City of Ryde

City of Ryde New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates	33°49′S 151°06′E / 33.817°S 151.100°E / -33.817; 151.100Coordinates: 33°49′S 151°06′E / 33.817°S 151.100°E / -33.817; 151.100
Population	117,171 (2015)[1]
• Density	2,547/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Area	40.651 km2 (15.7 sq mi)[2]
Mayor	Jerome Laxale (Labor)
Council seat	Ryde
Region	Metropolitan Sydney
State electorate(s)	Ryde Epping Lane Cove
Federal Division(s)	Bennelong
Website	City of Ryde
LGAs around City of Ryde: Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Willoughby Parramatta City of Ryde Lane Cove Parramatta Canada Bay Hunter's Hill

City of Ryde Coat of Arms

The City of Ryde is a local government area that services certain suburbs located within the Lower North Shore and Northern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The local government area extends from the Parramatta River to the Lane Cove River which encircles the area in the north, and is bounded in the east by the peninsula of Hunters Hill and the City of Parramatta in the west.

The Mayor of the City of Ryde since September 2016 is Cr. Bill Pickering, a member of the Liberal Party.

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the City of Ryde merge with adjoining councils. The government proposed a merger of the Hunter's Hill, Lane Cove and Ryde Councils to form a new council with an area of 57 square kilometres (22 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 164,000.^[3] The outcome of an independent review is expected by mid–2016.

Suburbs and localities in the local government area

The following suburbs and localities are within the City of Ryde:

Demographics

At the 2011 Census, there were 103,038 people in the Ryde local government area, of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population. The median age of people in the City of Ryde was 36 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 16.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.3% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 50.5% were married and 8.5% were either divorced or separated.^[4]

Population growth in the City of Ryde between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 2.87% and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 6.28%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Ryde local government area was lower than the national average.^[5] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Ryde was on with par with the national average. At the 2011 Census, the Ryde local government area was linguistically diverse, with a significantly higher than average proportion (45.4%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4%); and a significantly lower proportion (53.7%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8%).^[4][6]

Selected historical census data for Ryde local government area
Census year			2001[5]	2006[6]	2011[4]
Population		Estimated residents on Census night	94,244	96,948	103,038
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales
		% of New South Wales population			1.49%
		% of Australian population	0.50%	0.49%	0.48%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			17.0%
		English			16.9%
		Chinese			15.7%
		Irish			6.3%
		Italian			5.4%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Mandarin	3.0%	5.9%	8.6%
		Cantonese	6.4%	7.0%	7.1%
		Korean	2.4%	3.0%	3.9%
		Italian	3.5%	3.1%	2.8%
		Armenian	2.1%	2.1%	1.9%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	32.1%	30.6%	29.4%
		No religion	13.7%	17.4%	22.4%
		Anglican	16.9%	14.2%	12.0%
		Buddhism	n/c	3.6%	4.4%
		Presbyterian and Reformed	3.9%	3.8%	3.8%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$528	A$635
		% of Australian median income		113.3%	110.1%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,158	A$1,841
		% of Australian median income		112.8%	124.3%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,486	A$1,466
		% of Australian median income		126.9%	118.8%

Council

Ryde Civic Centre

Current composition and election method

City of Ryde is composed of twelve Councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing four Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:^[7][8][9]

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election by ward, is:

Notable residents

• Bennelong - One of the most notable Indigenous Australians who served as a link between the colony at Port Jackson and the Eora people is buried in present day Putney.
• Karen Moras - Olympic bronze medallist in swimming and world record holder, was born in Ryde in 1954.
• John Robertson - Leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales from 2011 to 2014.
• Aziz Shavershian - Bodybuilder and internet personality, who lived in Eastwood.
• Maria Ann Smith - Credited with producing the Granny Smith apple lived in Eastwood and is buried in Ryde.
• James Squire - Convict brewer, who is claimed to have created Australia's first commercial brewery.
• Hayden Turner - Zookeeper and TV presenter.
• John Watkins - The former Deputy Premier of NSW and Minister for Transport and Finance in NSW.

Culture

The council hosts the Granny Smith Festival on the third Saturday in October in Eastwood.

References

External links

• City of Ryde website
• Ryde District Historical Society and Family History Study Group web site
• City of Ryde Art Society web site
• Shrimptons Creek Bushwalk and Cycleway web site