Denistone West 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

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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. Denistone West 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 East

Denistone East, New South Wales

Denistone East is a suburb in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Denistone East 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

The commercial and retail hub of West Denistone is the West Denistone Shopping Centre.

Transport

Denistone railway station is in the adjacent suburb of 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...

. Plans to build a high speed monorail link from Denistone Station to West Denistone Shopping Centre (with stations at West Ryde Bowling Club and West Denistone Park), were postponed by the NSW Government

Government of New South Wales

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in 2009, while further studies were undertaken into the environmental impact on Darvall Park.