Riverview bushfire risk
Of Riverview’s 1,101 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 4.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Riverview’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Riverview
Flood and bushfire areas across Riverview. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Riverview
Riverview sits in the Lane Cove council area, which recorded 1,135 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,135 total. Figures are for the whole Lane Cove council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Riverview
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 Riverview 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 Riverview
Riverview is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
School catchments in Riverview
Riverview can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Riverview
At the 2021 Census, 26% of Riverview’s 3,148 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 Riverview
Lane Cove council approved 405 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lane Cove council area (not just Riverview). 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.