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Punchbowl NSW 2196

9,275 addresses · 110 streets

Watson Electorate › Canterbury-Bankstown LGA › Punchbowl · 16 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Punchbowl is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 21,384 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,389 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Lebanese, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

21,384Population
33Median age
$1,389Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
3.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Riverwood, 2.6 km south · Metro station: Punchbowl, 450 m north-east · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 2 km north-west · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 5.5 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 10.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Punchbowl

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Punchbowl NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.6%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20199.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.6% · Labour-force participation 42.6%

Population by age in Punchbowl
Population by age, Punchbowl NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,476
5-143,077
15-191,503
20-241,690
25-343,349
35-442,788
45-542,463
55-642,309
65-741,529
75-84877
85+334
Dwelling types in Punchbowl
Dwelling types, Punchbowl NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,429
Townhouse1,113
Apartment1,415
Other73
Households by weekly income in Punchbowl
Households by weekly income, Punchbowl NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,176
$650-1,4991,844
$1,500-2,9991,726
$3,000+850
Top ancestries in Punchbowl
Top ancestries, Punchbowl NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other6,771
Lebanese5,749
Australian2,565
Ancestry NS2,086
Chinese1,457
Vietnamese1,445
Housing tenure in Punchbowl
Housing tenure, Punchbowl NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,653
Mortgage1,804
Rented2,356
Other93
Cars per household in Punchbowl
Cars per household, Punchbowl NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0667
12,221
21,804
3737
4+466
Commute to work in Punchbowl
Commute to work, Punchbowl NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,035
Train207
Bus42
Tram/ferry0
Walked111
Bicycle11
Home1,470
Top countries of birth in Punchbowl
Top countries of birth, Punchbowl NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Lebanon2,636
Vietnam1,147
Bangladesh633
China602
Pakistan580
Indonesia397
Languages used at home in Punchbowl
Languages used at home, Punchbowl NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic7,196
Vietnamese1,486
Urdu848
Bengali829
Greek736
Cantonese581

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

46,426 bird observations recorded near Punchbowl — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Punchbowl

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Image — J Bar · CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons).