Denistone vs Denistone West

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Denistone West tends to suit 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 has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Denistone West has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 80%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Denistone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 77/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Denistone

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Denistone and Denistone West 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 Denistone West
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 Denistone West
Walkability 93 / 77
Denistone — Walkability: 93/100 Denistone West — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 78 / 75
Denistone — Safety: 78/100 Denistone West — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Denistone — Low fire risk: 100/100 Denistone West — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Denistone has more residents (3,726 vs 947).

Denistone Denistone West
Population 3,726
+75% vs other
 947
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% +1.5%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $139,516/yr
+4% vs other
 $134,108/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Denistone Denistone West
0-4 4.3% / 4.5%
Denistone — 0-4: 4.3% Denistone West — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 12.4% / 15.2%
Denistone — 5-14: 12.4% Denistone West — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 5.8% / 7.5%
Denistone — 15-19: 5.8% Denistone West — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 5.9% / 5.1%
Denistone — 20-24: 5.9% Denistone West — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 10.6% / 6.7%
Denistone — 25-34: 10.6% Denistone West — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 12.3% / 14.9%
Denistone — 35-44: 12.3% Denistone West — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 14.1% / 14.3%
Denistone — 45-54: 14.1% Denistone West — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 15.2% / 13.2%
Denistone — 55-64: 15.2% Denistone West — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 11.8% / 13.9%
Denistone — 65-74: 11.8% Denistone West — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 5.4% / 3.2%
Denistone — 75-84: 5.4% Denistone West — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 2.3% / 1.5%
Denistone — 85+: 2.3% Denistone West — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Denistone 62.6% couple families
Denistone — Couple Families: 62.6% Denistone — Lone Person: 19.1% Denistone — One Parent Families: 13.2% Denistone — Group Household: 3.6% Denistone — Other Families: 1.6%
Denistone West 73.8% couple families
Denistone West — Couple Families: 73.8% Denistone West — Lone Person: 15.6% Denistone West — One Parent Families: 8.0% Denistone West — Group Household: 2.7% Denistone West — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Denistone 18.4% renting
Denistone — Owned Outright: 45.2% Denistone — Mortgage: 36.5% Denistone — Renting: 18.4%
Denistone West 12.8% renting
Denistone West — Owned Outright: 44.8% Denistone West — Mortgage: 42.4% Denistone West — Renting: 12.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Denistone Denistone West
Bachelor Degree 25.8% / 20.3%
Denistone — Bachelor Degree: 25.8% Denistone West — Bachelor Degree: 20.3%
Postgraduate Degree 11.8% / 12.5%
Denistone — Postgraduate Degree: 11.8% Denistone West — Postgraduate Degree: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.1%
Denistone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Denistone West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Certificate III & IV 6.3% / 6.9%
Denistone — Certificate III & IV: 6.3% Denistone West — Certificate III & IV: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 3.3%
Denistone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Denistone West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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 Denistone West
China 14.1% / 13.8%
Denistone — China: 14.1% Denistone West — China: 13.8%
England 2.6% / 2.3%
Denistone — England: 2.6% Denistone West — England: 2.3%
India 2.1% / 2.1%
Denistone — India: 2.1% Denistone West — India: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.6%
Denistone — New Zealand: 1.1% Denistone West — New Zealand: 1.6%
Malaysia 1.4% / —
Denistone — Malaysia: 1.4% Denistone West — Malaysia: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.3%
Denistone — Philippines: not among its largest Denistone West — Philippines: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Denistone 79.6% houses
Denistone — Houses: 79.6% Denistone — Townhouses: 19.1% Denistone — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Denistone West 96.0% houses
Denistone West — Houses: 96.0% Denistone West — Townhouses: 2.0% Denistone West — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Denistone Denistone West
Median house price $2,320,000 $2,325,000
Median unit price $1,350,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 33 sales
 34 days
from 4 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 Denistone West
3 bed $2.2M / $2.11M
Denistone — 3 bed: $2.2M (31 sales) Denistone West — 3 bed: $2.11M (5 sales)

31 vs 5 sales

5 bed $2.56M / $2.35M
Denistone — 5 bed: $2.56M (14 sales) Denistone West — 5 bed: $2.35M (5 sales)

14 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Denistone Denistone West
Residential 77% 86%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 0%
Parks and recreation 5% 11%
Environmental 7% 3%
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 Denistone West
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 Denistone West
Houses 2.2%
$1,000/wk on $2.35M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Denistone Denistone West
House price Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Income Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 93% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of NSW —

Liveability

Denistone is more walkable (93 vs 77); Denistone scores higher overall (93 vs 86).

Denistone Denistone West
Grade A+ A
Score 93/100 86/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Denistone Denistone West
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
25/100
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 5
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

Denistone Denistone West
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
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, 4.1 km
 3
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 5.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 4.8%

Schools in Denistone

  • St Therese's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Denistone West

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Denistone Denistone West
Parks & reserves 5 4
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Hospitals 2 0

Mobility

Denistone Denistone West
Walkability score 93/100 77/100
Distance to Sydney 16.5 km 17.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 27 min
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 2114
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 16
postcode 2114
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.

Denistone Denistone West
Worked from Home 54.0% / 52.8%
Denistone — Worked from Home: 54.0% Denistone West — Worked from Home: 52.8%
Car (driver) 36.2% / 36.4%
Denistone — Car (driver): 36.2% Denistone West — Car (driver): 36.4%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 4.7%
Denistone — Car (passenger): 3.3% Denistone West — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 4.4% / 3.3%
Denistone — Train: 4.4% Denistone West — Train: 3.3%
Walked Only 1.6% / 2.8%
Denistone — Walked Only: 1.6% Denistone West — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.0%).

Setting

Denistone Denistone West
Elevation 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.7 km 15.8 km

NBN connectivity

Denistone Denistone West
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
1,416 premises
 0%
337 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Denistone

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Quiet Trains Transport Hub

Denistone West

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Quiet River

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