Angus vs Riverstone

Riverstone is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 45 in Angus. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Riverstone, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Riverstone: a median of $1.2 million, against $185,000 in Angus, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Angus tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Riverstone suits families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Riverstone

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (13 vs 3)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Angus

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($185,000 vs $1,201,000)
  • has cheaper land ($190,000 vs $1,115,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Angus has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $450/wk)
  • Riverstone has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 22%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Riverstone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 28/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (49.4 km vs 51.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Riverstone

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 28/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (80/100 vs 90/100)
  • But Angus has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 9%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Where they sit

Angus and Riverstone drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Angus Riverstone
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Angus Riverstone
Walkability 28 / 76
Angus — Walkability: 28/100 Riverstone — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 10 / 20
Angus — Safety: 10/100 Riverstone — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 62 / 100
Angus — Low fire risk: 62/100 Riverstone — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Riverstone has more residents (8,627 vs 384); Angus skews older (45 vs 32).

Angus Riverstone
Population 384 8,627
+2147% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 45 32
Median household income $98,280/yr $111,176/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $450/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Angus Riverstone
0-4 4.2% / 9.5%
Angus — 0-4: 4.2% Riverstone — 0-4: 9.5%
5-14 10.4% / 14.8%
Angus — 5-14: 10.4% Riverstone — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 7.3% / 5.6%
Angus — 15-19: 7.3% Riverstone — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 8.9% / 6.8%
Angus — 20-24: 8.9% Riverstone — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 8.9% / 18.1%
Angus — 25-34: 8.9% Riverstone — 25-34: 18.1%
35-44 11.7% / 16.3%
Angus — 35-44: 11.7% Riverstone — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 18.0% / 11.2%
Angus — 45-54: 18.0% Riverstone — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 14.1% / 8.5%
Angus — 55-64: 14.1% Riverstone — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 10.7% / 5.8%
Angus — 65-74: 10.7% Riverstone — 65-74: 5.8%
75-84 4.9% / 2.8%
Angus — 75-84: 4.9% Riverstone — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 0.8% / 0.8%
Angus — 85+: 0.8% Riverstone — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Angus 44.2% couple families
Angus — Couple Families: 44.2% Angus — Lone Person: 29.8% Angus — One Parent Families: 20.2% Angus — Group Household: 2.9% Angus — Other Families: 2.9%
Riverstone 55.2% couple families
Riverstone — Couple Families: 55.2% Riverstone — Lone Person: 19.6% Riverstone — One Parent Families: 19.4% Riverstone — Group Household: 3.7% Riverstone — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Angus 22.4% renting
Angus — Owned Outright: 51.4% Angus — Mortgage: 26.2% Angus — Renting: 22.4%
Riverstone 35.9% renting
Riverstone — Owned Outright: 18.9% Riverstone — Mortgage: 45.2% Riverstone — Renting: 35.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Angus Riverstone
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 13.6%
Angus — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Riverstone — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 12.9%
Angus — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Riverstone — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 6.4%
Angus — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Riverstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 5.4%
Angus — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Riverstone — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.2%
Angus — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Riverstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Angus Riverstone
India — / 6.8%
Angus — India: not among its largest Riverstone — India: 6.8%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.8%
Angus — New Zealand: 1.3% Riverstone — New Zealand: 1.8%
Philippines — / 3.0%
Angus — Philippines: not among its largest Riverstone — Philippines: 3.0%
England 0.8% / 1.5%
Angus — England: 0.8% Riverstone — England: 1.5%
Nepal — / 2.1%
Angus — Nepal: not among its largest Riverstone — Nepal: 2.1%
Pakistan — / 1.5%
Angus — Pakistan: not among its largest Riverstone — Pakistan: 1.5%
Italy 1.3% / —
Angus — Italy: 1.3% Riverstone — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Angus 96.7% houses
Angus — Houses: 96.7% Angus — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Angus — Townhouses: 0.0%
Riverstone 94.5% houses
Riverstone — Houses: 94.5% Riverstone — Flats / Apartments: 1.7% Riverstone — Townhouses: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Angus Riverstone
Median house price $185,000 $1,201,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $190,000 $1,115,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 179 sales

Zoning mix

Angus has more rural and farming land (88% vs 17%); Riverstone has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Angus Riverstone
Rural and farming 88% 17%
Residential 0% 52%
Industrial 0% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 11%
Environmental 8% 1%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
Commercial 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Angus Riverstone
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Angus Riverstone
Houses — 3.6%
$795/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Angus Riverstone
House price Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 37% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 96% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 51% of NSW

Liveability

Riverstone is more walkable (76 vs 28).

Angus Riverstone
Grade — B
Score — 54/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Angus carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Angus carries more crime risk (90 vs 80).

Angus Riverstone
Bushfire Low
38/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
90/100
 High
80/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Angus Riverstone
Inside the suburb 1 7
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Angus

  • Australian Christian College - Marsden Park Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Riverstone

  • Norwest Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Riverstone High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Riverstone Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St John's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Casuarina School Government · Combined · Special school
  • Ngarra Christian College Independent · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Angus Riverstone
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 3 13
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 2 10

Mobility

Angus sits further from the CBD (51.5 km vs 49.4 km).

Angus Riverstone
Walkability score 28/100 76/100
Distance to Sydney 51.5 km
+4% vs other
 49.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 49 min
Public transport score 63/100
Bus
 87/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 154.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 2765
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Angus Riverstone
Car (driver) 60.6% / 49.9%
Angus — Car (driver): 60.6% Riverstone — Car (driver): 49.9%
Worked from Home 33.7% / 40.0%
Angus — Worked from Home: 33.7% Riverstone — Worked from Home: 40.0%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 3.4%
Angus — Car (passenger): 5.8% Riverstone — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Train — / 5.2%
Angus — Train: not among its largest Riverstone — Train: 5.2%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Angus — Walked Only: not among its largest Riverstone — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.6%).

Setting

Angus Riverstone
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.6 km 34.9 km

NBN connectivity

Angus Riverstone
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
161 premises
 100%
4,873 premises

Climate

Angus Riverstone
Annual rainfall 806 mm 932 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Angus Riverstone
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Angus Riverstone
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Angus Riverstone
Division Chifley Greenway
Member Ed Husic Michelle Rowland
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Angus Riverstone
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Angus

Acreage Outer

Riverstone

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Transport Hub Young Families

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