Ryde is a suburb of Sydney,

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, Australia. Ryde is located 13 km north-west of the Sydney central business district and 8 km east of

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. Ryde is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Ryde and part of the

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region. It lies on the north bank of the

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. People from Ryde are colloquially known as Ryders, Rydiens or Rydemen.

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, and East Ryde are separate suburbs from Ryde.

History

Ryde was named after the town of

Ryde Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight. The built-up area had a population of 23,999 according to the 2011 Census and an estimate of 24,847 in 2019. Its growth as a seaside resort came af ...

on the

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. It may have been adopted from G.M. Pope, who came from Ryde on the Isle of Wight, who settled in the area and opened the "Ryde Store". Originally known by its Aboriginal name Wallumatta, it was named Eastern Farms when the first 10 land grants were made in 1792. Within a few years this had changed to Kissing Point. The road from Ryde to

was called Kissing Point Road until changed to Victoria Road in 1887. The name Ryde was used from the 1840s and adopted as the name of the municipality in 1870. The suburb contains the oldest settler's cottage in Australia, Addington, on Victoria Road. Addington was built by the emancipist James Stewart, circa 1800. James Shepherd bought the property in 1810 and added a six-room house to the original sandstone cottage. Addington House, also known as "New Farm", is included on the NSW Heritage Register and the National Trust of NSW. Other historic buildings in the area include the police station on Victoria Road and

Willandra Willandra is a heritage-listed former service station and homestead and now community facility located at 782 Victoria Road, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia. Its design is attributed to William Weaver and built from 1841 to 1844 by James De ...

, Willandra Street. The police station, a simple sandstone structure, was designed by Colonial Architect

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and built in 1837.

is a two-storey Georgian home built by the Devlin family circa 1845, and more recently used as an art gallery and headquarters for the Ryde and District Historical Society. Both Willandra and the police station are listed on the Register of the National Estate. In 1892, the public school at 2 Tucker Street was opened. The building, which still survives, is the Infants Department, a two-storey, sandstone building which is heritage-listed.State Heritage Register
/ref> The cottage Riversdale, in Wade Street, was the home of a well-known riverboat captain by the name of Robert Gascoigne, who lived in the area circa 1900. In 1973 a

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organised a

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to save Dunbar Park from becoming a rubbish tip. As Ryde was located at the top of the hill it also became known as 'Top Ryde'. Ryde Swimming Centre was demolished and rebuilt as Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre, and hosted events of the

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Trams

The majority of services operated from

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and

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down George Street to

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and

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. In the peak hours and other busy periods, supplementary services operated from

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. Tram services to

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and Ryde were serviced by the Rozelle Tram Depot. The service, after departing the depot traveled along The Crescent and Commercial Road (now City West Link Road) in

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, turning left onto Victoria Road. It then crossed the

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and the former

Gladesville Bridge Gladesville Bridge is a heritage-listed concrete arch road bridge that carries Victoria Road over the Parramatta River, linking the Sydney suburbs of Huntleys Point and Drummoyne, in the local government areas of Canada Bay and Hunter's H ...

before turning right onto Blaxland Road. It then wound its way along Blaxland Road, behind the site of the current council chambers, terminating near the intersection of Pope and Devlin Street in Ryde.

Heritage listings

Ryde has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 782 Victoria Road: Willandra, Ryde * 808-810 Victoria Road: Ryde police station * 813 Victoria Road: Addington House * 817 Victoria Road: The Retreat, Ryde *46 Church Street: St Anne's Ryde Anglican Church and Cemetery

Commercial areas

Top Ryde is an unofficial locality within Ryde, which contains the commercial area of the suburb, centred on the intersection of Devlin Street and Blaxland Road. Top Ryde City is a major

shopping centre A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre ( Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof. The first known colle ...

located on the intersection of Devlin Street and Blaxland Road. The original Top Ryde shopping centre on this site was the second of its type to be built in Australia. Top Ryde is the location of the Ryde council office, and library. 2RRR is a community radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting to the Ryde area on 88.5 FM.

Transport

The Ryde Bridge links Ryde south to

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, over the

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and

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operate a number of services in Ryde including: * 500X - Town Hall station to West Ryde station * 287 - Milsons Point via

Lane Cove Lane Cove is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lane Cove is nine kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local governmen ...

(Weekday AM peak service) * 410 -

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via

Lane Cove Road Lane Cove Road is a major suburban arterial road in Sydney, Australia. It forms part of A3 and is located in the Ryde local government area. The southern end of Lane Cove Road connects with Devlin Street at Blaxland Road at Top Ryde, about ...

Hurstville Hurstville is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD and is part of the St George area. Hurstville is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Georges Riv ...

via Campsie * 458 - Burwood via Concord Hospital &

Strathfield Strathfield is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Strathfield. A smal ...

* 501 -

via Victoria Road & Pyrmont
Parramatta station * 517 - Macquarie University to Top Ryde City * 515 - Eastwood station to Top Ryde City * 518 - Meadowbank ferry wharf

Macquarie Centre Macquarie Centre is a shopping centre in the suburb of Macquarie Park on the North Shore of Sydney and is located opposite the main campus of Macquarie University. Transport The Metro North West Line offers frequent services to Macquarie ...

via Denistone East * 533 - Chatswood via Lane Cove North
Sydney Olympic Park via

The main closest train station for the access to Ryde is West Ryde railway station which is on the

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Schools

Schools in Ryde include government schools such as

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(formerly Malvina High School) and Ryde Public School, Tucker Street, which is heritage-listed. It also includes the private schools Holy Cross College and Northcross Christian School. The German International School Sydney operated in Ryde from 1992 to 2008 and moved to

Terrey Hills Terrey Hills is a suburb of Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 25 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. It is part of the Forest District and ...

in August 2008.

Places of worship

* St Anne's Anglican Church
St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
Ryde contains St Anne's Anglican Church, Church Street, which has the grave of Maria Ann Sherwood Smith, in whose orchards the

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was first found. Every year, in the suburb of Eastwood, the Granny Smith Festival is held in her honor. The church was built in 1826 and extended in later years. It was a central feature in the early life of the area and is now listed on the Register of the National Estate. Church Street is also the location of Ryde Wesley Uniting Church. C3 Church Ryde is located on Blaxland Road.

Parks and recreation

Santa Rosa Park is located between Quarry Road and Bridge Road. It features a separated pathway for walking and bike riders. Shrimptons Creek runs through the park in a north-easterly direction flowing into the

Lane Cove River The Lane Cove River, a northern tributary of the Parramatta River, is a tide-dominated, drowned valley estuary west of Sydney Harbour, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The river is a tributary of the Parramatta River, winding thro ...

. The park is used for football and cricket. Gannan Park was once a quarry and brickworks and is accessed from Buna Court, Minga Street and McAuley Park. Ryde Park is located between Blaxland Road, Princes Sreet and Argyle Avenue. It features 2 rugby fields, 1 cricket field and a basketball court as well as a play area. There is also a dog park and a cafe. Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre was home to

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events for the

. The pool is owned by Ryde City Council.

Population

Demographics

At the 2016 census, Ryde recorded a population of 26,499. Of these: ; Age distribution : Ryde residents' median age was 36 years, lower than the national median of 38. Children aged 0–14 years made up 16.7% of the population (national average is 18.7%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.7% of the population (national average is 15.8%). ; Ethnic diversity : 48.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China 10.3%, South Korea 3.1%, India 3.1%, Italy 2.2% and Philippines 2.0%. Only 13.4% identify their ancestry as Australian. The most common ancestry in Ryde was Chinese at 15.5% with the next most common ancestries being English 14.7%, Italian 6.9% and Irish 5.5%. 47.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 10.0%, Cantonese 5.6%, Korean 3.7%, Italian 3.5% and Armenian 3.2%. ; Religion : The most common responses for religion were Catholic 27.7% and No Religion 27.6%. ; Income : The median weekly household income was $1,714, above the national median of $1,438. ; Housing : 71.1% of private dwellings were family households, 23.6% were single person households and 5.3% were group households. Of occupied private dwellings in Ryde, 44.2% were flat or apartments, 43.9% were separate houses and 11.3% were semi-detached.

Notable residents

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- Australian rapper born in Ryde Hospital *

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- One of the most notable

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, who served as a link between the colony at

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and the Eora people, is buried in present-day

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. * Jesse Curran - Scottish Premiership footballer who plays for Dundee F.C. as a defensive midfielder * Jessica Falkholt - actress who resided in Ryde until she and her entire family were killed in a car accident in December 2017. * Laura Forster - World War I surgeon and nurse who was born in Ryde. *

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- rugby league player. * Richard Lee – chairman of Ruralco and former first-class cricketer *

Karen Moras Karen Lynne Moras (born 6 January 1954), also known by her married name Karen Stephenson, is an Australian distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s who won a bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Althoug ...

- Olympic bronze medalist in

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and world record holder, was born in Ryde in 1954. * John Robertson - Former Leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales and the Leader of the Opposition from 2011 to 2014. * Susan Schardt (1872-1934) Founder of the Royal Rehabilitation Hospital * Maria Ann Smith - Credited with producing the

apple lived in Eastwood and is buried in Ryde. * James Squire -

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brewer, who is claimed to have created Australia's first commercial brewery. * James Tedesco - rugby league player. * Hayden Turner - Zookeeper and TV presenter. * John Watkins - The former Deputy Premier of NSW and Minister for Transport and Finance in NSW.

Gallery

Image:(1)Ryde_Public_School_Infants_Section.jpg, Ryde Public School, Tucker Street Image:Ryde Police Station.jpg, Ryde police station, designed by

, located on Victoria Road Image:Ryde Court House.jpg, Court House, Victoria Road Image:(1)heritage_home_Ryde.jpg, Addington House, , Victoria Road Image:Riversdale4.JPG, Riversdale, the former home of a Ryde riverboat captain

References

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