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Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[4]
Denistone West Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 947 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 5 February 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2114 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
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 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.
Denistone railway station is situated in the suburb of Denistone. Denistone West is serviced by one Busways routes, 544, which connect to Eastwood, Auburn and Macquarie Park.
At the 2021 census, 4.2% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 35.8% by motor vehicle and 44.7% of people worked from home (these statistics may be affected by the COVID-19 lockdown in New South Wales); this is in comparison to the 2016 Census when 66.8% of people were driving to work, 23.9% used public transport - 18.7% of those used the train at some part of their journey - and 3.2% of people worked from home.[5][6]
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.[7] The shopping area also includes a small car park.
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Two free newspapers are home delivered weekly, the Northern District Times and The Weekly Times.
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