Riverstone, New South Wales
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 8,627 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,562.9/km2 (4,048/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2765 | ||||||||||||
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Riverstone ( /rɪvərstən/) is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Riverstone is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Blacktown local government area and part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Originally settled in 1803 as part of a government stock farm, Riverstone is one of the oldest towns in Australia.
As at the 2021 census, Riverstone had an estimated population of 8,627.