195,635
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Bankstown · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Bankstown
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A population growth rate of 4.7% puts Bankstown a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.1%. While the area remains one of the largest in its class with 195,635 people, its recent expansion has been slower than in most other similar regions.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Bankstown is among the largest areas at this level with 195,635 people. However, its 4.7% growth since 2021 is lower than most areas and sits 1.4 percentage points below the state average.
4.7%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11901/bankstown/topic/economy-advantage