Ryde - Your Council NSW

2021/22

Ryde

The City of Ryde is located in Sydney’s north western suburbs, 12km from the Sydney CBD. The area is set in scenic surrounds between the Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers.

Macquarie Park is home to one of Australia’s leading research universities, Macquarie University, as well as global players across the pharmaceutical, technology, electronics and telecommunications industries.

Data for this website has been sourced from Council’s financial statements, Council’s annual report and Council’s data returns. The website also refers to data from a number of agencies and entities. Please refer to the data page of this website for links to definitions, information on performance measures, benchmarks, OLG Groups and the data sources that have been used.

Please contact Council if you would like any further details or explanations regarding individual results and any differences between your Council’s performance and that of another council.

Contacting Council

Address:
Binary Centre Building, Level 1, 3 Richardson Place
North Ryde NSW 2113

Postal Address:
Locked Bag 2069, North Ryde NSW 1670
Phone: 02 9952 8222
Fax: 02 9952 8070

Email:
cityofryde@ryde.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	129,773
Area (Km²)	40.5
Council Classification	Metropolitan
OLG Group	3
State Planning Region	Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	12	13
Population per Councillor (No.)	10,814	14,031
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	539	761
2021/22 Revenue ($'000)	168,622,000	258,255,722
2021/22 Expenses ($'000)	134,571,000	204,122,389
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	9	11
Population Density (residents per Km²)	3,235	3,275

* A NSW council group is determined firstly by whether they are Urban or Rural in nature, and then by population size and density. Please refer to OLG Groups in data tab on website for more information on how individual councils are classified. An OLG group average is then calculated by the average of the same group number eg. All Group 5 Regional Towns/City or all Group 8 Rural.

Your Public Facilities	Result	Group Avg.
Public Swimming Pool Complexes (inc rock pools) (No.)	1	1
Public Halls (No.)	15	23
Public Libraries (No.)	5	5
Open Public Space (ha)	764	1,063
Total Road Length (km)	323	561

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

4.2^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	4.2	-0.1
Population aged under 20 years (%)	16.3	17.8
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	68.9	67.3
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	14.7	14.9
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	0	1
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	10	30
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	115	101

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	4.6	4.9
Avg Taxable Income ($)	66,517	73,744
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.7	2.8
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	0	579,665,222
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	12,939	19,384

Largest Industry Employer

Professional Scientific & Technical Services