Part B – Sydney Regions Overview

The extract below provides detail on one of Sydney’s regions – Canterbury / Bankstown. The publication itself provides full overviews of all of Sydney’s regions, together with maps and key information on Sydney itself, enabling quick comparisons to be made between regions.

CANTERBURY / BANKSTOWN

Canterbury / Bankstown lies south west of Sydney’s Central Business District beyond the Inner West region.

With median property prices at Band 3 for houses and Band 2 for units, it remains as one of Sydney’s more affordable regions. It is a truly multi cultural region with strong Chinese, Korean, Greek and Lebanese populations.

The area is well served with recreational facilities with 4 centres with cinemas, 7 swimming pools and 7 golf courses / driving ranges.

With a population of over 36,000, Bankstown is the main centre in the region and hosts the largest shopping complexes. Several other suburbs have shopping centres including Ashfield, Bass Hill and Burwood.

Transport links are good with around 27 of the region’s suburbs having train stations. Many of Sydney’s main train lines run through the region.

Further education facilities are also good with 3 TAFE institutes at Bankstown, Chullora and Padstow. The University of Western Sydney also has a campus at Bankstown.

CANTERBURY / BANKSTOWN

Median Property Prices

Region	House price $000s	House Price Band	Unit Price	Unit Price Band
Canterbury Bankstown	430	Band 3	270	Band 2

Recreational Facilities

Suburb	Cinema	Theatre	Swimming  Pool	Golf Course / Driving Range
Ashfield			Y
Bankstown	Y			Y
Bass Hill	Y
Beverly Hills	Y
Birrong			Y
Burwood	Y
Canterbury			Y	Y
Chester Hill				Y
Enfield			Y
Greenacre			Y
Milperra				Y
Revesby			Y
Riverwood				Y
Roselands			Y
Sefton				Y
Strathfield				Y

Major Shopping Centres

Suburb	Shopping Centre	Suburb	Shopping centre
Ashfield	Ashfield Shopping Mall	Burwood	Burwood Plaza
Bankstown	Bankstown Square	Burwood	Westfield, Burwood
Bankstown	Home Central	Campsie	Campsie Centre
Bankstown	Homemaker City	Chullora	Chullora Marketplace
Bankstown	South Terrace Plaza	Riverwood	Riverwood Plaza
Bass Hill	Bass Hill Plaza	Roselands	Roselands
		Strathfield	Strathfield Plaza

Further Education

Suburb	Establishment	Website
Bankstown	Bankstown Community College	www.bankstowncc.com.au
Bankstown	TAFE NSW-Southern Sydney Institute, Bankstown College	www.tafe.nsw.edu.au/
Chester Hill	Southern Cross College	www.scc.edu.au/
Chullora	TAFE NSW-Southern Sydney Institute, Bankstown College Annex	www.tafe.nsw.edu.au/
Milperra	University of Western Sydney, Bankstown Campus	www.uws.edu.au
Padstow	TAFE NSW-Southern Sydney Institute, Padstow College	www.tafe.nsw.edu.au/
Strathfield	Australian Catholic University Main Campus	www.acu.edu.au
Strathfield	Catholic Theological	www.cis.catholic.edu.au
Strathfield	Deaf Education Centre
Strathfield	Open Training & Education Network External Studies	www.mq.edu.au/rmc

Train Services

Line	From	To	Minutes
Inner West, South	Central	Ashfield	17
Bankstown	Central	Bankstown	36
Bankstown	Central	Belmore	25
Airport	Central	Beverly Hills	25
Bankstown	Central	Birrong	42
Inner West, South, Western, North Shore, Northern, Carlingford	Central	Burwood	22
Bankstown	Central	Campsie	23
Bankstown	Central	Canterbury	20
Bankstown, Inner West, South	Central	Chester Hill	49
Inner West, South	Central	Croydon	20
Airport	Central	East Hills	41
Bankstown	Central	Hurlstone Park	18
Airport	Central	Kingsgrove	23
Bankstown	Central	Lakemba	28
Bankstown, Inner West, South	Central	Leightonfield	51
Airport	Central	Narwee	27
Airport	Central	Padstow	33
Airport	Central	Panania	38
Bankstown	Central	Punchbowl	32
Bankstown, Inner West, South	Central	Regents Park	48
Airport	Central	Revesby	35
Airport	Central	Riverwood	30
Bankstown, Inner West, South	Central	Sefton	47
South, Western, North Shore, Northern, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands, Carlingford, Newcastle & Central, Inner West	Central	Strathfield	18
Bankstown, Inner West, South	Central	Villawood	53
Bankstown	Central	Wiley Park	30
Bankstown	Central	Yagoona	39