Canterbury-Bankstown

New South Wales · Sydney - Inner South West · 385,402 people · 45 suburbs · 24 postcodes

Canterbury-Bankstown at a glance

385,402
Population
#2 of 130 in NSW
114
km² area
3,378/km² density
36.4
Median age
-3.3 vs NSW
966
SEIFA IRSAD
#49 of 130 in NSW
114
Schools
75 gov, 23 Cath, 16 indep
44.8%
Born overseas
39.4%
Renting

Map shows the Canterbury-Bankstown LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Canterbury-Bankstown is a metropolitan Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 45 suburbs across 24 postcodes and an area of 114 km². Canterbury-Bankstown has a population of 385,402 , ranking #2 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Bankstown (34,933 residents).About 44.8% of residents were born overseas and 59.2% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (19.7%) 15–24 (12.9%) 25–44 (28.6%) 45–64 (23.7%) 65+ (15.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years75,930 (19.7%)
15–24 years49,799 (12.9%)
25–44 years110,245 (28.6%)
45–64 years91,260 (23.7%)
65+ years58,114 (15.1%)
44.8%
Born overseas
59.2%
Speak a language other than English at home
0.8%
First Nations
3.0
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (29.7%) Mortgaged (30.9%) Renting (39.4%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (61.9%) Semi/townhouse (15.5%) Flat/apartment (22.6%)
$426
Median weekly rent
$2,235
Median monthly mortgage
51.4%
Households with 0-1 cars
48.6%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

7.5%
Unemployment rate
70,588
In full-time work
41,375
In part-time work

Schools in Canterbury-Bankstown

114 schools across Canterbury-Bankstown: 65.8% Government, 20.2% Catholic, 14.0% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1017 (range 847 to 1113). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

NSW average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (62.3%) Secondary (21.1%) Combined (9.6%) Special (7.0%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 1017 NSW median 1005LGA range 847 to 1113

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 114 schools in Canterbury-Bankstown, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
Malek Fahd Islamic School Independent Combined Greenacre 3,352 1063
Al Noori Muslim School Independent Combined Greenacre 2,407 1086
Salamah College Independent Combined Chester Hill 1,353 989
St Charbel's College Independent Combined Punchbowl 1,198 1054
Sefton High School Government Secondary Sefton 1,121 1033
St Ursula's College Catholic Secondary Kingsgrove 1,110 1095
La Salle Catholic College Catholic Secondary Bankstown 1,057 1011
Chester Hill High School Government Secondary Chester Hill 1,056 912
Kingsgrove North High School Government Secondary Kingsgrove 1,020 1002
Rissalah College Independent Combined Lakemba 946 1041
Sir Joseph Banks High School Government Secondary Revesby 945 949
Georges River Grammar Independent Combined Georges Hall 933 1095
Mount St Joseph Milperra Catholic Secondary Milperra 891 1060
Condell Park High School Government Secondary Condell Park 876 936
Bass High School Government Secondary Bass Hill 874 927
Picnic Point High School Government Secondary Picnic Point 865 1018
Hampden Park Public School Government Primary Lakemba 859 966
East Hills Boys High School Government Secondary Panania 843 1013
Al Sadiq College Independent Combined Greenacre 771 942
East Hills Girls Technology High School Government Secondary Panania 759 1031
Bankstown Public School Government Primary Bankstown 736 965
Holy Spirit Catholic College Catholic Secondary Lakemba 730 999
Birrong Girls High School Government Secondary Birrong 726 956
Canterbury Girls High School Government Secondary Canterbury 722 1059
Georges Hall Public School Government Primary Georges Hall 685 1017
Kingsgrove High School Government Secondary Kingsgrove 672 986
De La Salle College, Revesby Heights Catholic Secondary Revesby Heights 650 1065
All Saints Grammar Independent Combined Belmore 646 1077
St Euphemia College Independent Combined Bankstown 622 1038
St Luke's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Revesby 622 1091
Belmore Boys High School Government Secondary Belmore 614 953
Greenacre Public School Government Primary Greenacre 611 938
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Panania 606 1091
Earlwood Public School Government Primary Earlwood 600 1107
Wiley Park Girls High School Government Secondary Punchbowl 589 954
Condell Park Public School Government Primary Condell Park 586 968
Chester Hill Public School Government Primary Chester Hill 578 958
St Felix Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Bankstown 578 1035
Yagoona Public School Government Primary Yagoona 556 986
Bankstown Girls High School Government Secondary Bankstown 551 964
Wiley Park Public School Government Primary Wiley Park 550 994
Bankstown Senior College Government Secondary Bankstown 545 847
Punchbowl Public School Government Primary Punchbowl 528 976
Campsie Public School Government Primary Campsie 515 1016
Banksia Road Public School Government Primary Greenacre 512 980
Clemton Park Public School Government Primary Earlwood 500 1038
Punchbowl Boys High School Government Secondary Punchbowl 472 923
Birrong Public School Government Primary Birrong 451 967
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Riverwood 450 1083
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Bankstown 443 1029
Panania North Public School Government Primary Panania 441 1026
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Kingsgrove 439 1113
Chullora Public School Government Primary Greenacre 430 965
Lakemba Public School Government Primary Lakemba 428 999
Canterbury Boys High School Government Secondary Canterbury 422 1018
Chester Hill North Public School Government Primary Chester Hill 400 950
Al Hikma College Independent Primary Lakemba 399 1049
Bankstown North Public School Government Primary Bankstown 382 986
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Georges Hall 377 1050
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Earlwood 374 1110
Harcourt Public School Government Primary Campsie 373 1033
Panania Public School Government Primary Panania 368 1057
Birrong Boys High School Government Secondary Birrong 366 937
Picnic Point Public School Government Primary Picnic Point 360 1101
Ashbury Public School Government Primary Ashbury 356 1111
Bass Hill Public School Government Primary Bass Hill 346 929
Canterbury Public School Government Primary Canterbury 346 1082
St Mel's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Campsie 345 1056
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Sefton 337 1046
Padstow Park Public School Government Primary Padstow 334 1019
McCallums Hill Public School Government Primary Roselands 330 1001
Greenacre Christian College Independent Combined Greenacre 322 1087
Bankstown West Public School Government Primary Bankstown 317 992
Milperra Public School Government Primary Milperra 317 1027
Revesby South Public School Government Primary Revesby 312 1041
Padstow North Public School Government Primary Padstow 305 1036
Revesby Public School Government Primary Revesby 303 999
Villawood East Public School Government Primary Villawood 301 898
Holy Saviour School Independent Primary Greenacre 298 1038
Padstow Heights Public School Government Primary Padstow 297 1053
Canterbury South Public School Government Primary Canterbury 269 1038
Kingsgrove Public School Government Primary Kingsgrove 268 1010
Belmore North Public School Government Primary Belmore 252 977
Narwee Public School Government Primary Narwee 246 1001
St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Belfield 239 1036
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Belmore 232 1036
Arkana College Independent Primary Kingsgrove 231 1092
Belmore South Public School Government Primary Belmore 230 1012
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Villawood 226 1053
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Greenacre 221 1034
HopePoint Christian School Independent Primary Georges Hall 219 1039
St Therese Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Padstow 200 1079
Wattawa Heights Public School Government Primary Bankstown 196 939
Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill Catholic Primary Yagoona 179 1042
St Therese's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Lakemba 176 1024
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Punchbowl 175 1004
Mount Lewis Infants School Government Primary Greenacre 173 1047
Tower Street Public School Government Primary Panania 154 998
Undercliffe Public School Government Primary Earlwood 152 1092
Bankstown South Infants School Government Primary Bankstown 141 999
East Hills Public School Government Primary Panania 130 986
Riverwood Public School Government Primary Riverwood 126 958
Hannans Road Public School Government Primary Riverwood 106 987
Caroline Chisholm School Government Special Padstow 104 1004
George Bass School Government Special Bass Hill 102 979
Broderick Gillawarna School Government Special Revesby 100 1005
Sefton Infants School Government Primary Sefton 93 1027
Condell Park Christian School Independent Combined Condell Park 64 1081
Rowland Hassall School Government Special Chester Hill 63 889
Wangee Park School Government Special Campsie 51 1011
Canterbury Vale School Government Special Lakemba 36 921
Southside Montessori School Independent Primary Riverwood 32 1110
Edgeware School Government Special Hurlstone Park 31 851
Bankstown Hospital School Government Special Bankstown

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Canterbury-Bankstown. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

966
Ranked #49 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

917

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

949

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

996

Suburbs in Canterbury-Bankstown

Canterbury-Bankstown contains 45 suburbs and 24 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Bankstown 2200 34,933 $1,331/wk 34
Greenacre 2190 26,314 $1,449/wk 33
Campsie 2194 26,132 $1,497/wk 36
Punchbowl 2196 21,384 $1,389/wk 33
Yagoona 2199 19,651 $1,438/wk 34
Earlwood 2206 18,053 $2,164/wk 44
Lakemba 2195 17,092 $1,227/wk 32
Revesby 2212 15,268 $1,844/wk 38
Padstow 2211 14,017 $1,891/wk 40
Chester Hill 2162 14,007 $1,355/wk 34
Belmore 2192 13,781 $1,456/wk 38
Panania 2213 13,507 $2,036/wk 38
Condell Park 2200 13,066 $1,636/wk 34
Kingsgrove 2208 12,881 $1,898/wk 42
Riverwood 2210 12,793 $1,210/wk 40
Roselands 2196 12,356 $1,685/wk 38
Bass Hill 2197 10,230 $1,411/wk 34
Wiley Park 2195 10,016 $1,246/wk 31
Georges Hall 2198 9,739 $1,785/wk 36
Canterbury 2193 9,430 $1,882/wk 34
Villawood 2163 7,051 $951/wk 34
Belfield 2191 6,555 $1,727/wk 40
Picnic Point 2213 6,413 $2,459/wk 39
Sefton 2162 6,300 $1,528/wk 35
Narwee 2209 5,411 $1,431/wk 40
Hurlstone Park 2193 5,001 $2,121/wk 42
Milperra 2214 4,074 $2,117/wk 39
Padstow Heights 2211 3,594 $1,938/wk 44
East Hills 2213 3,370 $1,829/wk 41
Ashbury 2193 3,353 $2,571/wk 44
Birrong 2143 3,331 $1,575/wk 36
Revesby Heights 2212 1,916 $2,673/wk 35
Clemton Park 2206 1,676 $1,869/wk 47
Potts Hill 2143 1,454 $2,223/wk 31
Mount Lewis 2190 1,234 $1,539/wk 37
Chullora 2190 14 39
Bankstown Aerodrome 2200 5 $1,999/wk 69
Bankstown Airport 2200
Bankstown North 2200
Bankstown Square 2200
Manahan 2200
Marrickville Metro 2204
Marrickville South 2204
Revesby North 2212
Yagoona West 2199

Postcodes covered

2143, 2162, 2163, 2190, 2191, 2192, 2193, 2194, 2195, 2196, 2197, 2198, 2199, 2200, 2204, 2206, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2460

Compare Canterbury-Bankstown with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Canterbury-Bankstown and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Canterbury-Bankstown (NSW) 385,402 36.4 966 39.4% 44.8%
Inner West 180,536 37.7 1119 45.8% 33.2%
Georges River 136,515 38.8 1050 33.2% 45.4%
Cumberland 238,579 33.5 961 44.9% 53.3%
Bayside (NSW) 175,826 36.9 1046 44.0% 48.4%
Burwood 44,034 37.4 1053 44.5% 52.1%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Canterbury-Bankstown

What is the population of Canterbury-Bankstown?

The 2021 Census recorded 385,402 people living in Canterbury-Bankstown, across 45 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Canterbury-Bankstown?

Canterbury-Bankstown contains 45 suburbs. The most populous are Bankstown, Greenacre, Campsie, Punchbowl, Yagoona.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Canterbury-Bankstown?

Canterbury-Bankstown covers 24 postcodes: 2143, 2162, 2163, 2190, 2191, 2192, 2193, 2194, 2195, 2196, 2197, 2198, 2199, 2200, 2204, 2206, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2460.

How many schools are in Canterbury-Bankstown?

Canterbury-Bankstown has 114 schools, including 75 government, 23 Catholic, and 16 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Canterbury-Bankstown?

Canterbury-Bankstown has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 966, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.