Riverstone flood & bushfire risk
Of Riverstone’s 7,998 mapped properties, 5.1% are in a mapped flood area and 6.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Riverstone’s flood exposure is in line with the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Riverstone
Flood and bushfire areas across Riverstone. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Riverstone
Riverstone sits in the Blacktown council area, which recorded 33,614 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 33,614 total. Figures are for the whole Blacktown council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Riverstone
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Riverstone 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 Riverstone
Riverstone is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: General Industrial
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production Small Lots
School catchments in Riverstone
Riverstone can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Riverstone
At the 2021 Census, 29.1% of Riverstone’s 8,627 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Riverstone
Blacktown council approved 2,409 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Blacktown council area (not just Riverstone). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.