KnowYourBlock
Search an address

Denistone bushfire risk

Of Denistone’s 1,600 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 4.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Denistone’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
4.3%
In a bushfire area
1,600
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Denistone

Flood and bushfire areas across Denistone. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

Loading map…

Crime near Denistone

Denistone sits in the Ryde council area, which recorded 5,067 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
03757502001200520092013201720212025

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,067 total. Figures are for the whole Ryde council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Denistone

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$2,480,000+10.22%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$707,000+1%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Denistone shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Denistone

Denistone is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential94.1% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Special purpose3.1% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

Residential2.2% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

School catchments in Denistone

Denistone can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Denistone

At the 2021 Census, 41.4% of Denistone’s 3,726 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese30.2%
English22.5%
Australian19.4%
Irish9.1%
Scottish7.7%
Korean5.2%

Top countries of birth

China14.1%
South Korea3.8%
Hong Kong2.7%
England2.6%
India2.1%
Malaysia1.4%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Denistone

Ryde council approved 1,171 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,171
Dwellings/yr
179
Houses
992
Units
01,2502,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Ryde council area (not just Denistone). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Denistone address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.