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Suburb profile ·Bayside (NSW) LGA · NSW ·2019

Banksmeadow NSW 2019

Banksmeadow is in Bayside (NSW) LGA, NSW, postcode 2019, with population 508.

The read

Income-first

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$900/wk
Rising
+8.4% YoY
Mar 2025 → May 2026 · 15 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2019 · May 2026
$950
$715
Mar 2025May 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 7.4%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$900/wk
Income-stretched rent market
8.4%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
508
508 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
779
65 added 12mo · 10MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Market turnover11.0% of homes traded/yr (28 sales)
Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±5.6% around trend (short window, 15 pts)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Banksmeadow

Owner-occupied 40%Rented 60%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared8.5%
748 of 1,453 landlords
Avg rental loss$9,572/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,453
Reported capital gains634
Investor exposure index(high vs national)96.5/100
The read

Renter-heavy market

40% of homes here are owner-occupied and 60% rented, with 9% of landlords negatively geared.

What to check

60% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

Buying
5.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
40%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $3,000/mo, while renters pay about $3,900/mo — renting runs $900/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$632K
Household income · yr
$116K
Median rent · wk
$900
Owner mortgage · mo
$3,000

Household income

$116K household · yr+40.6% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$70K
Family
$134K
Household
$116K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
9
$300-649
8
$650-999
13
$1,000-1,499
25
$1,500-1,999
35
$2,000-2,999
59
$3,000-3,999
31
$4,000+
33

At the median asking rent, about 70% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $3,000/wk income).

Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$56K → $82K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (203 households)
Owned outright
12%
Owned with mortgage
28%
Rented
60%
Dwelling structure9.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
4%
Townhouse / semi
13%
Flat / apartment
83%

Getting to work: 41% drive, 0% public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 46% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

11/ 100 livability index

Top 89% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 11% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access19
Public transport (11 stops)36
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
4,378
2,355 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,355
Total incidents4,378· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,01265%
  • Sexual Offences23915%
  • Robbery181%
  • Break And Enter29719%

Bushfire exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone General Industrial
Industrial 58% Other 35% Public / Open space 4%
Residential density: Standard

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

594 people · 2022657 by 2032 (+10.6%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Banksmeadow SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Banksmeadow NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Banksmeadow is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Bayside (NSW) local government area (postcode 2019). It is home to about 508 residents, with a blend of families and working-age professionals and a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $116K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, English, Irish.

Units have a median price of $632,000 (-41.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $900. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 7.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,000.

Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bayside (NSW) LGA is below average at 2,355 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 7.4% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($632K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.5x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -41.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield7.4% High Yield
Price vs State$632K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability5.5x Affordable
Price Momentum-41.9% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$3,000
Rent · wk(Census)$620
Market rent · wk(2026-05)$900
Gross yield5.1%
Price / income5.5x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2021-Q3)6
Population growth · Bayside (NSW) LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)187,770
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Bayside (NSW) LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)590
Houses 22%Units 78%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bayside (NSW) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2019ATO
Negatively geared8.5%
748 of filers
Avg rental loss$9,572/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,453
Reported capital gains634
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population508
Median age33
Household size2
HH income · wk$2,225
Personal income · wk$1,353
Persons / bedroom1.2
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$81,791
Mean income$93,495
Earners396
YoY change+0.5%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops11
Hospitals · Bayside (NSW) LGAAIHW
Public1
Private3
St George Hospital NSWpublic
Aesthetic Day Surgeryprivate
St George Private Hospitalprivate
Wesley Hospital Kogarahprivate
Aged care · Bayside (NSW) LGAGEN
Facilities20
Residential places1,554
Huntingdon Gardens Aged Care Facility171 places
Estia Health Bexley Park146 places
Macquarie Lodge Aged Care Plus Centre130 places
Heritage Botany112 places
Scalabrini Village Nursing Home (Bexley)110 places
St Patrick's Green96 places
+14 more in Bayside (NSW) LGA
Childcare · Bayside (NSW) LGAACECQA
Services120
Approved places6,882
Exceeding NQS23
SCECS OSHC St Therese Mascot164 places
Star Club139 places
Bexley North Public School P and C Before and After Child Care Centre120 places
Daceyville OSHClub120 places
Ramsgate Out of School Hours Care Centre Inc120 places
SCECS OSHC St Francis Xavier's Arncliffe120 places
+114 more in Bayside (NSW) LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Banksmeadow for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2021-Q3 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-05 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 11 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Banksmeadow FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Banksmeadow in?

    Banksmeadow is in the Bayside (NSW) Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2019. Council-level context for Bayside (NSW) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Banksmeadow?

    The median weekly rent in Banksmeadow is $900/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Banksmeadow?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 57% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Banksmeadow a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Banksmeadow show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Banksmeadow?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Banksmeadow data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.