West Ryde, New South Wales
| West Ryde Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 West Ryde railway station and bus interchange | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 13,171 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2114 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Ryde | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bennelong | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Ryde | ||||||||||||||
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West Ryde is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. West Ryde is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde.
Ryde, North Ryde and East Ryde are separate suburbs.The suburbs of Meadowbank and Melrose Park share the 2114 postcode with West Ryde.
History
West Ryde is an extension of Ryde, which was named after the 'Ryde Store', a business run by G.M. Pope. He adopted the name from his birthplace of Ryde on the Isle of Wight, UK. [2]
Commercial Areas
West Ryde is home to a commercial area, close to West Ryde railway station and the Sydney Water Station, that pumps water to most of Northern Sydney.
West Ryde Marketplace is a medium sized shopping centre with a Woolworths supermarket, Gloria Jean's and specialty shops. It also contains Ryde library which was moved from across the road. Since the new centre opened in 2005, it diverted many people from the ageing Top Ryde Shopping Centre. Top Ryde closed and is currently being redeveloped. The shopping stretch along Victoria Road remains unsatisfactory in the eyes of many[according to whom?] and in need of a major makeover.
Transport
West Ryde railway station is on Northern railway line of Sydney's CityRail network. A bus interchange sits adjacent the station.
Housing
West Ryde has a number of historical buildings including Addison, the second oldest extant building in Australia. The domestic architecture of the suburb largely consists of homes on quarter-acre blocks displaying most of the archetypical Australian styles, including Federation houses, Californian Bungalows, Depression-era houses of weatherboard or fibro with corrugated iron roofs, and 1960s red-brick housing. There is also a substantial number of Askin-era red-brick apartment blocks atop half-acre concrete expanses.
In the past, West Ryde was a working-class suburb which was home to many factories, especially towards Meadowbank. The factories of the past are slowly succumbing to demolition, and the construction of waterfront apartments is taking their place, with views of Parramatta River and Sydney Olympic Park and the suburb is growing more affluent.
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Ryedale Road shops -
West Ryde library -
The West Ryde hotel -
Ryde Eastwood leagues club -
Victoria Road shops -
Victoria Road -
West Ryde pumping station -
West Ryde pumping station
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Ryde (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
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