Median house price
$2.48M
+10% change
NSW · Ryde Council
Denistone West, 2114
Est. population · Jun 2025
950
Growth (1 yr)
+0.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+0.5%
Median age
42
Median income
$2,579/wk
Employment rate
56.5%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$2,480,000
Languages at home
44.9%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Denistone West is a practical smaller community in Ryde Council, with a familiar suburban feel rather than a self-contained town centre. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. The suburb still has an emerging character, as newer residents settle in and local identity forms.
Against similar metro suburbs, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because growth momentum lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment, plus safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Denistone West snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$700/wk
Houses $825 · Units $688
Population (ERP)
950
+0.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
2.6%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#86
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Safety
9th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
58th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
86th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 50.3/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 30% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2125th in Australia
- State rank
- 634th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #86 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #459 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 81%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $688
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $825
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $700
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 382
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $2,480,000
- Median price change
- +10.2%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
950(June 2025)
+0.7% annual · +0.5% over 5 years · 58th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.7%
- 5-year growth
- +0.5%
- Change in 1 year
- +7
- Change in 5 years
- +5
- Growth rank in NSW
- 58th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~950), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 947
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $2,579
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 307
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 56.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 289 / 6 / 7
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 28
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 18
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 29.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 158 residents
- State safety percentile
- 8.9th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -3.2%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling43
- Domestic Violence Related Assault50
- Fraud167
- Malicious Damage To Property73
- Steal From Motor Vehicle76
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 13
- Median school ICSEA (13 schools)
- 1,108
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 86th
School list
- Ermington Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1117 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 76% · 472 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Eastwood Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1108 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 95% · 701 students · Top SEA quarter 41% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- West Ryde Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1117 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 83% · 512 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Marist College EastwoodSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1119 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 70% · 976 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- St Kevin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1115 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 80% · 373 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Melrose Park Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1087 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 59% · 163 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1125 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 66% · 420 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- St Therese's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1095 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 80% · 131 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Ermington West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1022 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 63% · 104 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
- Yates Avenue Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1040 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 54% · 155 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Amenities
16 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 7 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 5/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 7.39
Health & services(1)
- Denistone Veterinary SurgeryVeterinary
15-21 Allars Street, Denistone West
Sport & outdoors(8)
- Hibble ParkPark
- Lonsdale ParkPark
- Park (3)
- Rutherford ParkPark
- West Denistone ParkPark
- Playground
Transport(3)
3 bus stops
Other(4)
- Au Delia Health and SpaBeauty salon
- Bench
- Peppermint HairHairdresser
Unit 2 15 Allars Street, Denistone West
- Perkins St opp Genner StPublic Bookcase
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Hibble ParkPark
- Lonsdale ParkPark
- Rutherford ParkPark
- West Denistone ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Ryde Hospital (1.3 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 18
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 18.9
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 1 proposal
July 2026
- Subdivision6 SLUMAN STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Under Assessment
2025· 1 proposal
November 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Landscaping structures; Minor building alterations (external); Swimming pool6 DUNSHEA STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
2024· 10 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure10 SLUMAN STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure58 MOIRA AVENUE DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
September 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Landscaping structures76 DARVALL ROAD DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
June 2024
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)82 DARVALL ROAD DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
May 2024
- Subdivision81 TARRANTS AVENUE DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
February 2024
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences30 SLUMAN STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Withdrawn
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)17 DRIVER STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
- Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)15 DRIVER STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure38 PERKINS STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1 ALLARS STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
2023· 3 proposals
November 2023
- Subdivision81 TARRANTS AVENUE DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
August 2023
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision of land82 DARVALL ROAD DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
March 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development6 GENNER STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
2022· 5 proposals
October 2022
- Subdivision of land1 PERKINS STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
June 2022
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential development19 SLUMAN STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Deferred Commencement
May 2022
- Retaining walls, protection of trees76 DARVALL ROAD DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
April 2022
- Retaining walls, protection of trees47 MOIRA AVENUE DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision of land16 PERKINS STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
2021· 8 proposals
November 2021
- Dual occupancy; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition; Subdivision of land; Earthworks / change in levels; Retaining walls, protection of trees; Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Other30 SLUMAN STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
- Dual occupancy17 DRIVER STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
- Dual occupancy; Demolition15 DRIVER STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
July 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development36 MIROOL STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
May 2021
- Subdivision of land1 MIMOS STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
April 2021
- Dual occupancy8 GENNER STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development54 MOIRA AVENUE DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
February 2021
- Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development36 MIROOL STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
2020· 3 proposals
November 2020
- Dual occupancy; Subdivision of land1 PERKINS STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
October 2020
- Dual occupancy16 SLUMAN STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
August 2020
- Dual occupancy; Subdivision of land34 PERKINS STREET DENISTONE WEST 2114Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Bennelong
- Member of Parliament
- Jerome LAXALE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 125,953
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.9%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +9.3 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 40.7%Labor 59.3%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.0 km away).
Coalition 37.7%Labor 62.3%
3.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +8.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Denistone WestLabor 59.1% · Coalition 40.9% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- Denistone SouthLabor 60.6% · Coalition 39.4% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- EastwoodLabor 63.8% · Coalition 36.2% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- DenistoneLabor 66.0% · Coalition 34.0% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- West RydeLabor 65.3% · Coalition 34.6% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Ryde Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.