West Ryde bushfire risk
Of West Ryde’s 7,966 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, West Ryde’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific West Ryde address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in West Ryde
Flood and bushfire areas across West Ryde. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near West Ryde
West Ryde sits in the Ryde council area, which recorded 5,067 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,067 total. Figures are for the whole Ryde council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in West Ryde
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so West Ryde shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in West Ryde
West Ryde is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
School catchments in West Ryde
West Ryde can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in West Ryde
At the 2021 Census, 52.3% of West Ryde’s 13,171 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near West Ryde
Ryde council approved 1,378 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ryde council area (not just West Ryde). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Ryde
Compare West Ryde with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.