Suburbs East Ryde

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East Ryde NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for East Ryde, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of East Ryde NSW is 2,522 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in East Ryde is $1,114 per week ($57,928 per year). Median rent in East Ryde is $735 per week ($3,185 per month). East Ryde has a median age of 43 years, older than the national median of 38. East Ryde has a population density of 2307.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in East Ryde is England. The most common religion is No Religion (37% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in East Ryde is $3,346.

There were 6 recorded offences in East Ryde in 2025-26, a rate of 2 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (4 offences).

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📍 East Ryde, New South Wales — 33.8103°S, 151.1356°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (30)

East Ryde Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

East Ryde Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,114/wk
$57,928 per year
#654 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$735/wk
$3,185 per month
#75 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
43years
5 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$3,346/mo
Avg household size: 3 · 0.8 per bedroom

East Ryde Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.0% (1,235) Female 51.0% (1,285)

Population Density

2307.8
people per km²
2,522 people · 1.1 km²

Households

3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$3,545
Family income/wk

East Ryde Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

East Ryde Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
53.3% 384 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
46.7% 336 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

East Ryde Country of Birth

Australia
85.7%
England
3.8%
China
3.5%
Hong Kong
1.9%
Canada
1.2%
India
1.1%
Iran
1.0%
Germany
0.7%
Croatia
0.6%
Egypt
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

East Ryde Religion

No Religion
36.9%
Catholic
35.8%
Anglican
12.8%
Not stated
4.1%
Eastern Orthodox
3.9%
Uniting Church
2.6%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.3%
Buddhism
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

East Ryde Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
81.1%
Year 10 or equivalent
13.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
3.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

East Ryde Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
21.2%
Cantonese
21.2%
Other
13.2%
Italian
13.2%
Greek
11.1%
Arabic
7.4%
Spanish
7.4%
Korean
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

East Ryde Employment

💼
Employed full-time
40.2% 739 people
⏰
Employed part-time
22.1% 407 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.0% 55 people
🏠
Not in labour force
34.7% 639 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

East Ryde Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
40.5%
Postgraduate Degree
19.2%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.2%
Certificate III/IV
13.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
6.1%
Certificate I/II
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

East Ryde Occupation

Professionals
42.6%
Managers
24.1%
Clerical & Administrative
12.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
7.3%
Sales Workers
5.7%
Community & Personal Service
4.8%
Labourers
1.7%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

East Ryde Field of Study

Management & Commerce
32.2%
Society & Culture
12.8%
Engineering
10.6%
Health
10.2%
Creative Arts
7.6%
Education
6.9%
Architecture & Building
5.4%
Information Technology
5.4%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.7%
Agriculture & Environment
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

East Ryde Dwelling Types

Separate house
93.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
3.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

East Ryde Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
0.9%
$150-$299/wk
0.4%
$300-$399/wk
1.6%
$400-$499/wk
2.6%
$500-$649/wk
1.6%
$650-$799/wk
3.3%
$800-$999/wk
3.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
3.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
3.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.9%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
9.4%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.9%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
7.6%
$4,000+/wk
39.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

East Ryde Marital Status

💍
Married
61.0% 1,228
↔️
Separated
1.7% 34
📋
Divorced
4.7% 95
🕊️
Widowed
4.5% 91
👤
Never married
28.0% 564

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

East Ryde Ancestry

English
24.2%
Australian
24.0%
Other
10.9%
Irish
9.9%
Chinese
9.2%
Scottish
6.9%
Italian
6.3%
German
2.8%
Greek
2.3%
Lebanese
1.3%
Indian
1.3%
Vietnamese
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

East Ryde School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
31.5%
Secondary — Government
15.5%
Primary — Catholic
12.8%
Secondary — Catholic
12.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
10.2%
Pre-school
9.2%
Vocational Education
6.0%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

East Ryde Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.0% 197
✅
No need for assistance
96.0% 4,723

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

East Ryde Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
19.9% 392
—
Not a volunteer
80.1% 1,582

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

East Ryde Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
10.9%
$300-$449/mo
2.7%
$600-$799/mo
3.3%
$800-$999/mo
6.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
1.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
6.6%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
20.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
14.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
33.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

East Ryde How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
59.1%
Did not go to work
28.7%
Car (passenger)
4.9%
Walked only
2.2%
Bus
1.6%
Truck
1.1%
Taxi/Rideshare
1.1%
Other
0.8%
Bicycle
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

East Ryde Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.7%
1 vehicle
27.5%
2 vehicles
46.8%
3 vehicles
15.5%
4+ vehicles
7.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

East Ryde Number of Bedrooms

2 bedrooms
3.1%
3 bedrooms
38.2%
4 bedrooms
42.3%
5 bedrooms
13.2%
6+ bedrooms
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

East Ryde Population Mobility

9.4%
moved in the last year
28.9%
moved in the last 5 years
4.4%
unemployment rate (Census)
66.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

East Ryde Indigenous Population

0.2%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
10
Indigenous residents
4,931
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

East Ryde Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
160
Asthma
100
Heart disease
79
Arthritis
68
Diabetes
67
Cancer
26
Lung condition
20
Stroke
20
Kidney disease
13
Dementia
10

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

East Ryde Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
12.1%
$1-$149/wk
5.2%
$150-$299/wk
3.7%
$300-$399/wk
2.5%
$400-$499/wk
2.3%
$500-$649/wk
2.4%
$650-$799/wk
5.3%
$800-$999/wk
7.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
14.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.5%
$3,500+/wk
12.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

East Ryde Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
46.5%
Couple — no children under 15
26.4%
Couple — no children
19.9%
One parent — no children under 15
5.1%
One parent — children under 15
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

East Ryde Military Service

🏅
Previously served
1.5% 30
👤
Never served
98.5% 1,948

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

East Ryde Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.1% 258
—
Did not provide
86.9% 1,710

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

East Ryde Children Ever Born

No children
30.6%
1 child
10.9%
2 children
40.2%
3 children
16.6%
4 children
1.1%
5+ children
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

East Ryde When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
15
1951–1960
44
1961–1970
57
1971–1980
92
1981–1990
110
1991–2000
97
2001–2010
139
2011–2015
58
2016
8
2017
12
2019
7
2020
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

East Ryde Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
23.3%
5–14 hours
32.0%
15–29 hours
16.7%
30+ hours
8.8%
Did not do domestic work
19.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

East Ryde Household Size

1 person
13.5%
2 persons
28.8%
3 persons
18.6%
4 persons
27.2%
5 persons
9.4%
6+ persons
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

East Ryde Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,212
Moved from NSW
185
Moved — same area (SA2)
28
Moved from overseas
11
Moved from VIC
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

East Ryde Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
90.9%
Step family — no other children
6.9%
Blended family — no other children
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

East Ryde Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 6 total

Theft
4
Assault
1
Drug Offences
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

East Ryde Schools

30
schools nearby
19
government
1124
avg ICSEA score
14,686
total students
Northcross Christian School Independent
Primary · K-6 · 374 students
1194
ICSEA
Villa Maria Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 360 students
1166
ICSEA
Lane Cove West Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 474 students
1163
ICSEA
Saint Ignatius' College Independent
Secondary · 5-12 · 1,613 students
1159
ICSEA
Lindfield Learning Village Government
Combined · K-12 · 803 students
1152
ICSEA
Hunters Hill Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 228 students
1149
ICSEA
Boronia Park Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 409 students
1145
ICSEA
Truscott Street Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 265 students
1144
ICSEA
Mowbray Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 714 students
1143
ICSEA
Kent Road Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 1,007 students
1133
ICSEA
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 179 students
1132
ICSEA
St Joseph's College Independent
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,100 students
1130
ICSEA
Gladesville Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 305 students
1129
ICSEA
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 399 students
1129
ICSEA
North Ryde Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 316 students
1123
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 30 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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East Ryde Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $3,240/wk
Median Rent $735/wk
Rent-to-Income 22.7%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in East Ryde

≈ $14,040/month
Median rent $735/wk
Left after rent $2,505/wk
Rent share 22.7%

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East Ryde vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Coolah
Pop: 1,262 Income: $595/wk Rent: $170/wk
Kandos
Pop: 1,263 Income: $457/wk Rent: $220/wk
Berrigan
Pop: 1,264 Income: $586/wk Rent: $173/wk
Carss Park
Pop: 1,265 Income: $913/wk Rent: $288/wk
Kotara South
Pop: 1,267 Income: $935/wk Rent: $378/wk
Batlow
Pop: 1,270 Income: $602/wk Rent: $180/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About East Ryde

What is the population of East Ryde NSW?

The population of East Ryde NSW is 2,522 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2307.8 people per km².East Ryde is ranked #2,708 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in East Ryde?

The median personal income in East Ryde NSW is $1,114 per week, or $57,928 per year.The median household income is $3,240 per week.Family income is $3,545 per week.East Ryde is ranked #654 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in East Ryde?

Median rent in East Ryde NSW is $735 per week ($3,185 per month).Rent represents 22.7% of household income, which is considered affordable.East Ryde ranks #75 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in East Ryde?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in East Ryde NSW is $3,346. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in East Ryde?

The median age in East Ryde NSW is 43 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is East Ryde a good suburb to live in?

East Ryde is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 2,522.The median income is $1,114/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.7% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 11364. All dollar figures in AUD.