Denistone East vs Eastwood

In both, most households own their home. In Denistone East, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Eastwood, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Eastwood: a median of $2.7 million, against $2.34 million in Denistone East, though rent is higher in Denistone East. Denistone East is closer to the city centre: 16.2 km, against 19.9 km. On these figures, Denistone East tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Denistone East carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 44/100)
  • Eastwood has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Denistone East has cheaper houses ($2,342,000 vs $2,701,000)
  • Eastwood has cheaper units ($745,144 vs $1,856,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Eastwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $650/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Denistone East sits closer to the CBD (16.2 km vs 19.9 km)
  • Eastwood is more walkable (96/100 vs 79/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eastwood

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (12 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 24%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Denistone East carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

Denistone East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.1% vs 2.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Denistone East Eastwood
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.

Denistone East Eastwood
Walkability 79 / 96
Denistone East — Walkability: 79/100 Eastwood — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 80 / 56
Denistone East — Safety: 80/100 Eastwood — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Denistone East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Eastwood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Eastwood has more residents (18,695 vs 2,292); Denistone East rents higher ($650/wk vs $450/wk).

Denistone East Eastwood
Population 2,292 18,695
+716% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% +4.6%
Median age 41 39
Median household income $126,048/yr
+20% vs other
 $101,140/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+31% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Denistone East Eastwood
0-4 5.1% / 4.9%
Denistone East — 0-4: 5.1% Eastwood — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 15.8% / 10.8%
Denistone East — 5-14: 15.8% Eastwood — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 6.3% / 4.5%
Denistone East — 15-19: 6.3% Eastwood — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.4% / 6.5%
Denistone East — 20-24: 5.4% Eastwood — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 7.8% / 15.8%
Denistone East — 25-34: 7.8% Eastwood — 25-34: 15.8%
35-44 15.8% / 15.4%
Denistone East — 35-44: 15.8% Eastwood — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 12.6% / 11.8%
Denistone East — 45-54: 12.6% Eastwood — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 14.2% / 12.7%
Denistone East — 55-64: 14.2% Eastwood — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 10.5% / 10.2%
Denistone East — 65-74: 10.5% Eastwood — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 4.3% / 5.0%
Denistone East — 75-84: 4.3% Eastwood — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.7% / 2.2%
Denistone East — 85+: 2.7% Eastwood — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Denistone East 65.6% couple families
Denistone East — Couple Families: 65.6% Denistone East — Lone Person: 19.3% Denistone East — One Parent Families: 12.7% Denistone East — Group Household: 1.4% Denistone East — Other Families: 1.0%
Eastwood 52.0% couple families
Eastwood — Couple Families: 52.0% Eastwood — Lone Person: 26.6% Eastwood — One Parent Families: 13.2% Eastwood — Group Household: 6.6% Eastwood — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Denistone East 18.6% renting
Denistone East — Owned Outright: 42.7% Denistone East — Mortgage: 38.7% Denistone East — Renting: 18.6%
Eastwood 39.8% renting
Eastwood — Owned Outright: 31.2% Eastwood — Mortgage: 29.0% Eastwood — Renting: 39.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Denistone East Eastwood
Bachelor Degree 20.9% / 23.5%
Denistone East — Bachelor Degree: 20.9% Eastwood — Bachelor Degree: 23.5%
Postgraduate Degree 12.5% / 13.1%
Denistone East — Postgraduate Degree: 12.5% Eastwood — Postgraduate Degree: 13.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.8%
Denistone East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Eastwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Certificate III & IV 7.3% / 5.3%
Denistone East — Certificate III & IV: 7.3% Eastwood — Certificate III & IV: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.0%
Denistone East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Eastwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

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.

Denistone East Eastwood
China 18.7% / 25.9%
Denistone East — China: 18.7% Eastwood — China: 25.9%
India 2.1% / 2.3%
Denistone East — India: 2.1% Eastwood — India: 2.3%
Malaysia 1.1% / 2.4%
Denistone East — Malaysia: 1.1% Eastwood — Malaysia: 2.4%
Sri Lanka 1.8% / 1.2%
Denistone East — Sri Lanka: 1.8% Eastwood — Sri Lanka: 1.2%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.4%
Denistone East — Philippines: 0.8% Eastwood — Philippines: 1.4%
England 1.9% / —
Denistone East — England: 1.9% Eastwood — England: not among its largest
Italy 1.4% / —
Denistone East — Italy: 1.4% Eastwood — Italy: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 1.3%
Denistone East — Vietnam: not among its largest Eastwood — Vietnam: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Denistone East 75.5% houses
Denistone East — Houses: 75.5% Denistone East — Townhouses: 24.1% Denistone East — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Eastwood 52.8% houses
Eastwood — Houses: 52.8% Eastwood — Townhouses: 17.9% Eastwood — Flats / Apartments: 29.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Denistone East Eastwood
Median house price $2,342,000 $2,701,000
Median unit price $1,856,500 $745,144
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 15 sales
 28 days
from 128 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Denistone East Eastwood
3 bed $2.08M / $2.49M
Denistone East — 3 bed: $2.08M (8 sales) Eastwood — 3 bed: $2.49M (36 sales)

8 vs 36 sales

4 bed $2.25M / $2.5M
Denistone East — 4 bed: $2.25M (14 sales) Eastwood — 4 bed: $2.5M (53 sales)

14 vs 53 sales

5 bed $3.16M / $2.79M
Denistone East — 5 bed: $3.16M (9 sales) Eastwood — 5 bed: $2.79M (70 sales)

9 vs 70 sales

Zoning mix

Denistone East Eastwood
Residential 87% 84%
Infrastructure and transport 7%
same for both
Parks and recreation 5% 6%
Environmental 0% 3%
Planning zones cover 99% of Denistone East and 100% of Eastwood. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Denistone East Eastwood
New dwellings approved 1,489
across Ryde
same for both
Approvals change year on year +81%
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.

Denistone East Eastwood
Houses 3.1%
$1,175/wk on $2M
 2.6%
$1,200/wk on $2.39M
Units — 5.2%
$650/wk on $650K

Ranking within NSW

Denistone East Eastwood
House price Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 96% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 74% of NSW

Liveability

Eastwood is more walkable (96 vs 79).

Denistone East Eastwood
Grade A+ A
Score 88/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Eastwood carries more crime risk (44 vs 20).

Denistone East Eastwood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
44/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Denistone East Eastwood
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 1 4
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 3.2 km
 3
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 4.0%

Schools in Denistone East

  • Denistone East Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Eastwood

  • Eastwood Heights Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Eastwood Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Marist College Eastwood Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Kevin's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Aspect Vern Barnett School, Eastwood Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Denistone East Eastwood
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 37
Parks & reserves 9 29
Childcare 4 14
GPs 0 12
Pharmacies 0 7
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Eastwood sits further from the CBD (19.9 km vs 16.2 km).

Denistone East Eastwood
Walkability score 79/100 96/100
Distance to Sydney 16.2 km 19.9 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 26 min
Public transport score 91/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 29.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 431.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.3%
postcode 2112
 2.6%
postcode 2122
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 17
postcode 2112
 22
postcode 2122

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.

Denistone East Eastwood
Worked from Home 53.5% / 49.7%
Denistone East — Worked from Home: 53.5% Eastwood — Worked from Home: 49.7%
Car (driver) 37.4% / 35.4%
Denistone East — Car (driver): 37.4% Eastwood — Car (driver): 35.4%
Train 2.3% / 7.1%
Denistone East — Train: 2.3% Eastwood — Train: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 3.0%
Denistone East — Car (passenger): 2.9% Eastwood — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 1.6% / 3.2%
Denistone East — Walked Only: 1.6% Eastwood — Walked Only: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.5%).

Setting

Denistone East Eastwood
Elevation 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.9 km 15.3 km

NBN connectivity

Denistone East Eastwood
Connectivity score 75/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
844 premises
 12%
8,286 premises

Climate

Denistone East Eastwood
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Denistone East Eastwood
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Denistone East Eastwood
Average residential rate $1,216/yr
same for both
Council Ryde
same for both

Federal electorate

Denistone East Eastwood
Division Bennelong
same for both
Member Jerome Laxale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Denistone East Eastwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Denistone East

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

Eastwood

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals River Transport Hub Urban

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