17.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +17.7 pts 0.0%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

50.0% $350–$549 ◂ +41.9 pts 8.2%

24.7% $550–$749 +16.1 pts ▸ 40.8%

6.2% $750 or more +24.4 pts ▸ 30.6%

11.8% $200–$349 ◂ +1.6 pts 10.2%

4.3% Under $200 ◂ +4.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.7% $3,000 or more +24.2 pts ▸ 60.8%

32.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +18.7 pts 14.2%

13.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.3 pts 10.1%

9.6% Under $1,000 +1.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ryde in Tennyson Point +112 more in Ryde

115 90th pct 3 72nd pct

Stops/1k in Ryde in Tennyson Point +1.20 more in Ryde

3.60 72nd pct 2.41 67th pct

Departures/1k in Ryde in Tennyson Point +1,039.3 more in Ryde

1,797.1 91st pct 757.8 83rd pct

PT routes in Ryde in Tennyson Point +13 more in Ryde

14 86th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Ryde in Tennyson Point +2 longer in Tennyson Point

2 14th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Ryde in Tennyson Point +1 longer in Ryde

14 10th pct 13 9th pct

Reach 30 min in Ryde in Tennyson Point +16,128 more in Ryde

47,719 86th pct 31,591 84th pct

Reach 45 min in Ryde in Tennyson Point +94,800 more in Ryde

179,878 86th pct 85,078 75th pct

Transit to city in Ryde in Tennyson Point +2 longer in Tennyson Point

57 49th pct 59 53rd pct

How people get to work

43.4% Worked at home ◂ +3.3 pts 40.1%

31.9% Car (driver) +9.3 pts ▸ 41.1%

2.8% Bus ◂ +2.2 pts 0.7%

2.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

1.9% Walked ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

1.4% Train ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

0.1% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

51.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +23.3 pts 27.7%

28.1% 2 vehicles +13.6 pts ▸ 41.6%

6.9% 3 vehicles +9.6 pts ▸ 16.5%

3.1% 4 or more +10.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.9% No vehicle ◂ +8.9 pts 2.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.1% Health care & social assistance +2.0 pts ▸ 15.1%

13.4% Professional & technical ◂ +4.2 pts 9.1%

7.4% Construction +4.7 pts ▸ 12.1%

8.8% Retail trade ◂ +1.5 pts 7.3%

8.0% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

8.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.4 pts 7.6%

5.7% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.7% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.3% Wholesale trade even 4.3%

4.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

3.2% Media & telecommunications +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.2% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

34.2% Professionals +0.4 pts ▸ 34.7%

15.9% Managers +6.9 pts ▸ 22.7%

14.6% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 15.8%

9.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.5 pts 8.5%

8.1% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 6.8%

7.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.5 pts 6.3%

4.7% Labourers ◂ +2.2 pts 2.5%

3.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Ryde in Tennyson Point +1.9 higher in Ryde

7.9 97th pct 6.0 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ryde in Tennyson Point +1.4 more in Ryde

7.4 97th pct 6.0 88th pct

15-min city in Ryde in Tennyson Point +25.7 pts higher in Ryde

95.6% 98th pct 69.9% 85th pct

Walk to shops in Ryde in Tennyson Point +10.0 pts higher in Tennyson Point

90.0% 95th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Ryde in Tennyson Point +6.7 pts higher in Ryde

100.0% 100th pct 93.3% 85th pct

Walk to school in Ryde in Tennyson Point +27.5 pts higher in Ryde

100.0% 100th pct 72.5% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Ryde in Tennyson Point even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Ryde in Tennyson Point +30.0 pts higher in Ryde

77.0% 92nd pct 47.0% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Ryde in Tennyson Point +6.3 more in Ryde

11.2 44th pct 4.8 29th pct

Intersections/km² in Ryde in Tennyson Point +180 higher in Ryde

262 93rd pct 82 83rd pct

Mean slope in Ryde in Tennyson Point +2.0 pts higher in Tennyson Point

6.4% 57th pct 8.3% 72nd pct

Compare Ryde with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ryde vs Tennyson Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13469/ryde/vs/SAL13805/tennyson-point