Median house price
$1.6M
+7.7% change
NSW · Canterbury-Bankstown Council
Bankstown Aerodrome, 2200
Est. population · Jun 2025
4
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
69
Median income
$1,999/wk
Employment rate
50%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,600,000
Languages at home
50%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Bankstown Aerodrome is a welcoming smaller community in Canterbury-Bankstown Council, with a settled community character. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with schools and childcare nearby.
A genuine café and dining culture runs through the area, denser than many peers of a similar size. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many comparable suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, with buses linking the suburb to surrounding areas.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
At a glance
Bankstown Aerodrome snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$620/wk
Houses $750 · Units $600
Population (ERP)
4
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
100.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
98th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
10th
percentile in NSW
School ICSEA
64th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
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 house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,600,000
- Median price change
- +7.7%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
4(June 2025)
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 10th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- 0.0%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- 0
- Growth rank in NSW
- 10th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~0), extrapolated at +2.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 5
- Median age
- 69
- Median household income / week
- $1,999
- Dwelling vacancy
- 100%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 3
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 50%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 5 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2024 to Dec 2024)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 250
- State safety percentile
- 98.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -0.3%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions1493
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment322
- Malicious Damage To Property259
- Steal From Motor Vehicle254
- Transport Regulatory Offences500
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2023 to Dec 2023 → Jan 2024 to Dec 2024; Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 5
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 1,039
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 64th
School list
- Condell Park High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 936 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 92% · 876 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Georges Hall Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1017 · 55th percentile · LBOTE 80% · 685 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Georges River GrammarCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1095 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 63% · 933 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1050 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 97% · 377 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- HopePoint Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1039 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 76% · 219 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
20 public transport stops in this suburb
- Birdwood Rd Before Georges Cres
- Marion St Opp Namoi Lane
- Marion St Opp Sturt Reserve
- Milperra Rd At Murray Jones Dr
- Nancy Ellis Leebold Dr At Milperra Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
80 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 3 fast food · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
- Well connected by public transport — 20 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 63/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 200
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 800
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 200
Food & drink(4)
- Cafe
- Hungry Jack'sFast food
689 Henry Lawson Drive
- KFCFast food
- McDonald'sFast food
343 Milperra Road
Shopping(2)
- Convenience store
- ALDISupermarket
Sport & outdoors(3)
- Georges River Golf CourseGolf course
255 Henry Lawson Drive
- Coleman ParkPark
- Sports field
Transport(7)
7 bus stops
Other(17)
- Entertainment ParkAmusement Arcade
- Bbq
- Car wash
- Bunnings WarehouseDoityourself
359 Milperra Road
- Drinking water
- Soar AviationFlight School
- Garden (11)
- Helicopter Transport and TrainingParking
- Parking (20)
- Parking Space (16)
- BPPetrol station
- New South Wales Police Force Aviation CommandPolice
- Public toilets
- Better Rehab BankstownRehabilitation
- Cave Rescue SquadRescue Station
- Shelter (4)
- Aeromedical Crewing Excellence Training Centre (ACE)Training
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Coleman ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital (3.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Better Rehab BankstownRehabilitation
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
1 planning-related records
2024· 1 proposal
May 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Classified road; Stormwater management system256A Henry Lawson Drive Bankstown AerodromeDetermined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2020–2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Watson
- Member of Parliament
- Tony BURKE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 116,432
- Turnout (2025)
- 85.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +7.7 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 27.1%Labor 72.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.2 km away).
Coalition 33.8%Labor 66.2%
6.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +7.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Condell Park WestLabor 64.7% · Coalition 35.3% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- Georges HallLabor 65.6% · Coalition 34.4% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- Condell ParkLabor 67.7% · Coalition 32.3% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
- Condell Park NorthLabor 66.3% · Coalition 33.7% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
- Bass Hill (Watson)Labor 70.7% · Coalition 29.3% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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