Denistone West, New South Wales


Denistone West is a suburb in Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Denistone West is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde. Denistone and Denistone East are separate suburbs; Denistone West was gazetted as a suburb in its own right on 5 February 1999.

Parks

Denistone West has several parks, including West Denistone Park, Lynn Park, Rutherford Park and Hibble Park. West Denistone Park was featured briefly in an episode of Season 43 of Play School on the ABC.

Transport

is situated in the suburb of Denistone, the station does not have disabled access. Denistone West is serviced by two State Transit routes, the 543 and 544, which connect to West Ryde, Eastwood, Auburn and & Macquarie Park.
At the 2011 census, 18.5% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 66.2% by motor vehicle.

Commercial

The commercial and retail hub of Denistone West is the West Denistone Shopping Centre. Major tenants include a vet & a hairdresser. An Australia Post post box is installed nearby the centre. The shopping area also includes a small car park.

Demographics

At the 2016 census, Denistone West had a population of 933 people.

Age distribution

Ethnic diversity

Religion

Income

Housing

Media

Two free newspapers are home delivered weekly, the Northern District Times and The Weekly Times.