Mount Lewis vs Punchbowl

Punchbowl is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Mount Lewis. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mount Lewis, most households are couple families. In Punchbowl, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Lewis: a median of $1.79 million, against $1.44 million in Punchbowl. On these figures, Punchbowl tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Punchbowl

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (23 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • But Mount Lewis has more separate houses rather than flats (85% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Punchbowl

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,440,000 vs $1,786,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Punchbowl

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 67/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Punchbowl

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (43% vs 15%)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Lewis and Punchbowl 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 Punchbowl
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 Punchbowl
Walkability 67 / 84
Mount Lewis — Walkability: 67/100 Punchbowl — Walkability: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 26
Mount Lewis — Low fire risk: 100/100 Punchbowl — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Punchbowl has more residents (21,384 vs 1,234); Mount Lewis skews older (37 vs 33).

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
Population 1,234 21,384
+1633% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +5.7%
Median age 37 33
Median household income $80,028/yr
+10% vs other
 $72,228/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+5% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
0-4 6.4% / 6.9%
Mount Lewis — 0-4: 6.4% Punchbowl — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 12.4% / 14.4%
Mount Lewis — 5-14: 12.4% Punchbowl — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 5.8% / 7.0%
Mount Lewis — 15-19: 5.8% Punchbowl — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 7.6% / 7.9%
Mount Lewis — 20-24: 7.6% Punchbowl — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 14.8% / 15.7%
Mount Lewis — 25-34: 14.8% Punchbowl — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 10.3% / 13.0%
Mount Lewis — 35-44: 10.3% Punchbowl — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 12.0% / 11.5%
Mount Lewis — 45-54: 12.0% Punchbowl — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 13.6% / 10.8%
Mount Lewis — 55-64: 13.6% Punchbowl — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 8.6% / 7.2%
Mount Lewis — 65-74: 8.6% Punchbowl — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 5.5% / 4.1%
Mount Lewis — 75-84: 5.5% Punchbowl — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 1.5% / 1.6%
Mount Lewis — 85+: 1.5% Punchbowl — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

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%
Punchbowl 52.2% couple families
Punchbowl — Couple Families: 52.2% Punchbowl — Lone Person: 22.3% Punchbowl — One Parent Families: 18.8% Punchbowl — Group Household: 4.6% Punchbowl — Other Families: 2.2%
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%
Punchbowl 40.5% renting
Punchbowl — Owned Outright: 28.4% Punchbowl — Mortgage: 31.0% Punchbowl — Renting: 40.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 10.2%
Mount Lewis — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Punchbowl — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.5% / 7.7%
Mount Lewis — Certificate III & IV: 9.5% Punchbowl — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.6%
Mount Lewis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Punchbowl — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 3.8%
Mount Lewis — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Punchbowl — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 0.7%
Mount Lewis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Punchbowl — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.4%).

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 Punchbowl
Lebanon 21.0% / 12.3%
Mount Lewis — Lebanon: 21.0% Punchbowl — Lebanon: 12.3%
Vietnam 3.1% / 5.4%
Mount Lewis — Vietnam: 3.1% Punchbowl — Vietnam: 5.4%
Greece 2.2% / 1.7%
Mount Lewis — Greece: 2.2% Punchbowl — Greece: 1.7%
China 1.1% / 2.8%
Mount Lewis — China: 1.1% Punchbowl — China: 2.8%
Pakistan 1.1% / 2.7%
Mount Lewis — Pakistan: 1.1% Punchbowl — Pakistan: 2.7%
Bangladesh — / 3.0%
Mount Lewis — Bangladesh: not among its largest Punchbowl — Bangladesh: 3.0%
India 1.2% / 1.5%
Mount Lewis — India: 1.2% Punchbowl — India: 1.5%

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 — Townhouses: 12.5% Mount Lewis — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Punchbowl 56.7% houses
Punchbowl — Houses: 56.7% Punchbowl — Townhouses: 18.4% Punchbowl — Flats / Apartments: 24.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
Median house price $1,786,000 $1,440,000
Median unit price — $532,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 6 sales
 25 days
from 96 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 Punchbowl
3 bed $1.57M / $1.36M
Mount Lewis — 3 bed: $1.57M (7 sales) Punchbowl — 3 bed: $1.36M (65 sales)

7 vs 65 sales

5 bed $1.7M / $1.73M
Mount Lewis — 5 bed: $1.7M (5 sales) Punchbowl — 5 bed: $1.73M (20 sales)

5 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
Residential 90% 81%
Parks and recreation 7% 5%
Industrial 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 5%
Commercial 0% 3%
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 Punchbowl
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 Punchbowl
Houses — 3.6%
$880/wk on $1.25M
Units — 5.2%
$560/wk on $561K

Ranking within NSW

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 49% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 53% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 73% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Lewis scores higher overall (65 vs 40); Punchbowl is more walkable (84 vs 67).

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
Grade B C
Score 65/100 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Punchbowl carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 0).

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
74/100
Crime Low
39/100
 —
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 Punchbowl
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 3
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 1.7 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 2.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 3.5%

Schools in Mount Lewis

  • Mount Lewis Infants School Government · Primary

Schools in Punchbowl

  • St Jerome's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Punchbowl Boys High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Punchbowl Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Charbel's College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 7
Childcare 0 23
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
Walkability score 67/100 84/100
Distance to Sydney 23.7 km 24.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 31 min
Public transport score 49/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 369.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2190
 0.5%
postcode 2196
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 2190
 22
postcode 2196

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 Punchbowl
Car (driver) 52.8% / 55.4%
Mount Lewis — Car (driver): 52.8% Punchbowl — Car (driver): 55.4%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 29.6%
Mount Lewis — Worked from Home: 38.5% Punchbowl — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Train 3.4% / 6.0%
Mount Lewis — Train: 3.4% Punchbowl — Train: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 5.6%
Mount Lewis — Car (passenger): 2.8% Punchbowl — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 2.5% / 2.2%
Mount Lewis — Walked Only: 2.5% Punchbowl — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.4%).

Setting

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 10.4 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
Connectivity score 75/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
415 premises
 14%
7,356 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Lewis Punchbowl
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

Punchbowl

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

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