Bankstown, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 34,933
- Median age
- 34
- Household income
- $1,331/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 46%
- Renting
- 50%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Bankstown Station · 0.1 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital · 2 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.43m
Median unit (5 yr)
$550k
Sales (5 yr)
3,221
Sales (12 mths)
279
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
4,831 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 14.1% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Bankstown PS
Secondary
Bankstown GHS
Secondary
Punchbowl BHS
Secondary
Sir Joseph Banks HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Bankstown - South
District population (2025)
19,222
+16% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
39
houses 25 · other 14
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Bankstown:
- Meredith Street (1,733)
- Chapel Road (1,174)
- Stacey Street (728)
- Cairds Avenue (650)
- Raymond Street (500)
- French Avenue (445)
- Sir Joseph Banks Street (439)
- Reynolds Avenue (437)
- Jacobs Street (423)
- Rickard Road (409)
- Kitchener Parade (396