Canterbury Bankstown is a great place, shaped by cultural diversity, a strong economy and a treasured natural environment with rivers, creeks and bushland. 

It is well located with major metropolitan centres being only 7km south–west of the Sydney CBD and 5km to the south of the Parramatta CBD. 

With a 2019 population of around 380,000, Canterbury Bankstown is the most populous local government area within the Greater Sydney Region. Over the next 20 years, new infrastructure investment and changing housing demands are likely to influence population trends. Some of these investments will bring more convenient transport connections throughout the Greater Sydney Region, and the types of jobs available. Diverse housing is needed to support our ageing population and increasing number of students and key workers, particularly in relation to our growing health and education sectors. 

We will also need to provide more affordable housing to reduce the number of lower income earners in housing stress.  

All councils within Greater Sydney are required to prepare a Local Housing Strategy in accordance with the relevant District Plan. The Local Housing Strategy will guide the review and development of local environmental plans and future planning decisions.