Longueville vs Riverview

Riverview is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Longueville. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Longueville: a median of $5.66 million, against $3.98 million in Riverview, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Riverview tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Riverview

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 29/100)

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

First-home buyers

Riverview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($3,982,500 vs $5,655,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Riverview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($1,000/wk vs $1,100/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Riverview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 63/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Riverview

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 29/100)
  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Longueville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.7% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Longueville Riverview
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.

Longueville Riverview
Walkability 63 / 75
Longueville — Walkability: 63/100 Riverview — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 71 / 84
Longueville — Safety: 71/100 Riverview — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Longueville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Riverview — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Riverview has more residents (3,148 vs 2,116); Longueville rents higher ($1,100/wk vs $1,000/wk).

Longueville Riverview
Population 2,116 3,148
+49% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% -6.1%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $254,488/yr
+3% vs other
 $246,012/yr
Median weekly rent $1,100/wk
+9% vs other
 $1,000/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Longueville Riverview
0-4 3.8% / 4.2%
Longueville — 0-4: 3.8% Riverview — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 14.5% / 17.7%
Longueville — 5-14: 14.5% Riverview — 5-14: 17.7%
15-19 9.5% / 9.3%
Longueville — 15-19: 9.5% Riverview — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 6.6% / 5.8%
Longueville — 20-24: 6.6% Riverview — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 5.2% / 5.1%
Longueville — 25-34: 5.2% Riverview — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 8.4% / 10.8%
Longueville — 35-44: 8.4% Riverview — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 17.0% / 17.5%
Longueville — 45-54: 17.0% Riverview — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 16.1% / 13.2%
Longueville — 55-64: 16.1% Riverview — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 11.6% / 9.5%
Longueville — 65-74: 11.6% Riverview — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 5.9% / 5.3%
Longueville — 75-84: 5.9% Riverview — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.7% / 1.8%
Longueville — 85+: 1.7% Riverview — 85+: 1.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Longueville 73.6% couple families
Longueville — Couple Families: 73.6% Longueville — Lone Person: 13.2% Longueville — One Parent Families: 11.1% Longueville — Group Household: 1.1% Longueville — Other Families: 1.1%
Riverview 71.8% couple families
Riverview — Couple Families: 71.8% Riverview — Lone Person: 13.1% Riverview — One Parent Families: 13.4% Riverview — Group Household: 1.1% Riverview — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Longueville 9.4% renting
Longueville — Owned Outright: 54.2% Longueville — Mortgage: 36.4% Longueville — Renting: 9.4%
Riverview 8.5% renting
Riverview — Owned Outright: 48.6% Riverview — Mortgage: 42.8% Riverview — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Longueville Riverview
Bachelor Degree 29.7% / 26.7%
Longueville — Bachelor Degree: 29.7% Riverview — Bachelor Degree: 26.7%
Postgraduate Degree 14.1% / 13.4%
Longueville — Postgraduate Degree: 14.1% Riverview — Postgraduate Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 6.1%
Longueville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Riverview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 3.0%
Longueville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Riverview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%
Certificate III & IV 2.9% / 3.0%
Longueville — Certificate III & IV: 2.9% Riverview — Certificate III & IV: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.7%).

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.

Longueville Riverview
England 4.8% / 5.1%
Longueville — England: 4.8% Riverview — England: 5.1%
China 2.2% / 2.3%
Longueville — China: 2.2% Riverview — China: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.8%
Longueville — New Zealand: 1.8% Riverview — New Zealand: 1.8%
South Africa 1.0% / 1.7%
Longueville — South Africa: 1.0% Riverview — South Africa: 1.7%
Malaysia 1.4% / 1.0%
Longueville — Malaysia: 1.4% Riverview — Malaysia: 1.0%
India — / 1.3%
Longueville — India: not among its largest Riverview — India: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Longueville 98.8% houses
Longueville — Houses: 98.8% Longueville — Flats / Apartments: 1.2% Longueville — Townhouses: 0.0%
Riverview 97.5% houses
Riverview — Houses: 97.5% Riverview — Flats / Apartments: 1.5% Riverview — Townhouses: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Longueville Riverview
Median house price $5,655,000 $3,982,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 43 days
from 12 sales
 26 days
from 11 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.

Longueville Riverview
3 bed $4.5M / $3.45M
Longueville — 3 bed: $4.5M (9 sales) Riverview — 3 bed: $3.45M (5 sales)

9 vs 5 sales

4 bed $4.88M / $3.65M
Longueville — 4 bed: $4.88M (12 sales) Riverview — 4 bed: $3.65M (17 sales)

12 vs 17 sales

5 bed $5.82M / $4.8M
Longueville — 5 bed: $5.82M (21 sales) Riverview — 5 bed: $4.8M (13 sales)

21 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Longueville Riverview
Residential 78% 62%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 30%
Environmental 11% 3%
Parks and recreation 7% 4%
Planning zones cover 98% of Longueville and 99% of Riverview. 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

Longueville Riverview
New dwellings approved 169
across Lane Cove
same for both
Approvals change year on year -98%
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.

Longueville Riverview
Houses — 3.2%
$2,200/wk on $3.6M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Longueville Riverview
House price Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Income Higher than 100% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 98% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Riverview is more walkable (75 vs 63).

Longueville Riverview
Grade A+
same for both
Score 88/100 92/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Longueville carries more crime risk (29 vs 16).

Longueville Riverview
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
16/100
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 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Longueville Riverview
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Australian Catholic University-North Sydney Campus, 3.8 km
 3
Australian Catholic University-North Sydney Campus, 4.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.5% 5.3%

Schools in Longueville

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

Schools in Riverview

  • Saint Ignatius' College Independent · Secondary below peers
  • Saint Ignatius' College, The Regis Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Longueville Riverview
Parks & reserves 9 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Longueville Riverview
Walkability score 63/100 75/100
Distance to Sydney 9.4 km 10.3 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 20 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 93/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 74.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 103.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 3.7%
postcode 2066
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 2066
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.

Longueville Riverview
Worked from Home 57.5% / 65.9%
Longueville — Worked from Home: 57.5% Riverview — Worked from Home: 65.9%
Car (driver) 35.0% / 27.2%
Longueville — Car (driver): 35.0% Riverview — Car (driver): 27.2%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 2.9%
Longueville — Car (passenger): 3.5% Riverview — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Walked Only 1.3% / 2.0%
Longueville — Walked Only: 1.3% Riverview — Walked Only: 2.0%
Train 1.2% / 1.1%
Longueville — Train: 1.2% Riverview — Train: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.9%).

Setting

Longueville Riverview
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.5 km
1.1 km to a named beach
 8.1 km
1.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Longueville Riverview
Connectivity score 92/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 58%
748 premises
 52%
1,036 premises

Climate

Longueville Riverview
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Longueville Riverview
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.62 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Longueville Riverview
Average residential rate $1,377/yr
same for both
Council Lane Cove
same for both

Federal electorate

Longueville Riverview
Division Bennelong
same for both
Member Jerome Laxale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Longueville Riverview
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Longueville

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River

Riverview

Easy Commute Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Transport Hub

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