Punchbowl vs Roselands

Punchbowl is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 38 in Roselands. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Roselands: a median of $1.6 million, against $1.44 million in Punchbowl, and rent is higher there too.

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 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (23 vs 8)

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 $1,600,000)

Weighs house prices, unit 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

Roselands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (26 min vs 31 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Punchbowl

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (7 vs 1)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Punchbowl Roselands
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.

Punchbowl Roselands
Walkability 84 / 87
Punchbowl — Walkability: 84/100 Roselands — Walkability: 87/100
Low fire risk 26 / 100
Punchbowl — Low fire risk: 26/100 Roselands — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Punchbowl has more residents (21,384 vs 12,356); Roselands has higher household incomes ($87,620 vs $72,228).

Punchbowl Roselands
Population 21,384
+42% vs other
 12,356
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +6.7%
Median age 33 38
Median household income $72,228/yr $87,620/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $410/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Punchbowl Roselands
0-4 6.9% / 6.5%
Punchbowl — 0-4: 6.9% Roselands — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 14.4% / 13.5%
Punchbowl — 5-14: 14.4% Roselands — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 7.0% / 6.5%
Punchbowl — 15-19: 7.0% Roselands — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 7.9% / 6.4%
Punchbowl — 20-24: 7.9% Roselands — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 15.7% / 13.0%
Punchbowl — 25-34: 15.7% Roselands — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 13.0% / 13.3%
Punchbowl — 35-44: 13.0% Roselands — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.5% / 13.5%
Punchbowl — 45-54: 11.5% Roselands — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 10.8% / 11.4%
Punchbowl — 55-64: 10.8% Roselands — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 7.2% / 8.2%
Punchbowl — 65-74: 7.2% Roselands — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 4.1% / 5.2%
Punchbowl — 75-84: 4.1% Roselands — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.6% / 2.5%
Punchbowl — 85+: 1.6% Roselands — 85+: 2.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Roselands 52.1% couple families
Roselands — Couple Families: 52.1% Roselands — Lone Person: 25.1% Roselands — One Parent Families: 17.8% Roselands — Group Household: 3.0% Roselands — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Punchbowl 40.5% renting
Punchbowl — Owned Outright: 28.4% Punchbowl — Mortgage: 31.0% Punchbowl — Renting: 40.5%
Roselands 30.8% renting
Roselands — Owned Outright: 32.2% Roselands — Mortgage: 37.0% Roselands — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Punchbowl Roselands
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 13.0%
Punchbowl — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Roselands — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Certificate III & IV 7.7% / 10.2%
Punchbowl — Certificate III & IV: 7.7% Roselands — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 7.8%
Punchbowl — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Roselands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 4.0%
Punchbowl — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Roselands — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.0%
Punchbowl — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Roselands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.0%).

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.

Punchbowl Roselands
Lebanon 12.3% / 5.4%
Punchbowl — Lebanon: 12.3% Roselands — Lebanon: 5.4%
Vietnam 5.4% / 1.8%
Punchbowl — Vietnam: 5.4% Roselands — Vietnam: 1.8%
China 2.8% / 3.8%
Punchbowl — China: 2.8% Roselands — China: 3.8%
Greece 1.7% / 3.6%
Punchbowl — Greece: 1.7% Roselands — Greece: 3.6%
Bangladesh 3.0% / 1.6%
Punchbowl — Bangladesh: 3.0% Roselands — Bangladesh: 1.6%
Pakistan 2.7% / 1.5%
Punchbowl — Pakistan: 2.7% Roselands — Pakistan: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Punchbowl 56.7% houses
Punchbowl — Houses: 56.7% Punchbowl — Flats / Apartments: 24.8% Punchbowl — Townhouses: 18.4%
Roselands 60.8% houses
Roselands — Houses: 60.8% Roselands — Flats / Apartments: 22.7% Roselands — Townhouses: 16.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Punchbowl Roselands
Median house price $1,440,000 $1,600,000
Median unit price $532,000 $580,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 96 sales
 24 days
from 85 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Punchbowl Roselands
1 bed $420K / $567K
Punchbowl — 1 bed: $420K (11 sales) Roselands — 1 bed: $567K (6 sales)

11 vs 6 sales

2 bed $534K / $582K
Punchbowl — 2 bed: $534K (70 sales) Roselands — 2 bed: $582K (62 sales)

70 vs 62 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.

Punchbowl Roselands
2 bed $1.37M / $1.3M
Punchbowl — 2 bed: $1.37M (11 sales) Roselands — 2 bed: $1.3M (7 sales)

11 vs 7 sales

3 bed $1.36M / $1.51M
Punchbowl — 3 bed: $1.36M (65 sales) Roselands — 3 bed: $1.51M (55 sales)

65 vs 55 sales

4 bed $1.42M / $1.66M
Punchbowl — 4 bed: $1.42M (48 sales) Roselands — 4 bed: $1.66M (43 sales)

48 vs 43 sales

5 bed $1.73M / $2.2M
Punchbowl — 5 bed: $1.73M (20 sales) Roselands — 5 bed: $2.2M (19 sales)

20 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Punchbowl Roselands
Residential 81% 83%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 7%
Parks and recreation 5% 2%
Industrial 5%
same for both
Commercial 3%
same for both
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

Punchbowl Roselands
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.

Punchbowl Roselands
Houses 3.6%
$880/wk on $1.25M
 3.6%
$1,100/wk on $1.57M
Units 5.2%
$560/wk on $561K
 5.2%
$635/wk on $635K

Ranking within NSW

Punchbowl Roselands
House price Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Income Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools Higher than 49% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 54% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (units) Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW

Liveability

Roselands scores higher overall (68 vs 40).

Punchbowl Roselands
Grade C B
Score 40/100 68/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Punchbowl carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 0).

Punchbowl Roselands
Bushfire High
74/100
 None
0/100
Crime — Moderate
55/100
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
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Punchbowl Roselands
Inside the suburb 4 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 3 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 2.0 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 4.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 3.0%

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

Schools in Roselands

  • McCallums Hill Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Punchbowl Roselands
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 7 8
Childcare 23 8
GPs 7 1
Pharmacies 4 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 4
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Punchbowl Roselands
Walkability score 84/100 87/100
Distance to Sydney 24.1 km 24 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 26 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 369.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 231.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2196
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 2196
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.

Punchbowl Roselands
Car (driver) 55.4% / 48.9%
Punchbowl — Car (driver): 55.4% Roselands — Car (driver): 48.9%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 41.3%
Punchbowl — Worked from Home: 29.6% Roselands — Worked from Home: 41.3%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 4.2%
Punchbowl — Car (passenger): 5.6% Roselands — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Train 6.0% / 3.1%
Punchbowl — Train: 6.0% Roselands — Train: 3.1%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.8%
Punchbowl — Walked Only: 2.2% Roselands — Walked Only: 1.8%

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

Setting

Punchbowl Roselands
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.4 km 8.1 km

NBN connectivity

Punchbowl Roselands
Connectivity score 77/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
7,356 premises
 11%
4,881 premises

Climate

Punchbowl Roselands
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)

Punchbowl Roselands
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³ 16.1 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.9 pphm 0.79 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Punchbowl Roselands
Division Watson Barton
Member Tony Burke Ash Ambihaipahar
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Punchbowl Roselands
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Punchbowl

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

Roselands

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

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