Bankstown vs Condell Park

In Bankstown, about half of households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are couple families. In Condell Park, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bankstown tends to suit renters, while Condell Park suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bankstown has more schools rated above their peers (4 vs 0)
  • Condell Park has more separate houses rather than flats (66% vs 30%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bankstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($590,000 vs $999,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bankstown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bankstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 81/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bankstown

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (26 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (70% vs 34%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Condell Park carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 81/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bankstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.8% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bankstown and Condell Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bankstown Condell Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bankstown Condell Park
Walkability 94 / 81
Bankstown — Walkability: 94/100 Condell Park — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 19 / 51
Bankstown — Safety: 19/100 Condell Park — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bankstown — Low fire risk: 100/100 Condell Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bankstown has more residents (34,933 vs 13,066); Condell Park rents higher ($500/wk vs $400/wk).

Bankstown Condell Park
Population 34,933
+63% vs other
 13,066
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% +12.9%
Median age 34
same for both
Median household income $69,212/yr $85,072/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $500/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bankstown Condell Park
0-4 7.9% / 7.2%
Bankstown — 0-4: 7.9% Condell Park — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 12.4% / 16.2%
Bankstown — 5-14: 12.4% Condell Park — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 5.4% / 7.6%
Bankstown — 15-19: 5.4% Condell Park — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 7.4% / 7.0%
Bankstown — 20-24: 7.4% Condell Park — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 18.4% / 12.9%
Bankstown — 25-34: 18.4% Condell Park — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 14.1% / 13.2%
Bankstown — 35-44: 14.1% Condell Park — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 11.2% / 11.6%
Bankstown — 45-54: 11.2% Condell Park — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 10.8% / 10.1%
Bankstown — 55-64: 10.8% Condell Park — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 6.9% / 7.7%
Bankstown — 65-74: 6.9% Condell Park — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 3.6% / 4.5%
Bankstown — 75-84: 3.6% Condell Park — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.8% / 1.7%
Bankstown — 85+: 1.8% Condell Park — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bankstown 46.1% couple families
Bankstown — Couple Families: 46.1% Bankstown — Lone Person: 26.3% Bankstown — One Parent Families: 20.1% Bankstown — Group Household: 5.0% Bankstown — Other Families: 2.5%
Condell Park 58.0% couple families
Condell Park — Couple Families: 58.0% Condell Park — Lone Person: 16.8% Condell Park — One Parent Families: 21.5% Condell Park — Group Household: 2.3% Condell Park — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bankstown 52.3% renting
Bankstown — Owned Outright: 22.2% Bankstown — Mortgage: 25.5% Bankstown — Renting: 52.3%
Condell Park 29.1% renting
Condell Park — Owned Outright: 35.3% Condell Park — Mortgage: 35.6% Condell Park — Renting: 29.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bankstown Condell Park
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 9.9%
Bankstown — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Condell Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Certificate III & IV 6.5% / 8.3%
Bankstown — Certificate III & IV: 6.5% Condell Park — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.5%
Bankstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Condell Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 2.8%
Bankstown — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Condell Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.7%
Bankstown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Condell Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bankstown Condell Park
Vietnam 15.6% / 10.1%
Bankstown — Vietnam: 15.6% Condell Park — Vietnam: 10.1%
Lebanon 6.0% / 9.8%
Bankstown — Lebanon: 6.0% Condell Park — Lebanon: 9.8%
China 4.8% / 1.5%
Bankstown — China: 4.8% Condell Park — China: 1.5%
Pakistan 3.2% / 0.8%
Bankstown — Pakistan: 3.2% Condell Park — Pakistan: 0.8%
Bangladesh 3.1% / —
Bankstown — Bangladesh: 3.1% Condell Park — Bangladesh: not among its largest
Greece — / 1.5%
Bankstown — Greece: not among its largest Condell Park — Greece: 1.5%
Italy — / 1.1%
Bankstown — Italy: not among its largest Condell Park — Italy: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bankstown 30.0% houses
Bankstown — Houses: 30.0% Bankstown — Flats / Apartments: 59.9% Bankstown — Townhouses: 10.1%
Condell Park 66.3% houses
Condell Park — Houses: 66.3% Condell Park — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Condell Park — Townhouses: 31.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bankstown Condell Park
Median house price $1,625,000 $1,606,250
Median unit price $590,000 $999,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 118 sales
 24 days
from 89 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bankstown Condell Park
3 bed $1.61M / $1.42M
Bankstown — 3 bed: $1.61M (50 sales) Condell Park — 3 bed: $1.42M (34 sales)

50 vs 34 sales

4 bed $1.55M / $1.53M
Bankstown — 4 bed: $1.55M (40 sales) Condell Park — 4 bed: $1.53M (50 sales)

40 vs 50 sales

5 bed $1.93M / $1.77M
Bankstown — 5 bed: $1.93M (26 sales) Condell Park — 5 bed: $1.77M (28 sales)

26 vs 28 sales

Zoning mix

Bankstown Condell Park
Residential 75% 70%
Industrial 8% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 4%
Parks and recreation 5% 8%
Commercial 2% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bankstown Condell Park
New dwellings approved 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bankstown Condell Park
Houses 3.8%
$895/wk on $1.23M
 3.3%
$900/wk on $1.4M
Units 5.2%
$620/wk on $617K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Bankstown Condell Park
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Income Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Schools Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 76% of NSW —

Liveability

Bankstown is more walkable (94 vs 81).

Bankstown Condell Park
Grade B
same for both
Score 56/100 53/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Bankstown carries more crime risk (81 vs 49).

Bankstown Condell Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Bankstown Condell Park
Inside the suburb 13 3
Rated above peers 4 0
Rated at peers 4 1
Rated below peers 1 2
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 0.0 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 2.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 3.3%

Schools in Bankstown

  • Bankstown West Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • La Salle Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Brendan's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Felix Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Bankstown Girls High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Bankstown North Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Condell Park

  • Condell Park Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Condell Park High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Condell Park Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bankstown Condell Park
Supermarkets 9 1
Cafes & restaurants 48 0
Parks & reserves 27 12
Childcare 29 16
GPs 26 2
Pharmacies 15 2
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 13 1
Fuel stations 4 2
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Bankstown Condell Park
Walkability score 94/100 81/100
Distance to Sydney 29.3 km 30.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 33 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 1042.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 169.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2200
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 2200
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bankstown Condell Park
Car (driver) 51.5% / 55.9%
Bankstown — Car (driver): 51.5% Condell Park — Car (driver): 55.9%
Worked from Home 30.3% / 33.9%
Bankstown — Worked from Home: 30.3% Condell Park — Worked from Home: 33.9%
Train 7.6% / 2.7%
Bankstown — Train: 7.6% Condell Park — Train: 2.7%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.2%
Bankstown — Car (passenger): 4.8% Condell Park — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 3.3% / 1.9%
Bankstown — Walked Only: 3.3% Condell Park — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.9%).

Setting

Bankstown Condell Park
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.4 km 14.0 km
4.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bankstown Condell Park
Connectivity score 74/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
15,088 premises
 9%
4,657 premises

Climate

Bankstown Condell Park
Annual rainfall 909 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bankstown Condell Park
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.9 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bankstown Condell Park
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both

Federal electorate

Bankstown Condell Park
Division Watson
same for both
Member Tony Burke
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bankstown Condell Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bankstown

Affordable Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Urban

Condell Park

Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Townhouses Urban

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