Punchbowl property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Punchbowl, NSW (9,978 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Punchbowl
Punchbowl is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
School catchments in Punchbowl
Punchbowl can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Punchbowl
Punchbowl 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 Punchbowl
At the 2021 Census, 47.9% of Punchbowl’s 21,384 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 Punchbowl
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 Punchbowl). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
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.