The City of Ryde is a local government area in the Northern Sydney region, in the state of 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 and as at the had an estimated population of . 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 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