City profile
A quick snapshot of the City of Ryde, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (ERP, 2024)
- 139,047ABS Estimated Resident Population.
- Area
- 40.5 km²
- Population density
- ~3,433 people per km²
- Region
- Northern Sydney, on the Parramatta River (~12 km NW of the Sydney CBD)
- Council classification
- Metropolitan
- Main centres
- Ryde, Macquarie Park, West Ryde, Eastwood, Gladesville, North RydeHome to the Macquarie Park business/tech precinct and Macquarie University; a selection of suburbs is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Ryde2112
- North Ryde2113
- Macquarie Park2113
- West Ryde2114
- Meadowbank2114
- Eastwood2122
- Marsfield2122
- Denistone2114
- Gladesville2111
- East Ryde2113
- Putney2112
- Tennyson Point2111
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in the City of Ryde LGA; some suburbs are split with neighbouring council areas and some postcodes are shared. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for the Council of the City of Ryde).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.