City of Ryde
City of Ryde New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°49′S 151°06′E / 33.817°S 151.100°E | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 3,176.38/km2 (8,226.78/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 11 November 1870 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 40.651 km2 (15.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Sarkis Yedelian OAM | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Ryde | ||||||||||||||
Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Bennelong | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Ryde | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Ryde is a local government area in the Northern Sydney region, in New South Wales, Australia. It was first established as the Municipal District of Ryde in 1870, became a municipality in 1906 and was proclaimed as the City of Ryde in 1992.
The local government area extends from the Parramatta River to the Lane Cove River which encircles the area in the north, and is bounded in the east by the peninsula of Hunters Hill and the City of Parramatta in the west. The City comprises an area of 40.651 square kilometres (15.695 sq mi) and as at the 2021 census had an estimated population of 129,123.
The mayor of the City of Ryde since 13 December 2022 is Cr. Sarkis Yedelian OAM a member of the Liberal Party.
Suburbs and localities in the local government area
The following suburbs and localities are within the City of Ryde:
- Chatswood West (shared with City of Willoughby)
- Denistone
- Denistone East
- Denistone West
- East Ryde
- Eastwood (shared with City of Parramatta Council)
- Gladesville (shared with Municipality of Hunter's Hill)
- Macquarie Centre
- Macquarie Park
- Macquarie University campus
- Marsfield
- Meadowbank
- Melrose Park (shared with City of Parramatta Council)
- North Ryde
- Putney
- Ryde
- Tennyson Point
- Top Ryde
- West Ryde
Heritage listings
The City of Ryde has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Denistone, 1-13 Pennant Avenue: The Hermitage
- Eastwood, Marsden Road: Brush Farm
- Gladesville, 144 Ryde Road: Gladesville Drill Hall
- Ryde, 782 Victoria Road: Willandra, Ryde
- Ryde, 808-810 Victoria Road: Ryde police station
- Ryde, 813 Victoria Road: Addington House
- Ryde, 817 Victoria Road: The Retreat, Ryde
- West Ryde, 135 Marsden Road: Riverview House, West Ryde
- West Ryde, Victoria Road: Ryde Pumping Station
Demographics
At the 2016 census, there were 116,302 people in the Ryde local government area, of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population. The median age of people in the City of Ryde was 36 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.3% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 51% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.
Population growth in the City of Ryde between the 2006 Census and the 2011 Census was 6.28%, and in the subsequent five years to the 2016 Census, population growth was 12.87%. When compared with total population growth of Australia of 8.81% during the same period, population growth in the Ryde local government area was approximately 50% higher than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Ryde was around 25% above the national average. At the 2016 Census, the Ryde local government area was linguistically diverse, with a significantly higher than average proportion (51.1%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 22.2%); and a significantly lower proportion (47.7%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.7%).
Selected historical census data for Ryde local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | ||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 94,244 | 96,948 | 103,038 | 116,302 | |
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 22nd | 22nd | ||||
% of New South Wales population | 1.49% | 1.48% | 1.49% | 1.56% | ||
% of Australian population | 0.50% | 0.49% | 0.48% | 0.50% | ||
Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 17.0% | 14.1% | |||
English | 16.9% | 15.1% | ||||
Chinese | 15.7% | 19.2% | ||||
Irish | 6.3% | 5.8% | ||||
Italian | 5.4% | 5.1% | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) |
Mandarin | 3.0% | 5.9% | 8.6% | 12.7% | |
Cantonese | 6.4% | 7.0% | 7.1% | 7.0% | ||
Korean | 2.4% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4.7% | ||
Italian | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.2% | ||
Armenian | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.9% | |||
Arabic | 1.7% | |||||
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 32.1% | 30.6% | 29.4% | 25.3% | |
No religion | 13.7% | 17.4% | 22.4% | 30.2% | ||
Anglican | 16.9% | 14.2% | 12.0% | 8.6% | ||
Buddhism | n/c | 3.6% | 4.4% | 4.1% | ||
Presbyterian and Reformed | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.8% | |||
Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$528 | A$635 | A$738 | ||
% of Australian median income | 113.3% | 110.1% | 111.5% | |||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,158 | A$1,841 | A$2,106 | ||
% of Australian median income | 112.8% | 124.3% | 121.5% | |||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1,486 | A$1,466 | A$1,786 | ||
% of Australian median income | 126.9% | 118.8% | 120.2% | |||
Dwelling structure | ||||||
Dwelling type | Separate house | 56.2% | 54.5% | 52.8% | 47.3% | |
Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse | 13.0% | 15.1% | 15.1% | 16.3% | ||
Flat or apartment | 29.5% | 30.0% | 31.9% | 35.6% |
Council
Current composition and election method
The City of Ryde is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing four councillors. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors for a two-year term at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021. The makeup of the council is as follows:
Party | Councillors | |
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Liberal Party of Australia | 7 | |
Australian Labor Party | 4 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Total | 12 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:
Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Central Ward | Bernard Purcell | Labor | ||
Sarkis Yedelian OAM | Liberal | Deputy Mayor 2022-2022 Mayor 13 December 2022 – present | ||
Katie O'Reilly | Labor | |||
Shweta Deshpande | Liberal | |||
East Ward | Penny Pedersen | Labor | ||
Roy Maggio | Independent | Mayor 2013–2014; Deputy Mayor 2014–2016, 2021–2022. | ||
Jordan Lane | Liberal | Mayor 2022–2022 | ||
Sophie Lara-Watson | Liberal | |||
West Ward | Justin Li | Liberal | Deputy Mayor 2012-2014 | |
Trenton Brown | Liberal | |||
Kangho Song | Labor | |||
Daniel Han | Liberal |
Referendum on the position of mayor
A referendum was also undertaken at the election held on 4 December 2021, asking residents the following question: "Do you support a popularly elected Mayor where the voters of the City of Ryde elect the Mayor for a four (4) year term, thereby adopting a thirteen (13) Councillor model (including the Mayor)?". The final declared results were: 76.18% YES and 23.82% NO. As a result, the position of mayor will be directly elected from the next local government elections scheduled for 2024.
Council history
In June 1870, 201 residents of the district of Ryde sent a petition to the governor, requesting the incorporation of the "Municipal District of Ryde". This resulted in the municipality being formally proclaimed on 11 November 1870. With a total land area of 40.6 square kilometres, Ryde was the largest Sydney municipality. However, due to an error in the proclamation regarding the western boundary, a new proclamation was made on 11 June 1872.
In June 1894 the northern section of the municipality known as Marsfield, was proclaimed as the "Municipal District of Marsfield". In 1907, Marsfield became known as the Municipality of Eastwood, and lasted until it was re-amalgamated with Ryde following the passing of the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948.
With the passing of the Local Government Act, 1906, the council name was changed to be the "Municipality of Ryde". The City of Ryde was proclaimed in 1992, marking the bicentenary of the first land grants in Ryde, and with the passing of the Local Government Act 1993, aldermen were also retitled councillors.
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the City of Ryde merge with adjoining councils. The government proposed a merger of the Hunter's Hill, Lane Cove and Ryde Councils to form a new council with an area of 57 square kilometres (22 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 164,000. In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Hunter's Hill, Lane Cove and Ryde local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.
Town Clerks and General Managers
Name | Term | Notes |
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George Miller Pope | 1870 – 18 February 1887 | |
William Short | 1 March 1887 – 6 January 1902 | |
Nelson Kirby | 20 March 1903 – July 1904 | |
Joseph Parry | 18 July 1904 – June 1919 | |
Donald Neil Morrison | August 1919 – 11 November 1936 | |
F. C. Taylor | 12 April 1937 – 28 February 1949 | |
E. Gyllies | 28 February 1949 – 1951 | |
Mervyn Leslie Donnelly | 1951–1968 | |
A. G. Sindel | 1968–1975 | |
K. R. Brown | 1975–1989 | |
K. J. King | 1989–1994 | |
Gerry Brus | 1994–2000 | |
Michael McMahon | 2000 – October 2004 | |
Michael Whittaker | October 2004 – October 2009 | |
John Neish | 4 January 2010 – 12 February 2013 | |
Danielle Dickson (acting) | 12 February 2013 – August 2013 | |
Roy Newsome (acting) | August 2013 – 22 August 2014 | |
Dominic Johnson (acting) | 22 August 2014 – 12 January 2015 | |
Gail Connolly | 12 January 2015 – 17 May 2016 | |
Roy Newsome (acting) | 17 May 2016 – July 2017 | |
George Dedes | July 2017 – present |
Mayors
Mayor of the City of Ryde | |
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Incumbent Sarkis Yedelian since 13 December 2022 | |
Style | His/Her Worship |
Appointer | Ryde City Council |
Term length | One Year (1870–1959) Three years (1959–1968) One Year (1968–date) |
Formation | 13 February 1871 |
First holder | Edward Terry |
Deputy | Roy Maggio (Ind) |
# | Mayor | Party | Term | Notes | |
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1 | Edward Terry | Independent | 13 February 1871 – 11 February 1874 | ||
2 | Gerrard Herring | Independent | 11 February 1874 – October 1875 | ||
– | Edward Terry | Independent | 22 October 1875 – 12 February 1876 | ||
– | Gerrard Herring | Independent | 12 February 1876 – 13 October 1876 | ||
3 | George Wicks | Independent | 13 October 1876 – February 1877 | ||
4 | John Linsley | Independent | February 1877 – February 1880 | ||
– | Gerrard Herring | Independent | February 1880 – February 1885 | ||
5 | James Ross | Independent | February 1885 – February 1886 | ||
6 | Henry Watts | Independent | February 1886 – February 1887 | ||
7 | William Jackson | Independent | 14 February 1887 – 4 November 1887 | ||
– | James Ross | Independent | 4 November 1887 – February 1889 | ||
8 | George Lovell | Independent | February 1889 – February 1891 | ||
9 | Samuel Jordan | Independent | February 1891 – February 1892 | ||
10 | John Forsyth | Independent | February 1892 – February 1893 | ||
11 | Thomas Potts | Independent | February 1893 – February 1894 | ||
– | Samuel Jordan | Independent | February 1894 – February 1896 | ||
12 | Thomas Pidding | Independent | February 1896 – February 1897 | ||
13 | Edward Worthington | Independent | February 1897 – February 1899 | ||
– | Edward Terry | Independent | February 1899 – 22 September 1899 | ||
14 | Walter Hibble | Independent | 27 September 1899 – February 1901 | ||
15 | John Redshaw | Independent | February 1901 – February 1902 | ||
16 | Edward Betts | Independent | February 1902 – February 1904 | ||
17 | David Anderson | Independent | February 1904 – February 1905 | ||
18 | William Thompson | Independent | February 1905 – February 1906 | ||
19 | Rowland Sutton | Independent | February 1906 – February 1907 | ||
20 | Sidney Benson | Independent | February 1907 – February 1908 | ||
– | David Anderson | Independent | February 1908 – February 1909 | ||
– | John Redshaw | Independent | February 1909 – February 1911 | ||
21 | Charles Robert Summerhayes | Independent | February 1911 – 12 February 1913 | ||
– | David Anderson | Independent | 12 February 1913 – February 1914 | ||
– | Rowland Sutton | Independent | February 1914 – 12 February 1915 | ||
22 | John Kelly | Independent | 12 February 1915 – 5 February 1920 | ||
23 | Alexander Stewart | Independent | 5 February 1920 – December 1920 | ||
24 | Charles Dyer | Independent | December 1920 – December 1921 | ||
– | Charles Robert Summerhayes | Independent | December 1921 – December 1922 | ||
– | Charles Dyer | Independent | December 1922 – 14 December 1927 | ||
25 | Albion Greenwood | Independent | 14 December 1927 – December 1931 | ||
26 | Percival Chatfield | Independent | December 1931 – 5 December 1934 | ||
27 | William Harrison | Independent | 5 December 1934 – December 1936 | ||
28 | William Mahon | Independent | December 1936 – December 1937 | ||
– | William Harrison | Independent | December 1937 – December 1938 | ||
29 | William Irvine | Independent | December 1938 – December 1939 | ||
– | William Harrison | Independent | December 1939 – 24 June 1942 | ||
30 | Gibson McMillan | Independent | 30 June 1942 – December 1943 | ||
31 | Clive Bondfield | Independent | December 1943 – December 1947 | ||
32 | E. L. S. Hall | Independent | December 1947 – 17 December 1948 | ||
33 | Kenneth Anderson | Independent | 17 December 1948 – December 1950 | ||
34 | Henry Attwool Dunbar Mitchell | Independent | December 1950 – December 1953 | ||
35 | William John Irvine | Independent | December 1953 – December 1956 | ||
– | Henry Attwool Dunbar Mitchell MBE | Independent | December 1956 – December 1957 | ||
36 | James Henry Donovan | Independent | December 1957 – December 1958 | ||
– | William Harrison | Independent | December 1958 – 5 December 1959 | ||
37 | E. L. S. Hall | Independent | 5 December 1959 – 1 December 1962 | ||
38 | C. M. Cutler | Independent | 1 December 1962 – December 1968 | ||
– | William Harrison | Independent | December 1968 – 18 September 1971 | ||
39 | Harry Anderson | Independent | 18 September 1971 – September 1973 | ||
40 | Mick Lardelli | Independent | September 1973 – September 1974 | ||
41 | T. Greenwood | Independent | September 1974 – September 1977 | ||
– | Harry Anderson | Independent | September 1977 – September 1979 | ||
42 | Ross Horner | Independent | September 1979 – September 1980 | ||
43 | Edna Wilde | Independent | September 1980 – September 1982 | ||
44 | J. M. Malone | Independent | September 1982 – September 1983 | ||
45 | Mick Lardelli AM | Independent | September 1983 – September 1995 | ||
46 | Jim Hull | Independent | September 1995 – September 1997 | ||
47 | Peter Graham OAM | Independent | September 1997 – September 1999 | ||
– | Edna Wilde OAM | Independent | September 1999 – September 2000 | ||
48 | Ivan Petch | Independent | September 2000 – September 2002 | ||
– | Edna Wilde OAM | Independent | September 2002 – September 2004 | ||
49 | Terry Perram | Independent | September 2004 – September 2005 | ||
– | Ivan Petch | Independent | September 2005 – September 2008 | ||
50 | Vic Tagg | Independent | September 2008 – September 2009 | ||
51 | Michael Butterworth | Labor | September 2009 – September 2010 | ||
52 | Artin Etmekdjian | Liberal | September 2010 – September 2012 | ||
– | Ivan Petch | Independent | September 2012 – September 2013 | ||
53 | Roy Maggio | Liberal | September 2013 – 9 September 2014 | ||
54 | Bill Pickering | 9 September 2014 – 8 September 2015 | |||
55 | Jerome Laxale | Labor | 8 September 2015 – 16 September 2016 | ||
– | Bill Pickering | Liberal | 16 September 2016 – 9 September 2017 | ||
– | Jerome Laxale | Labor | 26 September 2017 – 11 January 2022 | ||
56 | Jordan Lane | Liberal | 11 January 2022 – 13 December 2022 | ||
57 | Sarkis Yedelian OAM | Liberal | 13 December 2022 – present |
International relations
- Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh: The City of Ryde established a Friendship Declaration with Stepanakert, the capital of the partially-recognised Republic of Artsakh on 23 July 2019.
- Ryde, Isle of Wight
Coat of arms
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