NSW · Lane Cove Council
Riverview (NSW), NSW, 2066
Desirability index
#254 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Riverview (NSW) is a smaller suburban community in the Lane Cove area, home to around 3,148 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 760 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-15%), roughly 241.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $780 (flats $750, houses $1,210), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,148
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $4,731
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 44 of 984
- Median monthly mortgage
- $4,333
- Employment rate
- 63.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 39 / 9 / 7
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $750
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,210
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $780
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 375
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 760
- Against the person
- 205
- Against property
- 439
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 241.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 15 residents
- State safety percentile
- 17.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -15.3%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling59
- Fraud103
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment77
- Malicious Damage To Property65
- Steal From Motor Vehicle46
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
58 public transport stops in this suburb
- Miramont Av After Surada Av
- Romani Av At Carranya Rd
- Romani Av Opp Miramont Av
- Wangalla Rd After Yallambee Rd
- Yallambee Rd At Tambourine Bay Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
1 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
March 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Ancillary commercial development115 Tambourine Bay Road RiverviewDetermined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
40 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq (2)
- Boat Storage (2)
- 112 Riverview StBus stop
- Bus stop (2)
- Hamilton St after Pengilly AvBus stop
- Miramont Av after Surada AvBus stop
- Miramont Av at Tambourine Bay RdBus stop
- Pengilly St at Sofala AvBus stop
- River Shops, Hamilton StBus stop
- River Shops, Hamilton StBus stop
Hamilton Street
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Marjorie York ParkPark
- Warraroon ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Lane Cove Family Medical Practicedoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 65.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #254 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Miramont Av After Surada Avtransport
- Romani Av At Carranya Rdtransport
- Romani Av Opp Miramont Avtransport
- Wangalla Rd After Yallambee Rdtransport
- Yallambee Rd At Tambourine Bay Rdtransport
- Lane Cove Family Medical Practicehealthdoctor
- Marjorie York Parkgovernmentpark
- Warraroon Reservegovernmentpark
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Ancillary commercial developmentplanning115 Tambourine Bay Road RiverviewLodged 18 Mar 2026 · Determined
- Break And Enter Dwellingcrime59
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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