Median house price
$1.67M
+19% change
NSW · Canterbury-Bankstown Council
Mount Lewis, 2190
Est. population · Jun 2025
1,506
Growth (1 yr)
+1.2%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.2%
Median age
37
Median income
$1,539/wk
Employment rate
40.8%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,670,000
Languages at home
71.7%non-English
Most common: Arabic, Greek, Vietnamese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Set among the hills of Canterbury-Bankstown Council, Mount Lewis is a smaller community with bushland views and a cooler, leafier feel. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
School and preschool provision is plentiful within the local area. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.
Desirability lands below average here: softer local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus growth momentum weighing on the result versus similar metro suburbs, even with safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Mount Lewis snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$780/wk
Houses $883 · Units $700
Population (ERP)
1,506
+1.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#185
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Safety
34th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
73rd
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
45th
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 38.7/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 3992nd in Australia
- State rank
- 1232nd in NSW
- Peer rank
- #185 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #708 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $700
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $883
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $780
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 136
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,670,000
- Median price change
- +18.9%
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
1,506(June 2025)
+1.2% annual · +2.2% over 5 years · 73th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.2%
- 5-year growth
- +2.2%
- Change in 1 year
- +18
- Change in 5 years
- +33
- Growth rank in NSW
- 73th 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 (~1,600), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,234
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,539
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 21 of 380
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,571
- Employment rate
- 40.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 306 / 45 / 3
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 decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 82
- Against the person
- 25
- Against property
- 40
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 54.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 49 residents
- State safety percentile
- 34.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -9.6%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault123
- Fraud335
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment174
- Malicious Damage To Property133
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault97
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 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 18
- Median school ICSEA (18 schools)
- 995
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 45th
School list
- Mount Lewis Infants SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1047 · 67th percentile · LBOTE 98% · 173 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
- Al Noori Muslim SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1086 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 98% · 2,407 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- St Charbel's CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1054 · 70th percentile · LBOTE 99% · 1,198 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Holy Saviour SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 95% · 298 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Al Sadiq CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 942 · 22th percentile · LBOTE 89% · 771 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Greenacre Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 938 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 96% · 611 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Banksia Road Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 980 · 38th percentile · LBOTE 88% · 512 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Punchbowl Boys High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 923 · 16th percentile · LBOTE 96% · 472 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- St Euphemia CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 64% · 622 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- St Jerome's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1004 · 49th percentile · LBOTE 99% · 175 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.4 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
14 public transport stops in this suburb
- Mount Lewis Bowling Club, Waterloo Rd
- Mt Lewis Infants School, Noble Av
- Noble Av Before Old Kent Rd
- Waterloo Rd At Old Kent Rd
- Wattle St After Noble Av
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
31 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 playgrounds · 1 sports centres
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Decent local green space — 2 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 14 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 21/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.62
Community(1)
- Mount Lewis Infants SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(5)
- Mount Lewis ParkPark
- Park
- City of Canterbury BankstownPlayground
- Mount Lewis Bowling ClubSports centre
- Sports field
Transport(7)
7 bus stops
Other(6)
- Bench (7)
- Fitness Station
- Garden (2)
- Parking (5)
- Shelter (2)
- Waste Basket
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
- Mount Lewis ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- Nearest hospital
- Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital (3.3 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 40
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 26.6
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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).
20 planning-related records
2025· 2 proposals
March 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Recreation facility (outdoor)14A WATERLOO ROAD MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure160 OLD KENT ROAD MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
2023· 5 proposals
November 2023
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure160 OLD KENT ROAD MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
September 2023
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision of land162 OLD KENT ROAD MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
March 2023
- Dwelling20 COOEEYANA PARADE MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
- Alterations and additions to commercial development165 WATTLE STREET MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
January 2023
- Dual occupancy; Pools / decks / fencing11 HAROLD STREET MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
2022· 5 proposals
September 2022
- Dual occupancy; Pools / decks / fencing11 HAROLD STREET MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
August 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing29 FRANK STREET MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
- Alterations and additions to commercial development; Change of use4 165 WATTLE STREET MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
May 2022
- Dwelling20 COOEEYANA PARADE MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
April 2022
- Dual occupancy; Pools / decks / fencing11 HAROLD STREET MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
2021· 5 proposals
October 2021
- Dual occupancy; Pools / decks / fencing; Demolition; Subdivision of land57A NOBLE AVENUE MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
- Secondary dwelling106 OLD KENT ROAD MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
August 2021
- Alterations and additions to commercial development; Signage; Other; Change of use165 WATTLE STREET MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
May 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development172 HILLCREST AVENUE MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
March 2021
- Dwelling55 PRAIRIE VALE ROAD MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
2020· 3 proposals
October 2020
- Dual occupancy156 OLD KENT ROAD MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
August 2020
- Dwelling5 FRANK STREET MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
May 2020
- Secondary dwelling154 OLD KENT ROAD MOUNT LEWIS 2190Determined
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 1.4 km away).
Coalition 23.1%Labor 76.9%
4.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +7.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Mount LewisLabor 79.8% · Coalition 20.1% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- GreenacreLabor 75.0% · Coalition 25.1% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- Greenacre WestLabor 74.2% · Coalition 25.8% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Punchbowl CentralLabor 64.3% · Coalition 35.7% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Bankstown CentralLabor 78.4% · Coalition 21.6% TPP (2025)1.2 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
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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