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Padstow NSW 2211

7,123 addresses · 126 streets

Banks Electorate › Canterbury-Bankstown LGA › Padstow · 19 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Padstow is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 14,017 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,891 a week, with median rent near $470 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Chinese, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

14,017Population
40Median age
$1,891Median household income / wk
$470Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Padstow statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Padstow itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Padstow, 150 m north-east · Metro station: Punchbowl, 3.8 km north-east · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 3.8 km north · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 4.6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs7/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 19.9% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 55.4%

Population by age in Padstow
Population by age, Padstow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4789
5-141,580
15-19834
20-24894
25-341,866
35-441,908
45-541,807
55-641,964
65-741,292
75-84694
85+375
Dwelling types in Padstow
Dwelling types, Padstow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,229
Townhouse1,241
Apartment291
Other8
Households by weekly income in Padstow
Households by weekly income, Padstow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650786
$650-1,4991,082
$1,500-2,9991,441
$3,000+1,216
Top ancestries in Padstow
Top ancestries, Padstow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other2,670
Australian2,585
Chinese2,432
English2,389
Lebanese899
Ancestry NS823
Housing tenure in Padstow
Housing tenure, Padstow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,532
Mortgage1,563
Rented1,548
Other68
Cars per household in Padstow
Cars per household, Padstow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0453
11,768
21,668
3567
4+248
Commute to work in Padstow
Commute to work, Padstow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,167
Train197
Bus34
Tram/ferry0
Walked68
Bicycle5
Home2,330
Top countries of birth in Padstow
Top countries of birth, Padstow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China1,017
Vietnam633
Lebanon335
India258
New Zealand241
Hong Kong226
Languages used at home in Padstow
Languages used at home, Padstow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic1,095
Cantonese983
Mandarin908
Vietnamese764
Greek457
Macedonian237

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