Fastest growing Sydney suburbs (2016-2021)
Banksmeadow grew fastest in percentage terms, at +2,722%. Oran Park added the most residents, 12,858. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available. These 30 suburbs came from a field of 558 eligible Sydney suburbs.
This ranking shows which Sydney suburbs grew fastest between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses — once by percent change, and once by the sheer number of residents added, because those two questions have very different answers.
Percent growth and headcount growth are both real and they rarely agree. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 has grown 4,900%, and a suburb going from 35,000 to 56,000 has grown 63% — but the second one added four times as many people. The first list finds the greenfield estates, the second finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Both are ranked within Sydney's own pool. Note the period: the 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count available in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here.
Sydney suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021
Ranked on percent population change between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses. Percent growth favours suburbs starting from a small base, so greenfield estates built on former farmland dominate the top.
Banksmeadow
NSW 2019 · 508 residents489 residents added · +2722% · 508 residents in 2021
Edmondson Park
NSW 2174 · 12,080 residents9,808 residents added · +432% · 12,080 residents in 2021
Eastgardens
NSW 2036 · 4,086 residents3,226 residents added · +375% · 4,086 residents in 2021
Denham Court
NSW 2565 · 9,129 residents7,148 residents added · +361% · 9,129 residents in 2021
Oran Park
NSW 2570 · 17,624 residents12,858 residents added · +270% · 17,624 residents in 2021
Bardia
NSW 2565 · 5,747 residents4,145 residents added · +259% · 5,747 residents in 2021
Sydney Olympic Park
NSW 2127 · 4,848 residents3,111 residents added · +179% · 4,848 residents in 2021
Leppington
NSW 2179 · 9,423 residents5,924 residents added · +169% · 9,423 residents in 2021
Colebee
NSW 2761 · 4,914 residents2,983 residents added · +154% · 4,914 residents in 2021
Mays Hill
NSW 2145 · 1,902 residents1,135 residents added · +148% · 1,902 residents in 2021
Caddens
NSW 2747 · 3,487 residents2,012 residents added · +136% · 3,487 residents in 2021
Austral
NSW 2179 · 6,847 residents3,822 residents added · +126% · 6,847 residents in 2021
Mortlake
NSW 2137 · 1,954 residents891 residents added · +84% · 1,954 residents in 2021
Asquith
NSW 2077 · 6,160 residents2,783 residents added · +82% · 6,160 residents in 2021
Wentworth Point
NSW 2127 · 12,703 residents5,709 residents added · +82% · 12,703 residents in 2021
Ranked from 558 qualifying suburbs.
Sydney suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
Ranked on the NUMBER of residents added between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses rather than the percentage, which surfaces the established growth corridors instead of small suburbs multiplying from near zero.
Oran Park
NSW 2570 · 17,624 residents12,858 residents added · +270% · 17,624 residents in 2021
Edmondson Park
NSW 2174 · 12,080 residents9,808 residents added · +432% · 12,080 residents in 2021
Denham Court
NSW 2565 · 9,129 residents7,148 residents added · +361% · 9,129 residents in 2021
Mascot
NSW 2020 · 21,591 residents6,818 residents added · +46% · 21,591 residents in 2021
Leppington
NSW 2179 · 9,423 residents5,924 residents added · +169% · 9,423 residents in 2021
Epping
NSW 2121 · 29,551 residents5,862 residents added · +25% · 29,551 residents in 2021
Wentworth Point
NSW 2127 · 12,703 residents5,709 residents added · +82% · 12,703 residents in 2021
Ryde
NSW 2112 · 31,907 residents5,408 residents added · +20% · 31,907 residents in 2021
Penrith
NSW 2750 · 17,966 residents4,670 residents added · +35% · 17,966 residents in 2021
The Ponds
NSW 2769 · 16,315 residents4,584 residents added · +39% · 16,315 residents in 2021
Parramatta
NSW 2150 · 30,211 residents4,413 residents added · +17% · 30,211 residents in 2021
Wolli Creek
NSW 2205 · 10,654 residents4,259 residents added · +67% · 10,654 residents in 2021
Bardia
NSW 2565 · 5,747 residents4,145 residents added · +259% · 5,747 residents in 2021
Lidcombe
NSW 2141 · 23,663 residents4,035 residents added · +21% · 23,663 residents in 2021
Campbelltown
NSW 2560 · 16,577 residents4,011 residents added · +32% · 16,577 residents in 2021
Ranked from 558 qualifying suburbs.
100% population growth, ranked within Sydney's candidate pool — once by percent change and once by residents added, because those two questions have different answers. Nothing else is blended in: a suburb that grew is not thereby better or worse to live in. The figures are the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb population counts published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than today. Suburbs missing either count are excluded rather than ranked as no-growth. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
What are the fastest growing Sydney suburbs (2016-2021)?
Banksmeadow grew fastest in percentage terms, at +2,722%. Oran Park added the most residents, 12,858. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available. These 30 suburbs came from a field of 558 eligible Sydney suburbs.
What period does this cover?
The 2016-2021 Censuses. The 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here, and one that took off after 2021 will not.
Why are there two different lists?
Because percent growth and headcount growth rarely agree, and both are real. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 grew 4,900%; one going from 35,000 to 56,000 grew 63% but added four times as many people. The percent list finds greenfield estates built on former farmland; the headcount list finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Presenting only one would hide half the answer.
Does fast growth make a suburb a good place to live?
This ranking does not say so, and deliberately blends nothing else in. Rapid growth can mean new housing, new schools and rising demand, or it can mean construction, strained roads and services that have not caught up — often both at once in the same suburb. Check the walkability, transport, schools and risk figures on each suburb's own page.
Which suburbs are eligible?
Suburbs in Sydney with at least 500 residents and a population figure in both Censuses. A suburb missing either count is left out rather than ranked as no-growth, and the top 15 are shown in each list.
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Rankings last computed 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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