NSW · Canterbury-Bankstown Council
Bankstown, NSW, 2200
Desirability index
#321 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Bankstown is a larger established suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown area, home to around 34,933 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 5,346 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-15%), roughly 153.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $620 (flats $600, houses $750), 12 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 34,933
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $1,331
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 1,198 of 12,177
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,800
- Employment rate
- 41.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,164 / 1,112 / 6,419
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $600
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $750
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $620
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 373
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 5,346
- Against the person
- 957
- Against property
- 1,491
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 153
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 37 residents
- State safety percentile
- 13.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -15.1%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions1493
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment322
- Malicious Damage To Property259
- Steal From Motor Vehicle254
- Transport Regulatory Offences500
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 12
- Median school ICSEA (11 schools)
- 992
- Bankstown Girls High SchoolSecondary
- Bankstown Hospital SchoolSpecial
- Bankstown North Public SchoolPrimary
- Bankstown Public SchoolPrimary
- Bankstown Senior CollegeSecondary
- Bankstown South Infants SchoolPrimary
- Bankstown West Public SchoolPrimary
- La Salle Catholic CollegeSecondary
- St Brendan's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
- St Euphemia CollegeCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
272 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bankstown Station
- Glassop St At Highland Av
- Glassop St Before Edgar St
- Glassop St Before Little Rd
- Waruda St At Cantrell St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksCanterbury Road, Chapel Road05 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
516 planning-related records
2026· 27 proposals
June 2026
- Commercial development; Advertising and signage16 BANKSTOWN CITY PLAZA BANKSTOWN 2200On Exhibition
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure41 CHELMSFORD AVENUE BANKSTOWN 2200Additional Information Requested
May 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation7 SIR JOSEPH BANKS STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Under Assessment
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)162 SOUTH TERRACE BANKSTOWN 2200Under Assessment
- Demolition; Place of public worship; Erection of a new structure; Community facility; Hours of operation and trading82 RESTWELL STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Recreation facility (indoor)324 HUME HIGHWAY BANKSTOWN 2200Under Assessment
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)175 WILLIAM STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Under Assessment
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure202 MARION STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Group home26 SAURINE STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Additional Information Requested
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure41 PRAIRIE VALE ROAD BANKSTOWN 2200Under Assessment
- Advertising and signage; Tertiary institution74 RICKARD ROAD BANKSTOWN 2200Under Assessment
April 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)24 SAURINE STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)55 PRINGLE AVENUE BANKSTOWN 2200Additional Information Requested
- Erection of a new structure; Co-living3 WEIGAND AVENUE BANKSTOWN 2200Under Assessment
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure9 GAIL PLACE BANKSTOWN 2200Additional Information Requested
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure85 FENWICK STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Under Assessment
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport13 HIXSON STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
March 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure8 HILLVIEW AVENUE BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure175 GREENACRE ROAD BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
February 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13 SUNSET AVENUE BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care21 WARUDA STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation10 SAURINE STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure23 CHELMSFORD AVENUE BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Demolition; Place of public worship; Erection of a new structure; Community facility; Hours of operation and trading82 - 84 Restwell Street BankstownDetermined
January 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Group home26 SAURINE STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Withdrawn
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Farm building48/-/1127587Under Assessment
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure77 FENWICK STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
2025· 75 proposals
December 2025
- Demolition; Health Infrastructure490 CHAPEL ROAD BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)44 KITCHENER PARADE BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Centre-based child care32 KITCHENER PARADE BANKSTOWN 2200Additional Information Requested
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support128 SOUTH TERRACE BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Commercial development; Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure20 RESTWELL STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Restaurant or cafe; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Food and drink premise12 RESTWELL STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Withdrawn
November 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)55 PRINGLE AVENUE BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Fences315 STACEY STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Fences309 STACEY STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure23 CHELMSFORD AVENUE BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Fences307 STACEY STREET BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
October 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)34 HIGHLAND AVENUE BANKSTOWN 2200Determined
- Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Recreation facility (indoor); Supporting Development324 HUME HIGHWAY BANKSTOWN 2200Withdrawn
2024· 52 proposals
52 proposals lodged in 2024. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2023· 80 proposals
80 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 96 proposals
96 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 107 proposals
107 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 79 proposals
79 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
372 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
10 Marion Street, Bankstown
- Bankstown Arts CentreArts centre
5 Olympic Parade
- ArmagardATM
- Redi ATMATM
- Baby BuntingBaby Goods
9-49 Chapel Road
- Bankstown Lebanese Bakery & Mixed BusinessBakery
- Bread StationBakery
Bankstown City Plaza
- BreadtopBakery
- Daily Delicious BakeryBakery
77 Bankstown City Plaza
- Mina Bakery BrothersBakery
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
26 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Alice ParkPark
- Apex ReservePark
- Bankstown ANZAC Memorial ParkPark
- Bankstown City GardensPark
- Bankstown City Sports ComplexPark
- Bankstown Memorial ParkPark
- Bankstown OvalPark
- Cos Egan ReservePark
- De Witt ReservePark
- Dorothy ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 19
- Emergency department
- On site
- Bankstown Family Medical PracticeBankstown City Plazadoctor
- Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospitalhospital
- Chau's Pharmacypharmacy
- Chemist Warehousepharmacy
- Dental SurgeonChapel Road Southdentist
- Dental SurgeryBankstown City Plazadentist
- Dental Surgerydentist
- Dorothy OpticMarion Streetoptometrist
- Eyestoreoptometrist
- Foot Clinicpodiatrist
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Bankstown Reservoir (Elevated)Beresford Avenue, BankstownSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Coolamon Children's CentreFrench Avenuechildcare
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 34
- Parks (OSM)
- 32
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 56.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #321 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Bankstown Stationtransport
- Glassop St At Highland Avtransport
- Glassop St Before Edgar Sttransport
- Glassop St Before Little Rdtransport
- Waruda St At Cantrell Sttransport
- Coolamon Children's CentrechildcareFrench Avenuechildcare
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Bankstown Reservoir (Elevated)heritageBeresford Avenue, BankstownSHR
- Bankstown Family Medical PracticehealthBankstown City Plazadoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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