Campsie
NSWCampsie is a stable suburb in NSW with 26,132 residents.
- SAL code
- 10781
- SA2
- 119021659
- Population
- 26,132
Campsie, NSW had 26,132 residents at the 2021 Census, with the broader statistical area showing a 2.0% growth over the last five years. The predominant age group is 25-34 years, and the median age sits at 36. Households are most often couples with children, and those with a mortgage repay a median of $2,000 a month. Around 43.5% of homes are owner-occupied, with the largest single tenure being rented at 52.8%. Most dwellings are flats or apartments, making up 67.4% of the suburb's housing stock. The suburb has 18 parks and reserves mapped within its boundary. Source: ABS Census 2021 and Estimated Resident Population, with amenity counts from state Open Data and OpenStreetMap.
Suburb analysis
Campsie, NSW at a glance
Campsie sits ~11 km south-west of the Sydney CBD on the Cooks River, in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown. The streetscape is a mix of older brick walk-up unit blocks around Beamish Street and detached houses on the fringes; the suburb is culturally diverse and the Metro conversion is reshaping the centre. The data tiles below cover the demographic baseline; this card adds the live market, lifestyle, and council context they don't.
For homebuyers
Campsie reads as an inner-west suburb in transition. The shopping spine runs along Beamish Street and through The Campsie Centre — supermarkets, a long-running food strip with strong Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and Nepali presence, and a library. Canterbury Hospital is on Canterbury Road. Open space sits along the Cooks River shared path plus Anzac Park, Tasker Park and Mildura Reserve. Housing skews to older 1960s-80s walk-up unit blocks close to the centre, with detached houses further out. Campsie station closed in late 2024 for the Sydney Metro City & Southwest conversion and is scheduled to reopen on the new Metro line in 2026, putting the CBD ~20 minutes away once running. Buses run frequently along Canterbury Road. In short: a diverse, walkable middle-ring suburb where Metro reopening and the town centre rezoning are the two things to watch.
For investors
Campsie is a unit-heavy, low-yield Sydney middle-ring market. Houses median ~$2.13m on ~$763/wk rent gives a gross yield around 1.86% (htag April 2026); units are the volume play with ~380 unit sales versus 89 house sales in the past 12 months (Your Investment Property April 2026). House capital growth ~+4.90% YoY, units ~+3.08% YoY. Days-on-market ~26 (houses) and ~28 (units); auction clearance ~85.7%.
Strengths
- Deep unit market (~380 sales over 12 months) with established rental demand from a culturally diverse tenant base.
- Sydney Metro conversion of Campsie station scheduled to open in 2026 — direct CBD access on the upgraded line.
- Tight stock dynamics — 0.58 months of inventory and ~85.7% clearance indicate buyers competing on what comes to market.
- Council-adopted Campsie Town Centre Master Plan plus Gateway-approved planning proposal (Nov-Dec 2025 exhibition) supports 6,360 new homes and 7,500 jobs around the centre by 2036.
Trade-offs
- Gross yields are very low for a Sydney metro suburb — ~1.86% on houses, sub-3% on units.
- House growth has cooled to ~+4.90% YoY, well below the Sydney peak years.
- Future supply pressure is real: the planning proposal earmarks 6,360 additional homes around the town centre, which could compress unit rents and resale margins through the late 2020s.
- Older walk-up unit stock means strata, capex and EV/accessibility upgrades will be a recurring drag.
What's coming
Canterbury-Bankstown's draft Campsie Town Centre Planning Proposal and DCP were on public exhibition 7 Nov - 19 Dec 2025 and target 6,360 new homes plus 3 ha of new open space along Cooks River. The 2024/25 capital works program ran $115.5m across roads, drainage, cycleways and parks. Track Sydney Metro's 2026 reopening date for Campsie station and the Council's quarterly Have Your Say updates.
Bottom line
For homebuyers: a diverse, food-driven inner-west suburb whose Metro and town-centre upgrades will reshape the next decade. For investors: a low-yield growth play tied to Metro 2026 and the rezoning pipeline, not a cashflow market.
Population
?26,132
Suburb · Census 2021
5-Year Growth
+2.0%
3yr: +7.9% · 10yr: +2.0%
SA2 · 5yr
Household Income
$1,497/wk
Suburb · Census 2021 median
Median Age
36
Suburb · Census 2021
Socio-Economic Index
?1/10
SA2 · more disadvantaged
Unemployment
?4.3%
SA2 · Q4 2025
Schools
3
2 primary
Hospitals
?2
Within suburb
Childcare services
?15
8 long day, 4 OSHC, 2 family
Parks & green space
?18
Parks, reserves
Transport stops
?49
GTFS stops
Dwelling approvals
No data for this suburb
Median Weekly Rent
Based on NSW rental bond lodgements, aggregated at postcode level. All SALs sharing this postcode show the same median.
Median House Sale Price
Source: state Valuer-General (suburb-level quarterly medians).
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Safety & Crime
2025 Q4Reported incidents from NSW police. Offence rates may not reflect all crime.
Population over time — Campsie - North (SA2)
ABS publishes annual estimates only at SA2; Campsie suburb alone is ~26,132 (Census 2021).
Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.
Growth at a Glance
Population grew from 10,252 to 12,771 over 24 years, averaging 0.9% per year.
Schools
3 in suburbSector
3 public
Type
2 primary
Total enrolment
939
Avg per school
313
Government school catchment
Intake zonePrimary
Campsie PS47.1%
- Harcourt PS 29.8%
- Clemton Park PS 11.1%
- Belmore SPS 6.0%
- Canterbury SPS 5.4%
- Belmore NPS 0.6%
- Croydon Park PS 0.1%
- Ashbury PS 0.0%
- Canterbury PS 0.0%
Secondary
Canterbury GHS72.4%
- Canterbury BHS 72.4%
- Kingsgrove NHS 64.0%
- Strathfield SHS 30.4%
- Wiley Park GHS 12.4%
- Belmore BHS 12.4%
- Marrickville HS 5.6%
- Ashfield BHS 0.1%
- Burwood GHS 0.1%
- Dulwich HS of Visual Arts and Design 0.1%
Infants
Yeo Park IS
Source: NSW Department of Education — School Intake Zones. Boundaries can be amended without notice; confirm with the school before relying on enrolment.
Profile
Census snapshot
Housing
Public housing 2.1%Predominantly apartments (67.4%), rental-heavy (52.8% renting), built for families (60% are 2 bed).
Dwelling mix
Tenure
NSW 33%
Number of bedrooms
Bushfire risk
This suburb falls outside every bushfire polygon mapped by the relevant authority. Always confirm at the property address — local conditions and unmapped overlays can still apply.
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped bushfire polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions. Source when available: NSW Rural Fire Service (BFPL) and NSW DPHI EPI Flood.
Flood risk
This suburb falls outside every flood polygon mapped by the relevant authority. Always confirm at the property address — local conditions and unmapped overlays can still apply.
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped flood polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions. Source when available: NSW Rural Fire Service (BFPL) and NSW DPHI EPI Flood.
Planning zones
7 zones in suburb| Code | Zone | % covered | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| R4 | ZoneResidential | 44.9% | 1.51 km² |
| R3 | ZoneResidential | 31.3% | 1.05 km² |
| SP2 | ZoneSpecial use | 7.6% | 0.26 km² |
| E1 | ZoneEnvironmental | 6.8% | 0.23 km² |
| E4 | ZoneEnvironmental | 5.2% | 0.18 km² |
| RE1 | ZoneRecreation | 2.7% | 0.09 km² |
| E3 | ZoneEnvironmental | 1.5% | 0.05 km² |
Source: NSW DPHI EPI Land Zoning (ZONE_NSW/2026-04-29/1eccf1a530fa1be5) · As of Apr 2026. Zone boundaries are amended periodically; verify the exact property with the relevant council before relying on permitted use.