It is located nine kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove.

[citation needed] Burns Bay Reserve is located in West Riverview and is used for children's soccer matches in the cooler months of the year.

There is also a small recreation area at the end of the walkway leading from Flaumont Avenue, complete with benches and a swing set.

[citation needed] Busways operates routes 253 to Wynyard and 254 to McMahons Point ferry wharf.

[8][9] Tambourine Bay Road is the main thoroughfare through the area, and leads from Lane Cove's shopping district.