About West Ryde
West Ryde is a suburb 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 and is part
of the Northern Suburbs area.
West Ryde, Ryde, North Ryde and East Ryde are
separate suburbs.
The suburbs of Denistone, Denistone West,
Meadowbank and Melrose Park share the 2114
postcode with West Ryde.
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 featuring a Woolworths
supermarket, specialty shops and West Ryde
Public Library. Since the new centre opened in
2005, it diverted many people from the ageing
Top Ryde Shopping Centre, which subsequently
closed and has now been redeveloped.