Punchbowl is a well-populated suburb in New South Wales within the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area (postcode 2196). With a population of 21,384, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 3.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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 current median weekly rent is $680. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,050.
Punchbowl is served by 5 schools, including 2 primary, 2 secondary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 982, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Canterbury-Bankstown LGA is below average at 2,302 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.