Bankstown property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Bankstown, NSW (25,841 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Bankstown
Bankstown is mostly residential. The most common zones:
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
School catchments in Bankstown
Bankstown can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Bankstown
Bankstown sits in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, which recorded 18,410 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,410 total. Figures are for the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Bankstown
At the 2021 Census, 56.6% of Bankstown’s 34,933 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Bankstown
Canterbury-Bankstown council approved 1,645 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (not just Bankstown). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1001/10-12 French Avenue, Bankstown NSW 2200
- 1001/10 French Avenue, Bankstown NSW 2200
- 1001/10 French Avenue, Bankstown NSW 2200
- 1001/13-15 Cross Street, Bankstown NSW 2200
- 1001/13-15 Stanley Street, Bankstown NSW 2200
- 1001/192-194 Stacey Street, Bankstown NSW 2200
- 1001/192 Stacey Street, Bankstown NSW 2200
- 1001/196A Stacey Street, Bankstown NSW 2200
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.