Denistone East is a suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

 in the Northern Suburbs

Northern Suburbs (Sydney)

The Northern Suburbs is a general term used to describe the metropolitan area on the northern bank of the Parramatta River in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia east of West Pennant Hills and west of the Lane Cove National Park, south of Hornsby...

 of Sydney

Sydney

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, in the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. Denistone East is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...

 in the local government area of the City of Ryde

City of Ryde

The City of Ryde is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the Lower North Shore and Greater Western Sydney over West Ryde and Eastwood District....

. Denistone

Denistone, New South Wales

Denistone is a suburb in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Denistone is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde...

 and Denistone West

Denistone West, New South Wales

Denistone West is a suburb in the Northern Suburbs of 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...

 are separate suburbs.

Commercial area

Denistone East's only retail area is 'Midway', a small strip of retail premises. However, Denistone East is located near Macquarie Centre

Macquarie Centre

Macquarie Centre is a regional sized shopping centre located between Herring, Waterloo and Talevera Roads in the suburb of Macquarie Park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and opposite Macquarie University's main campus....

, a large regional shopping centre and nearby suburbs have larger commercial areas such as Eastwood

Eastwood, New South Wales

Eastwood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastwood is located 17 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the City of Ryde and the City of Parramatta...

, West Ryde

West Ryde, New South Wales

West Ryde is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. West Ryde is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde and is part of the Northern Suburbs area....

 and Ryde

Ryde, New South Wales

Ryde is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ryde is located 13 km north-west of the Sydney central business district and 8 km east of Parramatta. Ryde is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Ryde and part of the Northern Suburbs area...

 including the newly opened Top Ryde City

Top Ryde City

Top Ryde City is a shopping centre in Ryde, New South Wales. The centre occupies a 3.5 hectare block bounded by Blaxland Road, Devlin Street, Pope Street and Tucker Street. The centre has retail space of 78,125 square metres across 6 floors of commercial space.-Pre-2007 History:The original Top...

, which are all within 2–3 km of Denistone East.

Schools

Denistone East Public School is a large local primary school educating over 800 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 which was rebuilt in 2005 with completely new administrative, assembly and classroom blocks. The school was established in 1950, when the new railway station was established and a new suburb was forming.

Landmarks

Denistone East is centred at the intersection of Cecil Street, Lovell Road, Quarry Road and North Road, where the local shopping centre (Midway) is situated. These roads converge into an elongated figure of 8 roundabout.

Transport

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

• Route 286: Denistone East to Milsons Point or Town Hall (QVB) via North Ryde and North Sydney (peak hour service)
• Route 297: Prepaid Service from Denistone East to Town Hall (QVB) via North Ryde and Lane Cove Tunnel (peak hour service)
• Route 515: Denistone East (Blaxland Road) to Circular Quay via Top Ryde and Victoria Road
• Route 515: Denistone East (Blaxland Road) to Eastwood via Ryde Hospital
• Route X15: Express Service from City to Denistone East (Blaxland Road) (peak hour evening service)
• Route 518: Denistone East to Circular Quay via Top Ryde and Victoria Road
• Route 518: Denistone East to Macquarie University and Macquarie Centre
• Route X18: Prepaid Service from City to Denistone East (peak hour service)
• Route 544: Denistone East to Macquarie University and Macquarie Centre via Marsfield (Mon-Sat Service)
• Route 544: Denistone East to Auburn via Eastwood and Ermington (Mon-Sat Service)