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Living in Canterbury, NSW
Canterbury is in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area. About 9,430 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Canterbury-Bankstown and New South Wales.
Rent now
$750 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Canterbury and Hurlstone Park (2193), the postcode most of Canterbury is in, in the June quarter 2026. Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Who lives here
| Measure | Canterbury | Canterbury-Bankstown | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 36 | 39 |
| People per home | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Household income, a week (median) | $1,882 | $1,556 | $1,829 |
Homes
| Measure | Canterbury | Canterbury-Bankstown | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 21% | 29% | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Rented | 49% | 39% | 33% |
| Separate houses | 29% | 55% | 66% |
| Flats and apartments | 63% | 29% | 22% |
| Rent, a week (median, 2021) | $470 | $400 | $420 |
| Mortgage repayment, a month (median) | $2,200 | $2,167 | $2,167 |
Shares of homes where people answered the question. Rent and mortgage figures are from 2021, so they're well below today's. See what tenants pay now.
Getting around
| Measure | Canterbury | Canterbury-Bankstown | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with no car | 15% | 12% | 9% |
| Homes with two or more cars | 33% | 49% | 52% |
| Went to work by car | 34% | 48% | 54% |
| Went to work by public transport | 9% | 6% | 4% |
| Walked or cycled to work | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Worked from home | 51% | 40% | 36% |
How people got to work on Census day, as a share of those who went to work or worked at home. The Census was on 10 August 2021, when Greater Sydney and Melbourne were in lockdown, so many more people there worked from home than usual, and fewer took public transport.
Schools
In Canterbury
- Canterbury Girls High School Government, secondary
- Canterbury Public School Government, primary
- Canterbury South Public School Government, primary
Within 2 km
- Campsie Public School Government, primary, 1.0 km
- Canterbury Boys High School Government, secondary, 1.2 km
- Edgeware School Government, special, 1.4 km
- Ashbury Public School Government, primary, 1.6 km
- Yeo Park Infants School Government, primary, 1.7 km
- Earlwood Public School Government, primary, 1.9 km
- Harcourt Public School Government, primary, 1.9 km
- Wangee Park School Government, special, 1.9 km
- Clemton Park Public School Government, primary, 2.0 km
School zones for 2026
- Campsie Public School primary
- Kingsgrove North High School high school
- Canterbury Boys High School high school, boys
- Canterbury Girls High School high school, girls
The middle of Canterbury is in these government school zones. A zone is set by your exact address, and streets near its edge may be zoned for another school, so check your address with the school before you rent or buy.
Government schools only: New South Wales doesn't publish an open list of Catholic and independent schools. Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Canterbury. Check enrolment rules with the school or the state's education department. We don't rank or rate schools.
Bushfire map
- The state's map shows no bushfire-prone land in Canterbury.
These are planning maps. They decide building rules, like how a new home must be built. They aren't an insurance price or a promise: a place outside them can still burn or flood. Check a street address on the NSW Planning Portal spatial viewer.
More about Canterbury-Bankstown
- What it costs to live in Canterbury-Bankstown: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against New South Wales.
- Compare Canterbury-Bankstown with another area.
- Is living in Canterbury worth the drive? Add up rent and fuel against another suburb.
- Other suburbs in Canterbury-Bankstown.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Canterbury-Bankstown figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. Schools: NSW Department of Education, CC BY. School zones: NSW Department of Education, school intake zones, CC BY. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Hazards: NSW Rural Fire Service, Bush Fire Prone Land (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY.