▁of ▁high - dens ity ▁terra ce ▁housing ▁units ▁that ▁would ▁run ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁Gar field ▁road . ▁However ▁this ▁single ▁block ▁and ▁the ▁small ▁unit ▁next ▁to ▁it ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁ones ▁ever ▁built . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁density ▁inner - city ▁housing ▁block ▁situated ▁in ▁an ▁empty ▁country ▁p add ock ▁remained ▁a ▁b izar re ▁local ▁land mark . ▁ ▁River stone ▁remained ▁a ▁small ▁country ▁town ▁until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁when ▁the ▁current ▁housing ▁bo om ▁sw allowed ▁it ▁up ▁as ▁ ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁urban ▁spraw l . ▁Lar ge ▁areas ▁of ▁former ▁far ml and ▁have ▁recently ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁also ▁been ▁released ▁for ▁housing ▁in ▁River stone ▁and ▁surrounding ▁sub ur bs . ▁ ▁On ▁its ▁northern ▁side ▁River stone ▁still ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁and ▁th riv ing ▁industrial ▁area . ▁P oul try ▁far ming ▁and ▁int ensive ▁market ▁garden ing ▁are ▁also ▁still ▁important ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Population ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁census ▁of ▁Population , ▁there ▁were ▁ 7 , 2 4 7 ▁people ▁in ▁River stone . ▁ ▁Ab original ▁and ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁people ▁made ▁up ▁ 4 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁▁▁ 7 4 . 3 % ▁of ▁people ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁Australia . ▁The ▁next ▁most ▁common ▁countries ▁of ▁birth ▁were ▁India ▁ 2 . 0 %, ▁Philippines ▁ 1 .