Lindfield vs North Ryde

North Ryde is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Lindfield. In both, most households own their home. In Lindfield, most households are couple families. In North Ryde, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lindfield: a median of $3.86 million, against $2.53 million in North Ryde, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, North Ryde tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Lindfield

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 4)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 8)
  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 16)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

North Ryde

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($2,526,000 vs $3,860,000)
  • has cheaper units ($825,000 vs $1,151,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Ryde

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($520/wk vs $600/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

North Ryde

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (29.3% vs 11.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.4% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Lindfield and North Ryde drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Lindfield North Ryde
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Lindfield North Ryde
Walkability 89 / 93
Lindfield — Walkability: 89/100 North Ryde — Walkability: 93/100
Safety 69 / 66
Lindfield — Safety: 69/100 North Ryde — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 30 / 48
Lindfield — Low fire risk: 30/100 North Ryde — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

North Ryde has more residents (14,043 vs 10,943); Lindfield has higher household incomes ($147,316 vs $123,916).

Lindfield North Ryde
Population 10,943 14,043
+28% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.8% +29.3%
Median age 40 37
Median household income $147,316/yr
+16% vs other
 $123,916/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+13% vs other
 $520/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lindfield North Ryde
0-4 5.3% / 5.8%
Lindfield — 0-4: 5.3% North Ryde — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.8% / 11.2%
Lindfield — 5-14: 14.8% North Ryde — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.6% / 4.6%
Lindfield — 15-19: 6.6% North Ryde — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 5.6% / 6.2%
Lindfield — 20-24: 5.6% North Ryde — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 9.5% / 17.1%
Lindfield — 25-34: 9.5% North Ryde — 25-34: 17.1%
35-44 14.8% / 16.1%
Lindfield — 35-44: 14.8% North Ryde — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 14.7% / 12.3%
Lindfield — 45-54: 14.7% North Ryde — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 11.5% / 11.8%
Lindfield — 55-64: 11.5% North Ryde — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 9.0% / 8.0%
Lindfield — 65-74: 9.0% North Ryde — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 5.6% / 4.5%
Lindfield — 75-84: 5.6% North Ryde — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 2.5% / 2.3%
Lindfield — 85+: 2.5% North Ryde — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lindfield 58.0% couple families
Lindfield — Couple Families: 58.0% Lindfield — Lone Person: 25.5% Lindfield — One Parent Families: 12.9% Lindfield — Group Household: 2.4% Lindfield — Other Families: 1.2%
North Ryde 51.7% couple families
North Ryde — Couple Families: 51.7% North Ryde — Lone Person: 29.2% North Ryde — One Parent Families: 12.2% North Ryde — Group Household: 5.3% North Ryde — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lindfield 29.2% renting
Lindfield — Owned Outright: 38.4% Lindfield — Mortgage: 32.4% Lindfield — Renting: 29.2%
North Ryde 37.7% renting
North Ryde — Owned Outright: 29.2% North Ryde — Mortgage: 33.2% North Ryde — Renting: 37.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Lindfield North Ryde
Bachelor Degree 26.9% / 23.6%
Lindfield — Bachelor Degree: 26.9% North Ryde — Bachelor Degree: 23.6%
Postgraduate Degree 15.3% / 12.3%
Lindfield — Postgraduate Degree: 15.3% North Ryde — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.2%
Lindfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% North Ryde — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Certificate III & IV 3.4% / 7.3%
Lindfield — Certificate III & IV: 3.4% North Ryde — Certificate III & IV: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 1.9%
Lindfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% North Ryde — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Lindfield North Ryde
China 12.2% / 9.6%
Lindfield — China: 12.2% North Ryde — China: 9.6%
England 3.9% / 1.9%
Lindfield — England: 3.9% North Ryde — England: 1.9%
India 1.5% / 4.2%
Lindfield — India: 1.5% North Ryde — India: 4.2%
Malaysia 1.6% / 1.7%
Lindfield — Malaysia: 1.6% North Ryde — Malaysia: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.1%
Lindfield — New Zealand: 1.5% North Ryde — New Zealand: 1.1%
Philippines — / 2.3%
Lindfield — Philippines: not among its largest North Ryde — Philippines: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lindfield 52.1% houses
Lindfield — Houses: 52.1% Lindfield — Flats / Apartments: 44.7% Lindfield — Townhouses: 3.2%
North Ryde 58.0% houses
North Ryde — Houses: 58.0% North Ryde — Flats / Apartments: 30.3% North Ryde — Townhouses: 11.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lindfield North Ryde
Median house price $3,860,000 $2,526,000
Median unit price $1,151,000 $825,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 91 sales
 24 days
from 138 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Lindfield North Ryde
1 bed $836K / $630K
Lindfield — 1 bed: $836K (24 sales) North Ryde — 1 bed: $630K (42 sales)

24 vs 42 sales

2 bed $1M / $853K
Lindfield — 2 bed: $1M (59 sales) North Ryde — 2 bed: $853K (47 sales)

59 vs 47 sales

3 bed $1.7M / $1.28M
Lindfield — 3 bed: $1.7M (36 sales) North Ryde — 3 bed: $1.28M (8 sales)

36 vs 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Lindfield North Ryde
3 bed $3.35M / $2.35M
Lindfield — 3 bed: $3.35M (17 sales) North Ryde — 3 bed: $2.35M (61 sales)

17 vs 61 sales

4 bed $3.56M / $2.32M
Lindfield — 4 bed: $3.56M (49 sales) North Ryde — 4 bed: $2.32M (42 sales)

49 vs 42 sales

5 bed $4.85M / $2.87M
Lindfield — 5 bed: $4.85M (38 sales) North Ryde — 5 bed: $2.87M (63 sales)

38 vs 63 sales

6 bed $4.4M / $3.05M
Lindfield — 6 bed: $4.4M (6 sales) North Ryde — 6 bed: $3.05M (7 sales)

6 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Lindfield has more land zoned for conservation (31% vs 14%).

Lindfield North Ryde
Residential 57% 53%
Environmental 31% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 17%
Parks and recreation 4% 10%
Industrial 0% 4%
Commercial 1% 2%
Planning zones cover 100% of Lindfield and 99% of North Ryde. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Lindfield North Ryde
New dwellings approved 908
across Ku-ring-gai
 1,489
across Ryde
Approvals change year on year +0% +81%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Lindfield North Ryde
Houses 3.5%
$1,900/wk on $2.83M
 3.6%
$1,350/wk on $1.95M
Units 4.3%
$950/wk on $1.15M
 5.4%
$780/wk on $745K

Ranking within NSW

Lindfield North Ryde
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Schools Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW

Liveability

North Ryde scores higher overall (78 vs 69).

Lindfield North Ryde
Grade A
same for both
Score 69/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lindfield carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 52).

Lindfield North Ryde
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Lindfield North Ryde
Inside the suburb 8 4
Rated above peers 2
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 3.2 km
 2
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 1.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.5% 3.5%

Schools in Lindfield

  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Lindfield Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lindfield Learning Village Government · Combined below peers
  • Aurora College Government · Secondary
  • Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School Independent · Primary
  • Lindfield Montessori Preschool Independent · Primary

Schools in North Ryde

  • Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • North Ryde Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Truscott Street Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Arndell School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Lindfield North Ryde
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 9 17
Parks & reserves 19 16
Childcare 11 8
GPs 4 3
Pharmacies 4
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 4
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 9 10

Mobility

Lindfield North Ryde
Walkability score 89/100 93/100
Distance to Sydney 14.6 km 14.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 19 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 155.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 576.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 4.7%
postcode 2070
 5.1%
postcode 2113
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2070
 16
postcode 2113

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Lindfield North Ryde
Worked from Home 63.2% / 58.5%
Lindfield — Worked from Home: 63.2% North Ryde — Worked from Home: 58.5%
Car (driver) 26.2% / 30.8%
Lindfield — Car (driver): 26.2% North Ryde — Car (driver): 30.8%
Train 6.3% / 3.6%
Lindfield — Train: 6.3% North Ryde — Train: 3.6%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 2.6%
Lindfield — Car (passenger): 2.0% North Ryde — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.1%
Lindfield — Walked Only: 1.9% North Ryde — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bus 0.2% / 2.1%
Lindfield — Bus: 0.2% North Ryde — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Lindfield North Ryde
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.6 km 11.0 km

NBN connectivity

Lindfield North Ryde
Connectivity score 86/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
5,070 premises
 28%
6,060 premises

Climate

Lindfield North Ryde
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lindfield North Ryde
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lindfield North Ryde
Average residential rate $1,626/yr $1,216/yr
Council Ku-ring-gai Ryde

Federal electorate

Lindfield North Ryde
Division Bradfield Bennelong
Member Nicolette Boele Jerome Laxale
Party Independent Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Lindfield North Ryde
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lindfield

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River Trains Transport Hub

North Ryde

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

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