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Bankstown vs Lakemba

State Electorate comparison ≈ 5.0 km apart · Bankstown profile · Lakemba profile

Bankstown Lakemba

Lakemba and Bankstown are large, neighbouring areas with similar populations. Lakemba is more walkable, with 96.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and a higher number of street intersections. It also has a higher share of adults with bachelor degrees (23.3% compared to 19.5% in Bankstown) and larger average school sizes. Bankstown has more separate houses and a higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms. It also offers more public transport departures per 1,000 people and more schools per 1,000 children.

These two areas are very similar in many ways, sharing the same typical resident age of 34 and almost identical typical weekly household incomes of around $1,330 to $1,375. Over time, some of the gaps between them have narrowed. The difference in the share of adults with university degrees has shrunk since 2011, and the gap in the number of people born overseas has also closed significantly.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 6.2 pts higher in Bankstown Rent: $40 higher in Bankstown 3+ bedrooms: 4.6 pts higher in Bankstown One-parent: 2.7 pts higher in Bankstown Bachelor+: 3.8 pts higher in Lakemba

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bankstownin Lakemba +1,339 larger in Lakemba gap narrowing
94,669 89th pct 96,008 89th pct
Median age in Bankstownin Lakemba even gap narrowing
34 yrs 14th pct 34 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.1 pts higher in Bankstown gap steady
0.6% 12th pct 0.5% 9th pct
Aged 65+ in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.1 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
13.6% 27th pct 13.7% 27th pct
Under 15 in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.2 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
21.6% 86th pct 21.9% 87th pct
De facto in Bankstownin Lakemba +1.2 pts higher in Bankstown gap narrowing
4.5% 0th pct 3.4% 0th pct

Age structure

28.6% Young adults (25–44) +1.1 pts ▸ 29.7%
22.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.0 pts 21.6%
21.6% Children (0–14) +0.2 pts ▸ 21.9%
13.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 13.2%
13.6% Seniors (65+) +0.1 pts ▸ 13.7%

Marital status

47.9% Married +2.5 pts ▸ 50.4%
33.5% Never married ◂ +0.2 pts 33.4%
9.5% Divorced ◂ +1.8 pts 7.7%
4.8% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 4.7%
4.3% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Bankstown Lakemba

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bankstownin Lakemba +2.6 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
46.7% 92nd pct 49.4% 95th pct

Country of birth

45.6% Australia ◂ +2.1 pts 43.5%
11.8% Vietnam ◂ +8.2 pts 3.7%
3.6% China +0.8 pts ▸ 4.5%
1.1% India +2.1 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.0% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%
1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%
0.6% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.4% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% England even 0.3%
0.1% South Africa even 0.1%

Ancestry

14.2% Vietnamese ◂ +9.9 pts 4.4%
12.0% Australian ◂ +0.7 pts 11.3%
9.8% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 9.6%
9.0% English ◂ +1.3 pts 7.7%
1.9% Indian +2.6 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.2% Greek +1.8 pts ▸ 4.1%
2.3% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.7% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%
1.4% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.3% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%
0.7% German ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.1% Dutch even 0.1%

Language

Other language in Bankstownin Lakemba +2.7 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
65.3% 100th pct 68.0% 100th pct
Limited English in Bankstownin Lakemba +1.1 pts higher in Bankstown gap steady
15.1% 100th pct 14.0% 100th pct

Language used at home

25.8% English only ◂ +1.9 pts 23.9%
23.3% Arabic +1.4 pts ▸ 24.7%
15.1% Vietnamese ◂ +10.5 pts 4.5%
3.0% Cantonese +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.7% Mandarin even 3.7%
1.7% Greek +1.6 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.5% Hindi +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.8% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.5% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Bankstownin Lakemba +2.5 pts higher in Bankstown gap narrowing
13.8% 0th pct 11.3% 0th pct

Religious affiliation

32.0% Islam +9.6 pts ▸ 41.6%
33.4% Christianity ◂ +1.0 pts 32.4%
13.8% No religion ◂ +2.5 pts 11.3%
10.1% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 8.7%
9.2% Buddhism ◂ +5.2 pts 4.0%
1.0% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bankstownin Lakemba +2.5 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
58.5% 55th pct 61.0% 61st pct
Bachelor+ in Bankstownin Lakemba +3.8 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
19.5% 45th pct 23.3% 57th pct
Schools/1k kids in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.33 more in Bankstown
1.61 33rd pct 1.29 15th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Bankstownin Lakemba +6 more in Bankstown
33 82nd pct 27 71st pct
Students in Bankstownin Lakemba +2,409 more in Lakemba
15,361 87th pct 17,770 88th pct
Avg size in Bankstownin Lakemba +178 larger in Lakemba
480 49th pct 658 78th pct
ICSEA in Bankstownin Lakemba +45 higher in Lakemba
977 25th pct 1,022 51st pct

Highest year of school

58.5% Year 12 +2.5 pts ▸ 61.0%
14.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 14.1%
13.5% Year 10 ◂ +0.9 pts 12.6%
3.6% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

Highest qualification level

26.6% Bachelor degree +2.1 pts ▸ 28.7%
18.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.0 pts 16.8%
15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 15.4%
8.9% Postgraduate degree +3.6 pts ▸ 12.5%
1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

20.7% Management & commerce +1.7 pts ▸ 22.4%
12.0% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 11.2%
10.5% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 11.0%
6.9% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 6.7%
6.5% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 6.1%
5.0% Information technology +1.3 pts ▸ 6.2%
4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.4% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.1% Natural & physical sciences even 3.1%
2.4% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.6% Agriculture & environment even 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Bankstownin Lakemba +$8 higher in Bankstown gap narrowing
$532 2nd pct $524 1st pct
Household income in Bankstownin Lakemba +$43 higher in Bankstown gap narrowing
$1,375 19th pct $1,332 15th pct
Family income in Bankstownin Lakemba +$52 higher in Bankstown gap narrowing
$1,523 9th pct $1,471 7th pct
High earners in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.1 pts higher in Bankstown gap narrowing
4.7% 6th pct 4.5% 5th pct
High-income homes in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.4 pts higher in Bankstown gap narrowing
14.6% 24th pct 14.2% 22nd pct

Household income distribution

30.1% $650–$1,499 +1.0 pts ▸ 31.2%
28.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 26.9%
20.4% Under $650 +0.5 pts ▸ 20.8%
7.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 7.1%
7.0% $4,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

Personal income distribution

50.4% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 51.6%
27.8% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 28.2%
9.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 9.4%
1.3% $3,000 or more even 1.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.4 pts higher in Lakemba
20.1% 9th pct 20.5% 10th pct
Mental health in Bankstownin Lakemba even
4.7% 7th pct 4.7% 7th pct
Needs assistance in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.4 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
7.1% 79th pct 7.4% 86th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.8% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 7.2%
5.6% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 6.2%
5.9% Arthritis even 5.9%
5.6% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 5.4%
4.7% Mental health even 4.7%
2.8% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.6% Cancer even 1.6%
1.0% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.7% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.7% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.6% None +1.0 pts ▸ 69.6%
14.0% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 14.0%
3.9% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%
2.2% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.7 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
6.2% 0th pct 7.0% 3rd pct
Unpaid carers in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.7 pts higher in Lakemba gap steady
10.3% 22nd pct 11.0% 32nd pct
Unpaid child care in Bankstownin Lakemba +1.0 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
22.2% 15th pct 23.2% 21st pct
Defence service in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.1 pts higher in Bankstown
0.6% 0th pct 0.5% 0th pct
Housework 15h+ in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.8 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
17.2% 16th pct 18.0% 22nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bankstownin Lakemba even gap narrowing
3.1 95th pct 3.1 95th pct
One-parent in Bankstownin Lakemba +2.7 pts higher in Bankstown gap narrowing
18.5% 86th pct 15.8% 68th pct
Living alone in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.2 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
21.2% 26th pct 21.4% 27th pct

Family composition

65.0% Couples with children +3.4 pts ▸ 68.4%
18.5% One-parent families ◂ +2.7 pts 15.8%
15.0% Couples without children ◂ +0.6 pts 14.4%
1.5% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

Household size

24.0% 2 people ◂ +0.6 pts 23.4%
21.2% 1 person +0.2 pts ▸ 21.4%
17.3% 3 people ◂ +0.1 pts 17.2%
17.1% 4 people ◂ +0.2 pts 16.9%
10.7% 5 people +0.2 pts ▸ 11.0%
9.6% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bankstownin Lakemba +$40 higher in Bankstown gap narrowing
$400 71st pct $360 48th pct
Mortgage in Bankstownin Lakemba +$106 higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
$2,000 68th pct $2,106 76th pct
People / bedroom in Bankstownin Lakemba even gap narrowing
1.10 100th pct 1.10 100th pct
Renting in Bankstownin Lakemba +1.7 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
42.6% 86th pct 44.2% 87th pct
Owned outright in Bankstownin Lakemba even gap narrowing
25.1% 25th pct 25.2% 25th pct
Separate houses in Bankstownin Lakemba +6.2 pts higher in Bankstown gap widening
54.8% 14th pct 48.6% 12th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bankstownin Lakemba +4.6 pts higher in Bankstown gap widening
60.9% 14th pct 56.2% 12th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.6% Rented +1.7 pts ▸ 44.2%
28.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.4 pts 26.9%
25.1% Owned outright even 25.2%
2.3% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%
1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

Types of homes

54.8% Separate house ◂ +6.2 pts 48.6%
31.9% Flat or apartment +2.9 pts ▸ 34.8%
12.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.5 pts ▸ 15.9%
0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

31.0% 2 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 34.4%
33.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.9 pts 32.0%
19.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.1 pts 17.4%
7.4% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 6.8%
5.1% 1 bedroom +1.3 pts ▸ 6.4%
0.8% Studio / none even 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

50.6% $350–$549 ◂ +12.6 pts 38.0%
14.1% $200–$349 +12.2 pts ▸ 26.3%
17.1% Under $200 ◂ +0.7 pts 16.4%
11.6% $550–$749 +1.2 pts ▸ 12.7%
1.9% $750 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 31.6%
21.3% $3,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 23.5%
23.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.3 pts 22.0%
13.7% Under $1,000 +0.1 pts ▸ 13.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bankstownin Lakemba +1.8 pts higher in Lakemba gap steady
11.7% 88th pct 13.5% 89th pct
Work from home in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.4 pts higher in Bankstown gap narrowing
26.5% 79th pct 26.1% 78th pct
PT commute in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.7 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
3.8% 70th pct 4.5% 77th pct
PT stops in Bankstownin Lakemba +82 more in Bankstown
523 89th pct 441 85th pct
Stops/1k in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.93 more in Bankstown
5.52 69th pct 4.59 50th pct
Departures/1k in Bankstownin Lakemba +469.0 more in Bankstown
1,764.8 78th pct 1,295.8 62nd pct
PT routes in Bankstownin Lakemba +6 more in Bankstown
34 67th pct 28 54th pct

How people get to work

41.8% Car (driver) ◂ +1.2 pts 40.6%
26.5% Worked at home ◂ +0.4 pts 26.1%
2.9% Train +1.0 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.8% Car (passenger) even 3.7%
1.7% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.9% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%
0.2% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

39.3% 1 vehicle +1.3 pts ▸ 40.6%
31.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 29.2%
11.7% No vehicle +1.8 pts ▸ 13.5%
11.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 10.3%
6.3% 4 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.1 pts higher in Bankstown gap narrowing
34.3% 23rd pct 34.2% 22nd pct
Recent arrivals in Bankstownin Lakemba +2.0 pts higher in Lakemba gap steady
11.8% 47th pct 13.8% 58th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.7 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
9.1% 89th pct 9.8% 91st pct
Participation in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.2 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
43.6% 5th pct 43.8% 5th pct
Full-time in Bankstownin Lakemba +2.2 pts higher in Bankstown gap steady
49.4% 0th pct 47.3% 0th pct

Industries people work in

13.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.2 pts 12.9%
10.5% Retail trade +1.7 pts ▸ 12.2%
8.5% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 8.9%
8.4% Manufacturing ◂ +2.6 pts 5.8%
7.9% Construction ◂ +0.3 pts 7.6%
7.5% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 7.4%
6.2% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 7.0%
5.6% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 6.0%
4.9% Public administration & safety +0.5 pts ▸ 5.3%
5.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.2 pts 4.8%
3.9% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.6% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

21.0% Professionals ◂ +0.2 pts 20.8%
15.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 14.3%
11.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.4 pts 11.4%
10.9% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 11.2%
10.8% Labourers ◂ +0.7 pts 10.1%
8.6% Sales workers +1.7 pts ▸ 10.3%
9.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.2 pts 9.5%
9.1% Managers +0.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.1 higher in Lakemba
7.5 81st pct 7.6 82nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.4 more in Lakemba
7.1 79th pct 7.4 86th pct
15-min city in Bankstownin Lakemba +6.5 pts higher in Lakemba
92.7% 79th pct 99.2% 97th pct
Walk to shops in Bankstownin Lakemba +10.4 pts higher in Lakemba
86.3% 75th pct 96.7% 93rd pct
Walk to transit in Bankstownin Lakemba even
99.9% 94th pct 99.9% 93rd pct
Walk to school in Bankstownin Lakemba +1.6 pts higher in Bankstown
99.2% 98th pct 97.5% 92nd pct
Walk to a park in Bankstownin Lakemba even
100.0% 85th pct 100.0% 86th pct
Walk to health in Bankstownin Lakemba even
70.1% 71st pct 70.0% 71st pct
Amenities/1k in Bankstownin Lakemba +2.2 more in Bankstown
10.1 12th pct 7.9 1st pct
Intersections/km² in Bankstownin Lakemba +76 higher in Lakemba
166 67th pct 242 83rd pct
Mean slope in Bankstownin Lakemba +0.0 pts higher in Bankstown
4.9% 40th pct 4.8% 39th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bankstown vs Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED10005/bankstown/vs/SED10043/lakemba