Chester Hill Area Profile

NSW 2162|Council: Canterbury-Bankstown

13 heritage items in LGA

Crime

Below avg5,649 per 100k

SafestNSW avgHighest

Safer than 65% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?

↑+0.2% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)

Breach bail conditions3,137

Fraud2,048

Intimidation, stalking and harassment1,903

Source: BOCSAR, Canterbury-Bankstown LGA level

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental

180 days/year

Registration required

Non-hosted STRA capped at 180d. Hosted has no cap. Bookings 21+ consecutive days don't count toward cap.

Schools

940

avg ICSEA

Below average

5 schools in area

Public

Chester Hill Public School

958

Chester Hill North Public School

950

Chester Hill High School

912

Rowland Hassall School

889

Private / Independent

Salamah College

989

ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.

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Council Rates

Rate in $0.1365c

Minimum rate$1,086.8

Waste charge$620/yr

Stormwater$25/yr

FY 2025-26, Canterbury-Bankstown Council

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Compare nearby suburbs

Suburb	Council	Crime	Schools	Airbnb	Waste
Chester Hill (this area)	Canterbury-Bankstown	Below avg	940	180d	$6202025-26
Bankstown2200	Canterbury-Bankstown	Below avg	982	180d	$620
Strathfield2135	Strathfield Municipal	Low	1101	180d	$615
Hurstville2220	Georges River	Low	1087	180d	$600
Auburn2144	Cumberland	Below avg	1010	180d	$701
Burwood2134	Burwood	Below avg	1104	180d	$604
Mascot2020	Bayside	Low	1037	180d	$628.67

Bankstown2200

Canterbury-Bankstown Council

Strathfield Municipal Council

Georges River Council

Cumberland Council

Burwood Council

Bayside Council

Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (Canterbury-Bankstown) level unless otherwise noted.