Riverwood, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 12,793
- Median age
- 40
- Household income
- $1,210/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 42%
- Renting
- 54%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Riverwood Station · 0.4 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital · 3.4 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.35m
Median unit (5 yr)
$631k
Sales (5 yr)
846
Sales (12 mths)
71
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
1,932 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 15.8% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Hannans Rd PS
Secondary
Beverly Hls GHS
Secondary
Kingsgrove HS
Secondary
Punchbowl BHS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Riverwood
District population (2025)
12,414
+12% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
72
houses 20 · other 52
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Riverwood:
- Vermont Crescent (637)
- Washington Avenue (377)
- Coleridge Street (302)
- Cairns Street (261)
- Bonds Road (190)
- Belmore Road (163)
- Webb Street (159)
- Short Road (108)
- Eldon Street (106)
- Belgium Street (102)
- Thurlow Street (94)
- Littleton Street (84)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.