West Ryde, New South Wales
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West Ryde is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. West Ryde is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde and is part of the Northern Sydney region.
History
West Ryde is an extension of
West Ryde is one of 16 suburbs that form the
Early landholders
Throughout much of the nineteenth century, most of the land in West Ryde,
The railway and subdivision
In the 1880s, with the building of the
By the end of the nineteenth century, some Darvall land had been sold, yet the bulk of the Ryedale Estate remained intact. Anthony Darvall started subdividing the land after his mother's death. The first subdivisions were between Clanalpine and Rowe streets (Eastwood) in the north and between Anthony Road and West Parade in the south-east. Eventually Ryedale House and a small parcel of land were sold to the Anglican Church in the 1930s.
The house was used as a rectory until the early 1970s when it was bought by private individuals who removed it, stone by stone, and re-erected it on a rural property in the
By 1909 Ryde Heights, which was located on the southern side of Blaxland Road between Benson Lane and Melville Street was advertised as 'the pick of the district – 10 special residential sites for high class houses overlooking the windings of the Parramatta River'. The sixth and last subdivision of the Darvall Estate was the Outlook Estate, in the
Naming of West Ryde
Subdivision plans up to 1936 still advertised the railway station in West Ryde as Ryde Railway Station. This had been a source of contention for some time. Owing to the distance from Ryde village and the growth of this new settlement west of Ryde, the use of the term Ryde for the railway station soon became anomalous. In 1908 the Ermington-Rydalmere Council tried unsuccessfully to persuade Ryde aldermen that the name should be
Ryde Pumping Station
The Ryde Pumping Station is a significant piece of infrastructure located in West Ryde. The Sydney Water Board had taken over the water supply for Sydney from the City Council in 1888. Almost immediately, a temporary pumping station was established at North Sydney. It was dismantled in 1892 when supply became available from a new station built in West Ryde that same year. By 1908 the station had switched to steam turbines, a first for the Board and possibly for Australia. The present Ryde Pumping Station was built on adjacent land and opened in September 1921. The old station ceased operating in 1930, its remaining plant was auctioned and the pump house was used as a store. The building was demolished in 1961. The Ryde Pumping Station, now fully electrically operated, supplies water to many Northern Sydney suburbs. It is the largest water pumping station in Australia.[4]
Heritage listings
West Ryde has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 135 Marsden Road: Riverview House, West Ryde[6]
- Victoria Road: Ryde Pumping Station[7]
Commercial areas
West Ryde is home to a commercial area close to West Ryde railway station and the Sydney Water Station, which pumps water to most of northern Sydney.
West Ryde Marketplace is a medium-sized shopping centre featuring a Woolworths supermarket, specialty shops and West Ryde Public Library. Since the new centre opened in 2005, it diverted many people from the ageing Top Ryde Shopping Square, which subsequently closed and has now been redeveloped. Further building development included a Coles supermarket.
Transport
At the 2021 census, 32.2% of employed people travelled to work by car (either as a driver or as a passenger) and 9.2% by public transport.[1]
Housing
The types of dwellings in West Ryde continues to shift away from the traditional separate houses and towards strata living. At the 2021 census, 46.3% of occupied private dwellings were flats, units or apartments, 41.5% were separate houses and 11.1% were semi-detached (mostly town houses). The average household size was 2.5 people.[1]
West Ryde has a number of historical buildings including Addington, the second oldest extant building in Australia. The domestic architecture of the suburb largely consists of homes on quarter-acre blocks displaying most of the archetypical Australian styles, including
In the past, West Ryde was a working-class suburb which was home to many factories, especially towards Meadowbank. However, the factories of the past are slowly succumbing to demolition, and the construction of waterfront apartments are taking their place, with views of Parramatta River and Sydney Olympic Park, thus the suburb is growing with affluence.
Demographics
At the 2021 census, West Ryde recorded a population of 13,171. Of these:[1]
- Age distribution
- West Ryde residents' median age was 37 years, compared to the national median of 38. Children aged 0–14 years made up 16.7% of the population (the national average was 18.2%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.9% of the population (the national average was 17.2%).
- Ethnic diversity
- 44.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China 10.6%, South Korea 6.1%, India 5.3%, Philippines 3.3% and Hong Kong 2.9%. 41.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 12.3%, Cantonese 7.2%, Korean 7.3%, Arabic 2.9% and Hindi 1.9%.
- Religion
- The most common responses for religion were No Religion 33.6%, Catholic 23.6% and Hinduism 7.1%.
- Income
- The average weekly household income in West Ryde was $1,983, above the national average of $1,746.
- Living arrangements
- 69.0% of households were family households, 26.6% were single person households and 4.4% were group households.
Notable residents
- Jed Gillespie, rugby union player[citation needed]
Gallery
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Ryedale Road shops
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West Ryde library
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The West Ryde hotel
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Ryde Eastwood leagues club
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Victoria Road shops
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Victoria Road
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West Ryde pumping station
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Miniature railway ride at West Ryde in 2007
References
- ^ a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Ryde". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ West Ryde Postcode Australia Post
- ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 235
- ^ a b c d e Angela Phippen (2008). "West Ryde". Dictionary of Sydney. Dictionary of Sydney Trust. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Lands Department Notices. Proclamation under reservation in a certain crown grant of land at Meadowbank". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 22 October 1937. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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