Suburbs Riverstone

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Riverstone NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Riverstone, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Riverstone NSW is 8,627 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Riverstone is $898 per week ($46,696 per year). Median rent in Riverstone is $450 per week ($1,950 per month). Riverstone has a median age of 32 years, younger than the national median of 38. Riverstone has a population density of 1355.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Riverstone is India. The most common religion is No Religion (31% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Riverstone is $2,513.

There were 224 recorded offences in Riverstone in 2025-26, a rate of 26 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against property (105 offences).

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📍 Riverstone, New South Wales — 33.6754°S, 150.8690°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (16)

Riverstone Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Riverstone Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$898/wk
$46,696 per year
#2170 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$450/wk
$1,950 per month
#1049 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
32years
6 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,513/mo
Avg household size: 2.9 · 0.8 per bedroom

Riverstone Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.8% (4,296) Female 50.2% (4,337)

Population Density

1355.4
people per km²
8,627 people · 6.4 km²

Households

2.9
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,298
Family income/wk

Riverstone Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Riverstone Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
29.5% 515 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
70.5% 1,231 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Riverstone Country of Birth

Australia
85.2%
India
8.8%
England
1.8%
China
1.3%
Iran
0.7%
Afghanistan
0.5%
Bangladesh
0.4%
Fiji
0.4%
Egypt
0.4%
Indonesia
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Riverstone Religion

No Religion
30.7%
Catholic
25.0%
Anglican
14.0%
Hinduism
9.4%
Not stated
7.6%
Islam
6.4%
Christian (other)
3.4%
Other Religions Tot
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Riverstone Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
62.9%
Year 10 or equivalent
25.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Riverstone Languages Spoken at Home

Other
22.1%
IAL Punjabi
15.2%
SAL Tot
14.4%
IAL Nepali
14.0%
Urdu
11.7%
Hindi
9.4%
SAL Tagalog
7.2%
Mandarin
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Riverstone Employment

💼
Employed full-time
41.8% 2,306 people
⏰
Employed part-time
18.8% 1,038 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.1% 224 people
🏠
Not in labour force
35.3% 1,943 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Riverstone Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
33.5%
Bachelor Degree
32.1%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
15.8%
Postgraduate Degree
13.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.9%
Certificate I/II
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Riverstone Occupation

Professionals
29.1%
Technicians & Trade Workers
16.1%
Clerical & Administrative
14.4%
Managers
12.7%
Community & Personal Service
10.9%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.9%
Sales Workers
5.8%
Labourers
5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Riverstone Field of Study

Management & Commerce
25.2%
Engineering
16.5%
Society & Culture
11.1%
Health
10.1%
Education
8.2%
Information Technology
8.0%
Architecture & Building
7.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.1%
Creative Arts
4.0%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.8%
Agriculture & Environment
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Riverstone Dwelling Types

Separate house
95.8%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
2.3%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Riverstone Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.9%
$1-$149/wk
0.4%
$150-$299/wk
0.6%
$300-$399/wk
1.9%
$400-$499/wk
4.2%
$500-$649/wk
2.6%
$650-$799/wk
4.7%
$800-$999/wk
4.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
15.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
10.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
10.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.7%
$4,000+/wk
11.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Riverstone Marital Status

💍
Married
49.6% 3,239
↔️
Separated
3.6% 236
📋
Divorced
7.4% 483
🕊️
Widowed
3.4% 220
👤
Never married
36.0% 2,355

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Riverstone Ancestry

Australian
25.9%
English
22.3%
Other
16.8%
Indian
5.8%
Irish
5.6%
Scottish
5.1%
Aboriginal Australianralian
4.2%
Filipino
4.1%
Italian
3.0%
Chinese
2.9%
Maltese
2.3%
German
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Riverstone School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
28.3%
Secondary — Government
17.8%
Pre-school
13.4%
Vocational Education
11.7%
Primary — Catholic
9.0%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
8.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
6.2%
Secondary — Catholic
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Riverstone Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
5.3% 856
✅
No need for assistance
94.7% 15,412

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Riverstone Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
10.6% 653
—
Not a volunteer
89.4% 5,502

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Riverstone Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.9%
$300-$449/mo
0.5%
$450-$599/mo
0.3%
$600-$799/mo
1.6%
$800-$999/mo
1.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
5.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
7.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
22.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
34.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
22.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Riverstone How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
60.4%
Did not go to work
27.0%
Train
4.2%
Car (passenger)
4.1%
Truck
1.4%
Walked only
1.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%
Bus
0.5%
Other
0.4%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Riverstone Car Ownership

0 vehicles
4.6%
1 vehicle
34.6%
2 vehicles
41.7%
3 vehicles
11.9%
4+ vehicles
7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Riverstone Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.6%
2 bedrooms
7.9%
3 bedrooms
40.2%
4 bedrooms
41.5%
5 bedrooms
7.5%
6+ bedrooms
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Riverstone Population Mobility

20.9%
moved in the last year
56.0%
moved in the last 5 years
5.3%
unemployment rate (Census)
64.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Riverstone Indigenous Population

5.2%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
861
Indigenous residents
15,556
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Riverstone Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
699
Asthma
320
Diabetes
206
Arthritis
183
Heart disease
146
Lung condition
116
Cancer
76
Stroke
58
Kidney disease
56
Dementia
13

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Riverstone Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
13.7%
$1-$149/wk
2.5%
$150-$299/wk
4.1%
$300-$399/wk
3.0%
$400-$499/wk
2.7%
$500-$649/wk
3.0%
$650-$799/wk
8.8%
$800-$999/wk
10.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
9.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.2%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.6%
$3,500+/wk
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Riverstone Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
50.5%
Couple — no children
17.9%
Couple — no children under 15
15.1%
One parent — children under 15
9.9%
One parent — no children under 15
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Riverstone Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.3% 20
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 8
🏅
Previously served
1.3% 80
👤
Never served
98.3% 6,075

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Riverstone Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.1% 684
—
Did not provide
88.9% 5,451

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Riverstone Children Ever Born

No children
32.0%
1 child
15.8%
2 children
29.7%
3 children
14.2%
4 children
6.1%
5+ children
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Riverstone When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
17
1951–1960
65
1961–1970
97
1971–1980
106
1981–1990
163
1991–2000
238
2001–2010
747
2011–2015
528
2016
136
2017
107
2018
97
2019
104
2020
57
2021
12

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Riverstone Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.1%
5–14 hours
27.1%
15–29 hours
13.1%
30+ hours
11.2%
Did not do domestic work
30.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Riverstone Household Size

1 person
15.6%
2 persons
28.8%
3 persons
21.7%
4 persons
20.5%
5 persons
8.6%
6+ persons
4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Riverstone Where Residents Moved From

Same address
6,336
Moved from NSW
1,385
Moved — same area (SA2)
194
Moved from overseas
57
Moved from VIC
10
Moved from WA
8
Moved from QLD
6
Moved from SA
4
Moved from NT
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Riverstone Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
86.1%
Step family — no other children
8.3%
Blended family — no other children
2.9%
Intact family — other children present
1.4%
Step family — other children present
0.7%
Other couple — children only
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Riverstone Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 224 total

Other Against Property
105
Theft
42
Assault
21
Other Against Person
19
Drug Offences
14
Sexual Offences
7
Property Damage
7
Weapons
6
Robbery
2
Traffic
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Riverstone Schools

16
schools nearby
9
government
1054
avg ICSEA score
10,190
total students
The Ponds High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 2,321 students
1118
ICSEA
St John's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 228 students
1113
ICSEA
Marsden Park Anglican College Independent
Combined · K-8 · 733 students
1109
ICSEA
Norwest Christian College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,187 students
1109
ICSEA
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 724 students
1108
ICSEA
Galungara Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 882 students
1106
ICSEA
Schofields Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 1,119 students
1086
ICSEA
Ngarra Christian College Independent
Combined · U · 37 students
1085
ICSEA
Tallawong Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 121 students
1083
ICSEA
St John Paul II Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,159 students
1074
ICSEA
Riverstone Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 599 students
986
ICSEA
South Creek School Government
Combined · U · 82 students
982
ICSEA
Riverstone High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 861 students
979
ICSEA
Vineyard Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 97 students
955
ICSEA
Casuarina School Government
Combined · U · 40 students
912
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 16 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Riverstone Rent Prices & Affordability

21%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,138/wk
Median Rent $450/wk
Rent-to-Income 21.0%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Riverstone

≈ $9,265/month
Median rent $450/wk
Left after rent $1,688/wk
Rent share 21.0%

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Riverstone vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Narrandera
Pop: 4,369 Income: $626/wk Rent: $210/wk
East Gosford
Pop: 4,391 Income: $759/wk Rent: $380/wk
Hassall Grove
Pop: 4,401 Income: $787/wk Rent: $410/wk
Glen Alpine
Pop: 4,429 Income: $883/wk Rent: $570/wk
San Remo (NSW)
Pop: 4,434 Income: $658/wk Rent: $380/wk
Busby
Pop: 4,446 Income: $461/wk Rent: $330/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Riverstone

What is the population of Riverstone NSW?

The population of Riverstone NSW is 8,627 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1355.4 people per km².Riverstone is ranked #815 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Riverstone?

The median personal income in Riverstone NSW is $898 per week, or $46,696 per year.The median household income is $2,138 per week.Family income is $2,298 per week.Riverstone is ranked #2,170 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Riverstone?

Median rent in Riverstone NSW is $450 per week ($1,950 per month).Rent represents 21.0% of household income, which is considered affordable.Riverstone ranks #1,049 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Riverstone?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Riverstone NSW is $2,513. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Riverstone?

The median age in Riverstone NSW is 32 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Riverstone a good suburb to live in?

Riverstone is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 8,627.The median income is $898/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.0% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 13383. All dollar figures in AUD.