Between the 2011 and 2021 Censuses, the share of rented homes in Bankstown climbed from 36% to 46% (+9.4 points). Its Residency Shift Index — a SuburbLens custom heuristic weighing the most recent shift — scores -7.4, marking a pronounced shift toward renting.
Source: ABS Census 2021 (TSP), SA2 “Bankstown - South”.