Ryde vs Denistone

Ryde is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Denistone. In Ryde, about half of households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. In Denistone, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ryde: a median of $2.58 million, against $2.32 million in Denistone, though rent is higher in Denistone. Ryde is closer to the city centre: 14.2 km, against 16.5 km. On these figures, Ryde tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Denistone suits couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Ryde has more childcare (20 vs 2)
  • Denistone carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ryde has cheaper units ($715,000 vs $1,350,000)
  • Denistone has cheaper houses ($2,320,000 vs $2,575,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ryde

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($465/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ryde

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (14.2 km vs 16.5 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Ryde has more GPs (9 vs 1)
  • Denistone carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Ryde

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (20.4% vs -0.7%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.8% vs 2.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ryde Denistone
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.

Ryde Denistone
Walkability 92 / 93
Ryde — Walkability: 92/100 Denistone — Walkability: 93/100
Safety 50 / 78
Ryde — Safety: 50/100 Denistone — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ryde — Low fire risk: 100/100 Denistone — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ryde has more residents (31,907 vs 3,726); Denistone has higher household incomes ($139,516 vs $105,248).

Ryde Denistone
Population 31,907
+88% vs other
 3,726
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.4% -0.7%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $105,248/yr $139,516/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $465/wk $600/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ryde Denistone
0-4 6.3% / 4.3%
Ryde — 0-4: 6.3% Denistone — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 10.7% / 12.4%
Ryde — 5-14: 10.7% Denistone — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 4.1% / 5.8%
Ryde — 15-19: 4.1% Denistone — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.8% / 5.9%
Ryde — 20-24: 5.8% Denistone — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 19.9% / 10.6%
Ryde — 25-34: 19.9% Denistone — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 17.8% / 12.3%
Ryde — 35-44: 17.8% Denistone — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 11.4% / 14.1%
Ryde — 45-54: 11.4% Denistone — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 10.1% / 15.2%
Ryde — 55-64: 10.1% Denistone — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 7.2% / 11.8%
Ryde — 65-74: 7.2% Denistone — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 4.3% / 5.4%
Ryde — 75-84: 4.3% Denistone — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 2.3% / 2.3%
Ryde — 85+: 2.3% Denistone — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ryde 43.9% couple families
Ryde — Couple Families: 43.9% Ryde — Lone Person: 36.5% Ryde — One Parent Families: 12.0% Ryde — Group Household: 5.5% Ryde — Other Families: 2.1%
Denistone 62.6% couple families
Denistone — Couple Families: 62.6% Denistone — Lone Person: 19.1% Denistone — One Parent Families: 13.2% Denistone — Group Household: 3.6% Denistone — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ryde 46.5% renting
Ryde — Owned Outright: 22.8% Ryde — Mortgage: 30.7% Ryde — Renting: 46.5%
Denistone 18.4% renting
Denistone — Owned Outright: 45.2% Denistone — Mortgage: 36.5% Denistone — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ryde Denistone
Bachelor Degree 23.3% / 25.8%
Ryde — Bachelor Degree: 23.3% Denistone — Bachelor Degree: 25.8%
Postgraduate Degree 11.4% / 11.8%
Ryde — Postgraduate Degree: 11.4% Denistone — Postgraduate Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.9%
Ryde — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Denistone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Certificate III & IV 7.8% / 6.3%
Ryde — Certificate III & IV: 7.8% Denistone — Certificate III & IV: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.9%
Ryde — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Denistone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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.

Ryde Denistone
China 11.0% / 14.1%
Ryde — China: 11.0% Denistone — China: 14.1%
India 3.5% / 2.1%
Ryde — India: 3.5% Denistone — India: 2.1%
England 1.8% / 2.6%
Ryde — England: 1.8% Denistone — England: 2.6%
Malaysia 1.2% / 1.4%
Ryde — Malaysia: 1.2% Denistone — Malaysia: 1.4%
Iran 2.4% / —
Ryde — Iran: 2.4% Denistone — Iran: not among its largest
Philippines 2.2% / —
Ryde — Philippines: 2.2% Denistone — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Ryde — New Zealand: not among its largest Denistone — New Zealand: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ryde 35.4% houses
Ryde — Houses: 35.4% Ryde — Flats / Apartments: 55.8% Ryde — Townhouses: 8.8%
Denistone 79.6% houses
Denistone — Houses: 79.6% Denistone — Flats / Apartments: 1.3% Denistone — Townhouses: 19.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ryde Denistone
Median house price $2,575,000 $2,320,000
Median unit price $715,000 $1,350,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 162 sales
 30 days
from 33 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.

Ryde Denistone
3 bed $2.45M / $2.2M
Ryde — 3 bed: $2.45M (69 sales) Denistone — 3 bed: $2.2M (31 sales)

69 vs 31 sales

4 bed $2.58M / $2.45M
Ryde — 4 bed: $2.58M (45 sales) Denistone — 4 bed: $2.45M (23 sales)

45 vs 23 sales

5 bed $2.7M / $2.56M
Ryde — 5 bed: $2.7M (53 sales) Denistone — 5 bed: $2.56M (14 sales)

53 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Ryde Denistone
Residential 73% 77%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 11%
Environmental 7%
same for both
Parks and recreation 7% 5%
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

Ryde Denistone
New dwellings approved 1,489
across Ryde
same for both
Approvals change year on year +81%
same for both

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.

Ryde Denistone
Houses 2.8%
$1,200/wk on $2.25M
 2.2%
$1,000/wk on $2.35M
Units 5.3%
$685/wk on $670K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Ryde Denistone
House price Higher than 90% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Schools Higher than 81% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 78% of NSW —

Liveability

Denistone scores higher overall (93 vs 82).

Ryde Denistone
Grade A A+
Score 82/100 93/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ryde carries more crime risk (50 vs 22).

Ryde Denistone
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
22/100
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 2
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Ryde Denistone
Inside the suburb 7 1
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 3.7 km
 3
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 3.4%

Schools in Ryde

  • Northcross Christian School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Ryde Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Smalls Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Holy Cross College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Ryde East Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Ryde Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Denistone

  • St Therese's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ryde Denistone
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 15 0
Parks & reserves 31 5
Childcare 20 2
GPs 9 1
Pharmacies 8 0
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Denistone sits further from the CBD (16.5 km vs 14.2 km).

Ryde Denistone
Walkability score 92/100 93/100
Distance to Sydney 14.2 km 16.5 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 25 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 771.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 38.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.3%
postcode 2112
 2.0%
postcode 2114
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 17
postcode 2112
 16
postcode 2114

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.

Ryde Denistone
Worked from Home 50.9% / 54.0%
Ryde — Worked from Home: 50.9% Denistone — Worked from Home: 54.0%
Car (driver) 37.3% / 36.2%
Ryde — Car (driver): 37.3% Denistone — Car (driver): 36.2%
Train 3.0% / 4.4%
Ryde — Train: 3.0% Denistone — Train: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 3.3%
Ryde — Car (passenger): 2.7% Denistone — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bus 3.8% / 0.3%
Ryde — Bus: 3.8% Denistone — Bus: 0.3%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.6%
Ryde — Walked Only: 2.2% Denistone — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.0%).

Setting

Ryde Denistone
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.5 km 14.7 km

NBN connectivity

Ryde Denistone
Connectivity score 80/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
14,804 premises
 1%
1,416 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Ryde Denistone
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

Ryde Denistone
Average residential rate $1,216/yr
same for both
Council Ryde
same for both

Federal electorate

Ryde Denistone
Division Bennelong
same for both
Member Jerome Laxale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ryde

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

Denistone

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Quiet Trains Transport Hub

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