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 is one of 16 suburbs that form the City of Ryde. The types of real estate in West Ryde continues to shift away from the traditional separate houses and towards strata living. At the 2016 census, 48.1% of occupied private dwellings were flats, units or apartments, 41.0% were separate houses and 9.7% were semi-detached (mostly town houses). The Ryde Pumping Station is a significant piece of infrastructure located in West Ryde. The Ryde Pumping Station, now fully electrically operated, supplies water to many Northern Sydney suburbs. It is the largest water pumping station in Australia. In the past, West Ryde was a working-class suburb which was home to many factories, especially towards Meadowbank. However, the factories of the past are slowly succumbing to demolition, and the construction of waterfront apartments are taking their place, with views of Parramatta River and Sydney Olympic Park, thus the suburb is growing with affluence.