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Denistone East, New South Wales

Coordinates: 33°47′56″S 151°05′58″E / 33.79885°S 151.09948°E / -33.79885; 151.09948
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Denistone East
SydneyNew South Wales
Midway Shopping Centre c. 2014
Denistone East is located in Sydney
Denistone East
Denistone East
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Coordinates33°47′56″S 151°05′58″E / 33.79885°S 151.09948°E / -33.79885; 151.09948
Population2,292 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established5 February 1999[2]
Postcode(s)2112
Elevation80 m (262 ft)
Location16 km (10 mi) north west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)City of Ryde
State electorate(s)Ryde
Federal division(s)Bennelong
Suburbs around Denistone East:
Eastwood Eastwood Eastwood
Denistone Denistone East Ryde
West Ryde West Ryde West Ryde

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

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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

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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

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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

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At present the following routes service Denistone East. All are provided by Busways:

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Denistone East (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Denistone East (suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Denistone East". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 May 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "NSW SIX Maps Denistone East boundaries". Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Our School". Denistone East Public School. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
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