Mount Lewis vs Bankstown

Bankstown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Mount Lewis. In Mount Lewis, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. In Bankstown, about half of households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Lewis: a median of $1.79 million, against $1.62 million in Bankstown. Mount Lewis is closer to the city centre: 23.7 km, against 29.3 km. On these figures, Mount Lewis tends to suit couples, while Bankstown suits renters.

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

  • Mount Lewis has more separate houses rather than flats (85% vs 30%)
  • Bankstown has more childcare (29 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Bankstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 39%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bankstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mount Lewis sits closer to the CBD (23.7 km vs 29.3 km)
  • Bankstown is more walkable (94/100 vs 67/100)

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 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (70% vs 15%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 67/100)
  • But Mount Lewis carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Bankstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.8% vs 3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Lewis Bankstown
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.

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Walkability 67 / 94
Mount Lewis — Walkability: 67/100 Bankstown — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 61 / 19
Mount Lewis — Safety: 61/100 Bankstown — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Lewis — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bankstown — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bankstown has more residents (34,933 vs 1,234); Mount Lewis has higher household incomes ($80,028 vs $69,212).

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Population 1,234 34,933
+2731% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +8.8%
Median age 37 34
Median household income $80,028/yr
+14% vs other
 $69,212/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Lewis Bankstown
0-4 6.4% / 7.9%
Mount Lewis — 0-4: 6.4% Bankstown — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 12.4% / 12.4%
Mount Lewis — 5-14: 12.4% Bankstown — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 5.8% / 5.4%
Mount Lewis — 15-19: 5.8% Bankstown — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 7.6% / 7.4%
Mount Lewis — 20-24: 7.6% Bankstown — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 14.8% / 18.4%
Mount Lewis — 25-34: 14.8% Bankstown — 25-34: 18.4%
35-44 10.3% / 14.1%
Mount Lewis — 35-44: 10.3% Bankstown — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 12.0% / 11.2%
Mount Lewis — 45-54: 12.0% Bankstown — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 13.6% / 10.8%
Mount Lewis — 55-64: 13.6% Bankstown — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 8.6% / 6.9%
Mount Lewis — 65-74: 8.6% Bankstown — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 5.5% / 3.6%
Mount Lewis — 75-84: 5.5% Bankstown — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.5% / 1.8%
Mount Lewis — 85+: 1.5% Bankstown — 85+: 1.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Lewis 62.1% couple families
Mount Lewis — Couple Families: 62.1% Mount Lewis — Lone Person: 16.7% Mount Lewis — One Parent Families: 17.0% Mount Lewis — Group Household: 1.3% Mount Lewis — Other Families: 2.9%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Lewis 31.4% renting
Mount Lewis — Owned Outright: 35.7% Mount Lewis — Mortgage: 32.9% Mount Lewis — Renting: 31.4%
Bankstown 52.3% renting
Bankstown — Owned Outright: 22.2% Bankstown — Mortgage: 25.5% Bankstown — Renting: 52.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 13.2%
Mount Lewis — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Bankstown — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.5% / 6.5%
Mount Lewis — Certificate III & IV: 9.5% Bankstown — Certificate III & IV: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.9%
Mount Lewis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Bankstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 5.1%
Mount Lewis — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Bankstown — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 0.8%
Mount Lewis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Bankstown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

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.

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Lebanon 21.0% / 6.0%
Mount Lewis — Lebanon: 21.0% Bankstown — Lebanon: 6.0%
Vietnam 3.1% / 15.6%
Mount Lewis — Vietnam: 3.1% Bankstown — Vietnam: 15.6%
China 1.1% / 4.8%
Mount Lewis — China: 1.1% Bankstown — China: 4.8%
Pakistan 1.1% / 3.2%
Mount Lewis — Pakistan: 1.1% Bankstown — Pakistan: 3.2%
Bangladesh — / 3.1%
Mount Lewis — Bangladesh: not among its largest Bankstown — Bangladesh: 3.1%
India 1.2% / 1.9%
Mount Lewis — India: 1.2% Bankstown — India: 1.9%
Greece 2.2% / —
Mount Lewis — Greece: 2.2% Bankstown — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Lewis 85.2% houses
Mount Lewis — Houses: 85.2% Mount Lewis — Flats / Apartments: 2.2% Mount Lewis — Townhouses: 12.5%
Bankstown 30.0% houses
Bankstown — Houses: 30.0% Bankstown — Flats / Apartments: 59.9% Bankstown — Townhouses: 10.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Median house price $1,786,000 $1,625,000
Median unit price — $590,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 6 sales
 26 days
from 118 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.

Mount Lewis Bankstown
3 bed $1.57M / $1.61M
Mount Lewis — 3 bed: $1.57M (7 sales) Bankstown — 3 bed: $1.61M (50 sales)

7 vs 50 sales

5 bed $1.7M / $1.93M
Mount Lewis — 5 bed: $1.7M (5 sales) Bankstown — 5 bed: $1.93M (26 sales)

5 vs 26 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Residential 90% 75%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 10%
Industrial 0% 8%
Parks and recreation 7% 5%
Commercial 0% 2%
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

Mount Lewis Bankstown
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.

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Houses — 3.8%
$895/wk on $1.23M
Units — 5.2%
$620/wk on $617K

Ranking within NSW

Mount Lewis Bankstown
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 61% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 62% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 76% of NSW

Liveability

Bankstown is more walkable (94 vs 67); Mount Lewis scores higher overall (65 vs 56).

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Grade B
same for both
Score 65/100 56/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bankstown carries more crime risk (81 vs 39).

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 High
81/100
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 15
within 5 km
 18
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Inside the suburb 1 13
Rated above peers 0 4
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 1.7 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 0.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2%
same for both

Schools in Mount Lewis

  • Mount Lewis Infants School Government · Primary

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Bankstown sits further from the CBD (29.3 km vs 23.7 km).

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Walkability score 67/100 94/100
Distance to Sydney 23.7 km 29.3 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 31 min
Public transport score 49/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1042.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2190
 0.8%
postcode 2200
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 2190
 18
postcode 2200

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.

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Car (driver) 52.8% / 51.5%
Mount Lewis — Car (driver): 52.8% Bankstown — Car (driver): 51.5%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 30.3%
Mount Lewis — Worked from Home: 38.5% Bankstown — Worked from Home: 30.3%
Train 3.4% / 7.6%
Mount Lewis — Train: 3.4% Bankstown — Train: 7.6%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 4.8%
Mount Lewis — Car (passenger): 2.8% Bankstown — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 2.5% / 3.3%
Mount Lewis — Walked Only: 2.5% Bankstown — Walked Only: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.8%).

Setting

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 12.4 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Connectivity score 75/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
415 premises
 11%
15,088 premises

Climate

Mount Lewis Bankstown
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)

Mount Lewis Bankstown
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

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

Federal electorate

Mount Lewis Bankstown
Division Watson
same for both
Member Tony Burke
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Lewis

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Quiet Urban

Bankstown

Affordable Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Urban

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