Denistone East, New South Wales
| Denistone East Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Midway Shopping Centre c. 2014 | |||||||||||||||
  Denistone East | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°47′56″S 151°05′58″E / 33.79885°S 151.09948°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,292 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 5 February 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2112 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 80 m (262 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 16 km (10 mi) north west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Ryde | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ryde | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bennelong | ||||||||||||||
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Denistone East is a suburb in Northern Sydney, Australia. Denistone East is 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde. Denistone and Denistone West are separate suburbs; Denistone East was gazetted as a suburb in its own right on 5 February 1999.[2]
Population
In the 2021 census, there were 2,292 people in Denistone East. 54.1% of people were born in Australia; the next most common countries of birth were China (excluding Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan) 18.7%, South Korea 4.7%, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) 2.5%, India 2.1% and England 1.9%. 46.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 21.9%, Cantonese 9.0%, Korean 3.7%, Italian 3.1% and Tamil 1.7%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 40.4%, Catholic 24.8%, Anglican 6.8 and Buddhism 4.4% - 4.3% of people elected not to disclose their religious status.[3]
Commercial area
Denistone East does not have its own retail area. The closest shopping precinct is Midway Shopping Centre, which lies just outside Denistone East's northeast boundary in the suburb of Ryde.[4]
Larger regional shopping centres such as Macquarie Centre and Top Ryde City are located nearby.
Schools
Denistone East Public School was established in 1950,[5] and is a large local primary school with over 800 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6. It was rebuilt in 2005 with completely new administrative, assembly and classroom blocks. Back in 2019 with the help of government funding they got rid of the demountables and build new classrooms for stage 3.
Transport
At present the following routes service Denistone East. All are provided by Busways:
- Route 286: Milsons Point via North Ryde, Lane Cove and North Sydney (morning and evening peak hour service) [This service formerly ran to QVB, however the route was changed in October 2015 due to George St road closure for the construction of the light rail]
- Route 297: Wynyard via North Ryde and Lane Cove Tunnel (morning and evening peak hour service) [This service formerly ran to QVB, however the route was changed in October 2015 due to George St road closure for the construction of the light rail]
- Route 515: Eastwood (via Denistone East/Blaxland Road) to Top Ryde via Ryde Hospital
- Route 518: Meadowbank ferry wharf to Macquarie University via Top Ryde
- Route 544: Auburn to Macquarie Centre via Eastwood and Ermington (Mon-Sat Service)
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Denistone East (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Denistone East (suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Denistone East". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "NSW SIX Maps Denistone East boundaries". Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Our School". Denistone East Public School. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
External links
- Midway Shopping Centre
- Angela Phippen (2008). "Denistone East". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 27 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]
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