Panania vs Milperra

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Panania, about half of households are couple families. In Milperra, most households are couple families.

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

Panania

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (12 vs 4)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 10)
  • But Milperra has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Panania

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($460/wk vs $538/wk)

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

  • Panania is more walkable (89/100 vs 69/100)
  • Milperra sits closer to the CBD (32.3 km vs 34.6 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Panania

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 6%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Panania

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.8% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Panania Milperra
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.

Panania Milperra
Walkability 89 / 69
Panania — Walkability: 89/100 Milperra — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 56 / 51
Panania — Safety: 56/100 Milperra — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 10 / 70
Panania — Low fire risk: 10/100 Milperra — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Panania has more residents (13,507 vs 4,074); Milperra rents higher ($538/wk vs $460/wk).

Panania Milperra
Population 13,507
+70% vs other
 4,074
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% +3.1%
Median age 38 39
Median household income $105,872/yr $110,084/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $460/wk $538/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Panania Milperra
0-4 6.4% / 7.0%
Panania — 0-4: 6.4% Milperra — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 13.6% / 13.8%
Panania — 5-14: 13.6% Milperra — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 6.6% / 7.1%
Panania — 15-19: 6.6% Milperra — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.8% / 5.6%
Panania — 20-24: 5.8% Milperra — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 12.1% / 11.2%
Panania — 25-34: 12.1% Milperra — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 14.3% / 12.8%
Panania — 35-44: 14.3% Milperra — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 13.7% / 13.5%
Panania — 45-54: 13.7% Milperra — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 12.5% / 10.2%
Panania — 55-64: 12.5% Milperra — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 8.4% / 10.8%
Panania — 65-74: 8.4% Milperra — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 4.6% / 6.6%
Panania — 75-84: 4.6% Milperra — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 2.2% / 1.1%
Panania — 85+: 2.2% Milperra — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Panania 53.9% couple families
Panania — Couple Families: 53.9% Panania — Lone Person: 25.5% Panania — One Parent Families: 16.2% Panania — Group Household: 2.6% Panania — Other Families: 1.8%
Milperra 59.9% couple families
Milperra — Couple Families: 59.9% Milperra — Lone Person: 20.9% Milperra — One Parent Families: 16.4% Milperra — Group Household: 1.5% Milperra — 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.

Panania 29.9% renting
Panania — Owned Outright: 32.3% Panania — Mortgage: 37.8% Panania — Renting: 29.9%
Milperra 11.2% renting
Milperra — Owned Outright: 42.5% Milperra — Mortgage: 46.3% Milperra — Renting: 11.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Panania Milperra
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 15.4%
Panania — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Milperra — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 10.5%
Panania — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Milperra — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.1%
Panania — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Milperra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 3.2%
Panania — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Milperra — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.3%
Panania — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Milperra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

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.

Panania Milperra
China 3.7% / 1.4%
Panania — China: 3.7% Milperra — China: 1.4%
Vietnam 3.7% / 1.4%
Panania — Vietnam: 3.7% Milperra — Vietnam: 1.4%
Lebanon 2.8% / 1.9%
Panania — Lebanon: 2.8% Milperra — Lebanon: 1.9%
England 1.4% / 1.7%
Panania — England: 1.4% Milperra — England: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.0%
Panania — New Zealand: 1.3% Milperra — New Zealand: 1.0%
India 1.4% / —
Panania — India: 1.4% Milperra — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Panania 70.7% houses
Panania — Houses: 70.7% Panania — Townhouses: 24.1% Panania — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Milperra 94.3% houses
Milperra — Houses: 94.3% Milperra — Townhouses: 5.3% Milperra — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Panania Milperra
Median house price $1,625,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price $795,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 143 sales
 23 days
from 34 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.

Panania Milperra
3 bed $1.48M / $1.43M
Panania — 3 bed: $1.48M (64 sales) Milperra — 3 bed: $1.43M (45 sales)

64 vs 45 sales

4 bed $1.58M / $1.47M
Panania — 4 bed: $1.58M (70 sales) Milperra — 4 bed: $1.47M (33 sales)

70 vs 33 sales

5 bed $1.75M / $1.61M
Panania — 5 bed: $1.75M (70 sales) Milperra — 5 bed: $1.61M (25 sales)

70 vs 25 sales

Zoning mix

Milperra has more industrially zoned land (18% vs 0%).

Panania Milperra
Residential 65% 26%
Parks and recreation 26% 41%
Industrial 0% 18%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 8%
Environmental 1% 5%
Commercial 2% 0%
Rural and farming 0% 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

Panania Milperra
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.

Panania Milperra
Houses 3.8%
$1,100/wk on $1.52M
 3.9%
$1,100/wk on $1.49M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Panania Milperra
House price Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools Higher than 20% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW

Liveability

Milperra scores higher overall (65 vs 44); Panania is more walkable (89 vs 69).

Panania Milperra
Grade C B
Score 44/100 65/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Panania carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 30).

Panania Milperra
Bushfire High
90/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 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 10
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

Panania Milperra
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 4.9 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 5.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 2.7%

Schools in Panania

  • Panania North Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Christopher's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Panania Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Tower Street Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Milperra

  • Milperra Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mount St Joseph Milperra Catholic · Secondary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Panania Milperra
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 2
Parks & reserves 13 10
Childcare 12 4
GPs 5 2
Pharmacies 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 6 4

Mobility

Panania sits further from the CBD (34.6 km vs 32.3 km).

Panania Milperra
Walkability score 89/100 69/100
Distance to Sydney 34.6 km
+7% vs other
 32.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 31 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 128.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 180.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 2213
 1.0%
postcode 2214
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 2213
 60
postcode 2214

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.

Panania Milperra
Worked from Home 48.6% / 44.1%
Panania — Worked from Home: 48.6% Milperra — Worked from Home: 44.1%
Car (driver) 41.7% / 48.1%
Panania — Car (driver): 41.7% Milperra — Car (driver): 48.1%
Train 4.8% / 2.8%
Panania — Train: 4.8% Milperra — Train: 2.8%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 3.8%
Panania — Car (passenger): 3.3% Milperra — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.8%
Panania — Walked Only: 1.2% Milperra — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.6%).

Setting

Panania Milperra
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.4 km 15.5 km
4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Panania Milperra
Connectivity score 90/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
5,118 premises
 50%
2,052 premises

Climate

Panania Milperra
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)

Panania Milperra
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Panania Milperra
Division Banks
same for both
Member Zhi Soon
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Panania Milperra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Panania

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

Milperra

Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet

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