The nearest supermarket is in central Upper Hutt, 4.9 to 8.1km away (depending on where one starts in the suburb).

The suburb's streets commemorate the names of notable Upper Hutt residents, including Frankie Stevens, James Nairn, Paul Swain and Cory Jane.

[6] Riverstone Terraces statistical area covers 2.24 km2 (0.86 sq mi).

The percentage of people born overseas was 33.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 43.2% had no religion, 39.7% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 5.1% were Hindu, 1.4% were Muslim, 1.5% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.