Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $909K over the last 24 months. 84% of decided DAs approved.
Riverwood 2210 spans 2 councils: Georges River Council (1,431 lots), Canterbury-Bankstown Council (1,247 lots). The dominant council (Georges River Council) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Riverwood is dominated by R2 — Low Density Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
Riverwood 2210 covers an undefined area within Georges River Council.
Drill into any lot in Riverwood
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
lots with remaining GFA capacity
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
within a TOD corridor (uplift expected)
average uplift signal across the suburb · 8 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 7,539 dwellings, with 453,848 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
0.1% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community; also: 0.2% of lots are exposed to projected sea-level rise.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
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Unit 4/13 Larkin St, Riverwood NSW 2210
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
115 development applications for Riverwood addresses were decided by Georges River Council over the past 24 months. 96 approved — a 84% approval rate.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
18 businesses serving Riverwood and nearby.
HVAC contractor
Unit 4/13 Larkin St, Riverwood NSW 2210
Engineering consultant
4/50 Thurlow St, Riverwood NSW 2210
Real estate agency
166 Belmore Rd, Riverwood NSW 2210
Solicitor
188 Belmore Rd, Riverwood NSW 2210
Electrician
9/76-84 Karne St N, Riverwood NSW 2210
Air conditioning contractor
136/5 Vermont Cres, Riverwood NSW 2210
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Riverwood is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 1,102 of 2,678 lots (43%). The full mix is: R3 Medium Density Residential (43%), R2 Low Density Residential (41%), R4 High Density Residential (7%), E1 Local Centre (6%), E4 General Industrial (4%).
Across Riverwood, the average maximum building height is 10.2 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.76:1. Individual lots can vary materially — height and FSR are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be modified by overlays. For an exact figure on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 1,188 lots in Riverwood appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in Riverwood over the past 24 months is $909,000, across 350 sales. Median unimproved land value is $976,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Riverwood is $775. Gross rental yield works out to 4.3%.
Georges River Council decided 115 development applications for Riverwood addresses over the past 24 months, with 96 approved (84% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Riverwood, 0.3% near contaminated sites. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
1,386 of 2,678 lots in Riverwood show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. 160 lots fall within a Transport Oriented Development corridor. Average rezoning signal score: 42.1 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Georges River Council and nearby postcodes.
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4/50 Thurlow St, Riverwood NSW 2210
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in Riverwood.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2210 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Georges River Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →