Ryde (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 94,244 people were counted in Ryde (C): of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Ryde (C) there were 16,178 children aged 0-14 years and 21,707 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Ryde (C), 79,216 people were Australian citizens, 33,579 were born overseas and 1,500 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Ryde (C), 50.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.9% were separated or divorced, 6.7% were widowed and 33.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Ryde (C), 59.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Ryde (C) were China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 3.9%, England 2.9%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.8%, Korea, Republic of (South) 2.1% and Italy 2.1%.

Of all people counted in Ryde (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 32.1%, Anglican 16.9%, No Religion 13.7%, Uniting Church 4.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Ryde (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 6.4%, Italian 3.5%, Mandarin 3.0%, Korean 2.4% and Armenian 2.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 63% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 48,943 people aged 15 years and over in Ryde (C) were in the labour force. Of these 64.8% worked full-time, 28.1% worked part-time, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.5% were unemployed. 26,301 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Ryde (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 15.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.3%, Associate Professionals 7.5%, Managers and Administrators 5.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Ryde (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 9.2%, Education 4.5%, Health Services 4.4%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.9% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Ryde (C), 24,714 families were counted: of these, 34.9% were couple families without children, 49.1% were couple families with children, 13.2% were one parent families and 2.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Ryde (C), 36,801 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Ryde (C), 56.2% were separate houses, 13.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 29.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Ryde (C), 41.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.2% were being purchased and 31.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Ryde (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 61.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Ryde (C), 65.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.3% were single (or lone) person households and 4.8% were group households.