Canterbury-Bankstown
389,687 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 110 km², 38 suburbs. Council website: cbcity.nsw.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
389,687
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.1% in a year
Density
3,536/km²
110 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$1.4M
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$35
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
4.3 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
7 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
38
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income
- $1,556/week
- Median rent
- $400/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,167/month
- Households renting
- 38.1%
- Average household
- 2.9 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 7 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 2 of 10
Suburbs
38 suburbs where Canterbury-Bankstown holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankstown | 34,933 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 2 |
| Greenacre | 26,314 | 94% | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / <1% | 3 |
| Campsie | 26,132 | All | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 4 |
| Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) | 21,384 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 2 |
| Yagoona | 19,651 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 3 |
| Earlwood | 18,053 | All | $2.1MDec 2025 | – / 20% | 9 |
| Lakemba | 17,092 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 1 |
| Revesby | 15,268 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / <1% | 7 |
| Padstow | 14,017 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 7 |
| Chester Hill | 14,007 | 94% | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 5% | 2 |
| Belmore | 13,781 | All | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 4 |
| Panania | 13,507 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 19% | 8 |
| Condell Park | 13,066 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 1% | 4 |
| Kingsgrove | 12,881 | 49% | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / <1% | 8 |
| Riverwood | 12,793 | 54% | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 3 |
| Roselands | 12,356 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 6 |
| Croydon Park (NSW) | 10,929 | 38% | $2.3MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 9 |
| Beverly Hills | 10,483 | 17% | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 8 |
| Bass Hill | 10,230 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 13% | 3 |
| Wiley Park | 10,016 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 2 |
| Georges Hall | 9,739 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 26% | 6 |
| Canterbury (NSW) | 9,430 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 8 |
| Villawood | 7,051 | 69% | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 2% | 1 |
| Belfield | 6,555 | 76% | $2.0MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 7 |
| Picnic Point | 6,413 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 53% | 10 |
| Sefton | 6,300 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 3 |
| Narwee | 5,411 | 65% | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 5 |
| Hurlstone Park | 5,001 | 91% | $2.3MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Regents Park (NSW) | 4,990 | 16% | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 3 |
| Milperra | 4,074 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 36% | 9 |
| Padstow Heights | 3,594 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 63% | 9 |
| East Hills | 3,370 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 1% | 7 |
| Ashbury | 3,353 | 96% | $2.4MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Birrong | 3,331 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 3 |
| Revesby Heights | 1,916 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 54% | 10 |
| Clemton Park | 1,676 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 7 |
| Potts Hill | 1,454 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 9 |
| Mount Lewis | 1,234 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 4 |
| Lansdowne (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) | 16 | All | – / 94% | ||
| Chullora | 14 | All | – / 0% | ||
| Bankstown Aerodrome | 5 | All | – / 3% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 35 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $1.1M
- Median of suburb medians
- $1.6M
- Highest suburb median
- $2.4M
Recorded crime
Offences per 100,000 residents over the 35 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.
- Break and enter
- 323
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 181
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 774
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 2,131
- per 100k · NSW 2025
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Watson · Tony BURKE (ALP)56%
- Banks · Zhi SOON (ALP)20%
- Blaxland · Jason CLARE (ALP)11%
- Barton · Ash AMBIHAIPAHAR (ALP)10%
- Grayndler · Anthony ALBANESE (ALP)3%
State districts
- Canterbury · Sophie Cotsis (ALP)28%
- Bankstown · Jihad Dib (ALP)25%
- East Hills · Kylie Wilkinson (ALP)20%
- Auburn · Lynda Voltz (ALP)15%
- Fairfield · David Saliba (ALP)4%
- Oatley · Mark Coure (LIB)3%
- Strathfield · Jason Yat-Sen Li (ALP)3%
- Summer Hill · Jo Haylen (ALP)2%
Asking-price cuts
Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 9 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 12 Sep 2026.
- Listings cut
- 10
- of 263 tracked
- Share cut
- 3.8%
- Typical cut
- 3.4%
- median over every cut listing
Most cuts: Belmore (3). All price drops →
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.