East Ryde · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in East Ryde

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in East Ryde compared to the state and national figures. This is an area where most households are larger than usual, and the vast majority of homes are family-based.

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📍 East Ryde, Suburb / Locality

Where East Ryde sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Ryde — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
East Ryde3.0
2113, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in East Ryde are larger than most, with a typical size of 3.0 people. Only 13.4% of residents live alone, which is far below the 25.6% national figure.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.4% ▼ -9.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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East Ryde splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 4 people (27%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 72.4% of the area. One-parent families represent only 7.1% of the total, a figure well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

7.1% ▼ -16.5%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In East Ryde, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in East Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11364/east-ryde/topic/family-households