Mount Riverview is a semi-rural locality near Sydney, in Blue Mountains Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.
Everyday destinations are relatively walkable, well above typical levels for semi-rural and lifestyle localities. Dining and café access is another of the suburb's defining strengths. Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places. Reported offences have fallen 20% year on year, and socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median. Trade-offs centre on higher housing costs and relatively limited childcare access, with median house prices 18% above the peer median.
Overall, Mount Riverview suits people prioritising lower crime and walkability over lower housing costs.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in New South Wales (189)
Strengths
Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places
Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
Dining and café access is a relative strength
Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median
Weaknesses
Housing costs a little more than in comparable places
Childcare access is a relative weakness
What stands out
Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★★☆☆
Professionals★★☆☆☆
Retirees★★☆☆☆
Students★☆☆☆☆
Budget buyers★★☆☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How Mount Riverview compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.24M
+19% change
Median rent
$675/wk
Population (ERP)
3,156
+0.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
2.4%
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
#61
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Crime rate
5th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
39th
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
12%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
59th
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
54.1/100 — Average
State standing
Top 21% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
1260th in Australia
State rank
450th in NSW
Peer rank
#61 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#311 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data confidence
98%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Houses (January to March 2026)
$695
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,236,000
Median price change
+19%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
+0.1% annual · -0.0% over 5 years · 39th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.1%
5-year growth
-0.0%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
-1
Growth rank in NSW
39th 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 (~3,150), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
3,074
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$2,248
Dwelling vacancy
2.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
27 of 1,114
Median monthly mortgage
$2,383
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$450
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
42.1% / 46.1% / 11.8%
Employment rate
60.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
39.1% / 1.1% / 42.9%
Walked or cycled to work
0.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,074 / 4 / 3
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
29.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 18.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified29.7% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified12.8% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational18.6% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below38.9% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce19.7%
Education16.4%
Engineering and related technologies15.2%
Society and culture14.8%
Health11.1%
Architecture and building6.5%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$68,855
84th percentile in NSW · +17% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$79,000
89th percentile in NSW · +22% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
17.0%
69th percentile in NSW · +23% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$125,873
92nd percentile in NSW · +99% vs Australia
Residents with business income
9.0%
21st percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2774 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
8,081
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,347
Median net rent
-$1,031
Taxpayers reporting business income
713
Taxable income vs state median
+23%
Salary / wages vs state median
+26%
Rental investment vs state median
+21%
Super vs state median
+79%
Business income vs state median
-10%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
6.1% speak a language other than English at home; 15.4% born overseas
Language at home
2,847 English only · 185 other
Non-English at home
6.1%
Born overseas
467 (15.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
72 (2.3%)
Australian citizens
2,922
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
12
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Polish10 · 17.9%
Spanish9 · 16.1%
Thai6 · 10.7%
Mandarin5 · 8.9%
German4 · 7.1%
Turkish4 · 7.1%
Afrikaans3 · 5.4%
Arabic3 · 5.4%
Religion
52.7%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 52.7%, while 42% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
42%
32.8%
Christianity
52.7%
47.6%
Other / not stated
5.3%
19.6%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
18.9%
22.4%
Anglican
17.4%
11.9%
Christian (not further defined)
3.4%
2.4%
Baptist
3.1%
1.2%
Presbyterian and Reformed
2.7%
1.9%
Uniting Church
2.5%
2.1%
Pentecostal
2.5%
0.9%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2774, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
78
Against the person
28
Against property
31
Rate per 1,000 residents
24.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 110 residents
State crime-rate percentile
5.4th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-20.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
5
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
1.58
Most common offence types
Breach Apprehended Violence Order5
Domestic Violence Related Assault7
Fraud5
Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment9
Malicious Damage To Property10
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
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
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
1,028
Median ICSEA percentile
59th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
Mount Riverview Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1050 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 231 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
Emu Heights Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1006 · 50th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 237 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
Blaxland EPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Blaxland HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Emu Hts PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Mt Riverview PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Nepean CPAHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Warrimoo PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
Great for outdoor family life — 4 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 36 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
57/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.33
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.33
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.3
Food & drink(1)
Moon & Co CafeCafe
Shopping(1)
Mt Riverview SupermarketSupermarket
Community(3)
Milestones Early LearningChildcare
174-176 Rusden Road
Blue Mountains Woodcraft CentreCommunity centre
Mount Riverview Public SchoolSchool
Mount Riverview
Sport & outdoors(14)
Drinking water
Magura ReserveNature reserve
Nature reserve
Summit ReserveNature reserve
Blue Mountains City CouncilPark
4A Olympic Parade
Harley ParkPark
Park
Reservoir ParkPark
Playground (4)
Public toilets
Sports field
Transport(15)
15 bus stops
Other(9)
Bicycle Parking
Mt. Riverview Rural Fire BrigadeFire station
Parking (8)
Parking Space
Blue Mountains City ChurchPlace of worship
LMAP Mt RiverviewPlace of worship
159 Rusden Road
Australia PostPost Box
Recycling
Shelter
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
Blue Mountains City Church
LMAP Mt Riverview
159 Rusden Road
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
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.
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 (12%)
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
24 CURVERS DRIVE MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Additional Information Requested
July 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
33 ROGER CRESCENT MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool
56 PANORAMA CRESCENT MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Additional Information Requested
Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
197 RUSDEN ROAD MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
June 2026
Subdivision
173 RUSDEN ROAD MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
Shed; Erection of a new structure
114 RUSDEN ROAD MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
May 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
12 MARSHALL ROAD MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
March 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
95 RUSDEN ROAD MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Withdrawn
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
8 CALVER AVENUE MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
24 ROGER CRESCENT MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
February 2026
Shed; Erection of a new structure
141 RUSDEN ROAD MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
January 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
47 PANORAMA CRESCENT MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
210 RUSDEN ROAD MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
2025· 26 proposals
December 2025
Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
17 WANGALLA ROAD RIVERVIEW 2066Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
86 RIVERVIEW STREET RIVERVIEW 2066Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
12 MARSHALL ROAD MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
November 2025
Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
195A RUSDEN ROAD MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
October 2025
Erection of a new structure; Carport
27 CHERRYWOOD AVENUE MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
Erection of a new structure; Carport
29 EMU PLAINS ROAD MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport; Driveways and hard stand spaces
31 WANGALLA ROAD RIVERVIEW 2066Determined
September 2025
Shed; Erection of a new structure
141 RUSDEN ROAD MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential Accommodation
40 BELLEREEVE AVENUE MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
August 2025
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
58 SOFALA AVENUE RIVERVIEW 2066Determined
July 2025
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
127 RIVERVIEW STREET RIVERVIEW 2066Determined
Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport
32A COLLEGE ROAD SOUTH RIVERVIEW 2066Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
2 OUTLOOK AVENUE MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
56 CARRANYA ROAD RIVERVIEW 2066Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
1 KARINGAL ROAD RIVERVIEW 2066Determined
June 2025
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
1 KARINGAL ROAD RIVERVIEW 2066Withdrawn
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
2 CURVERS DRIVE MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
2 KARINGAL ROAD RIVERVIEW 2066Determined
Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Garage, carport or carparking space; Residential Accommodation
85 TAMBOURINE BAY ROAD RIVERVIEW 2066Determined
May 2025
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
60 GRAND VIEW DRIVE MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
42 KALLAROO ROAD RIVERVIEW 2066Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
2 OUTLOOK AVENUE MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Withdrawn
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
40 BELLEREEVE AVENUE MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Determined
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Carport
29 EMU PLAINS ROAD MOUNT RIVERVIEW 2774Withdrawn
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
Federal electorate
Macquarie
Member of Parliament
Susan TEMPLEMAN (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,939
Turnout (2025)
93.9%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 42.3%Labor 57.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.9 km away).
Coalition 38.7%Labor 61.3%
3.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Mount RiverviewLabor 61.7% · Coalition 38.3% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
Emu HeightsLabor 56.3% · Coalition 43.7% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
Blaxland EastLabor 64.8% · Coalition 35.2% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
BlaxlandLabor 68.5% · Coalition 31.5% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
WarrimooLabor 76.1% · Coalition 23.9% TPP (2025)3.4 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.
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 (12%)