Location: Riverstone
About
Riverstone is a part of North West Sydney and is administered by the Blacktown local area government. The suburb is in the state of New South Wales and 48 kilometres away from the Sydney Central Business District. Around 6,500 people live in Riverstone. Vineyard, Box Hill, Windsor Downs, Rouse Hill, Marsden Park, Schofields and Kellyville Ridge are the surrounding suburbs. The postcode of Riverstone is 2765.
Riverstone founded in 1803 as a government stoke farm. It is regarded as one of the oldest towns in Australia. Before the European settlement, the Darug tribe inhabited Riverstone.
Location
Getting Around
Windsor Road connects Riverstone with nearby suburbs and cities. Windsor Road meets Westlink M7 Motorway at Glenwood, NSW connecting the Riverstone with Blacktown, Parramatta, Liverpool and Sydney. T1 Western line serves the Riverstone Railway Station from Richmond to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood. Route 757 of Busways connects Riverstone with neighbouring suburbs and greater Sydney.
Local Area Statistics
People
| Population | 6191 |
|---|---|
| Male | 3085 |
| Female | 3106 |
| Median Age | 35 |
Source ABS Census 2011, RIVERSTONE
Households
| All private dwellings | 2330 |
| Average people per household | 2.8 |
| Median weekly household income | $1191 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayments | $2000 |
| Median weekly rent | $295 |
| Average motor vehicles per dwelling | 1.8 |
Source ABS Census 2011, RIVERSTONE