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The quick read on
NSW 2195 · Canterbury-Bankstown
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Lakemba, New South Wales
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Lakemba NSW
Based on 38 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,490,000
Up 4.6% over 12 months
Based on 79 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
Up 10.3% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Lakemba, NSW is currently $1,490,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Lakemba has a 12-month growth rate of 4.6% for houses and 8.3% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,420,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,550,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,720,000 in Lakemba.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Lakemba is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Lakemba is $535,000, which has increased 8.3% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $425,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $535,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $748,000 in Lakemba. The median rent for units and apartments in Lakemba is $525 per week and has increased 5.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Lakemba is 1,358 offences per 100,000 residents — 60% below the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Lakemba.
Overall crime rate
1,358
offences per 100,000 residents
60% belowGreater Sydney
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Lakemba NSW 2195 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
17,092 people call Lakemba home, with an average of 3.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,227 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
21.0% of workers in Lakemba worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Sydney.
8.8% of Lakemba residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
6.7% of people in Lakemba described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Lakemba NSW 2195.
24.8% of Lakemba's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
3,708 family households lived in Lakemba; 60.7% were couple families and 14.3% were one-parent families.
53.6% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Lakemba had 17,092 residents at the 2021 Census.
36.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
18.6% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 25.6% of occupied private dwellings in Lakemba.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 69.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
20.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
19.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
60.1% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Lakemba had 3.1 people.
One-person households made up 19.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 22.7%, while 39.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
21.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
40.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
8.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
15.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 51.6% of the total.
32.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
53.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.6% reported a different address.
59.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
16.6% of residents used only English at home.
72.9% used a language other than English at home.
1.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.3% spoke Cantonese and 1.7% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
59.9% of Lakemba's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 40.1% was born in Australia.
1.8% of residents were born in China.
8.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 63.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 6.8% of ancestry responses in Lakemba.
Australian ancestry made up 8.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 4.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
19.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 6.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.8% of workers, and education and training employed 6.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 42.8%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
15.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 13.9%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
69.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.2% reported asthma, 4.7% arthritis and 5.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
31.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 13.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,227 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,712.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 21.0% in Lakemba, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 20.8% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 60.1% in Lakemba, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $1,490,000, while units and apartments sit at $535,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 3,708 local families, and 24.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,550,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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