Catchment 3

Catchment 3 includes the Bankstown City Centre which has district and metropolitan significance and is the City’s key strategic centre.

In 2021, the population of Catchment 3 was 35,288 residents in 2021, increasing to 42,302 in 2026 and 52,000+ in 2036 representing an increase of 47 percent. This represents the highest forecast population growth within Canterbury-Bankstown.

In addition to the residents living within this catchment, the regional level facilities will also attract residents across and outside the LGA. The Bankstown City Centre also includes a worker and visitor population who will also create demand for community facilities.

There are a total of seven community facilities and eight public toilets within this catchment including the flagship facilities of Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre, Bankstown Arts Centre and the Bryan Brown Theatre. The facilities are all located within the Bankstown Central Business District (CBD). A list of these facilities, their remaining service life and condition is provided in Figure 3.

At the time of preparation of this Plan there were three Registered and Licenced Clubs within the Catchment, all located within the Bankstown CBD, these include the Bankstown Sports Club and Bankstown RSL. There are 13 public schools and four independent schools within the catchment.

This catchment will experience significant growth and in order to support the needs of residents of this catchment and the City, Council will need to significantly invest in new facilities and expand its flagship facilities and work in partnership with its external partners to increase the provision of community and access to facilities. Key directions include provision of additional study spaces, additional flexible community spaces including consolidation of ageing facilities into new multipurpose facilities and continued provision of standalone community facilities for specialised community uses.

Map 3

Priority actions

Map Ref.	Facility	Hierarchy	Location	Direction
Map 3 - B	Multipurpose facility	District	Grifﬁth Park, Bankstown	New multipurpose facility including meeting rooms, ﬂexible spaces. Incorporate ﬂoorspace currently provided in the Bankstown Senior Citizens Centre.
Map 3 - A	Multipurpose facility	Citywide	Paul Keating Park, Bankstown	To be provided in accordance with the principles of the Paul Keating Park Masterplan including the provision of ﬂexible spaces, meeting rooms to facilitate the expansion of the Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre.
Map 3 - 3	Library and Knowledge Centre	Citywide	Bankstown	Enhance forecourt to better integrate with surrounding development and directions from the Paul Keating Park Masterplan. Reconﬁgure and/or renovate Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre to accommodate increased demand from residents, students and workers including: Increased availability of meeting rooms Increasing the amount of quiet study space Increasing ‘click and collect’ services Expanding library café opening hours to enable use of the space for group work and meetings
Map 3 - 6	Incubate Gallery, (former Bankstown Immunisation Centre)	Citywide	Bankstown	Planned decommissioning as part of development of new Bankstown Metro Station as proposed by the Bankstown Station Precinct Masterplan. Work with development partners for provision of ﬂexible community spaces as part of larger developments within the CBD, focusing on developments with active frontages facing public places. Investigate opportunities for additional creative spaces in accordance with the actions identiﬁed in the CBCity Creative City Strategic Plan 2019-29.
Map 3 - 8	Arts Centre	Citywide	Bankstown	Expand facility to support the long-term operation and visitor access to the Bankstown Arts Centre in accordance with the actions identiﬁed in the CBCity Creative City Strategic Plan 2019-29. Additional considerations include: Provision of additional artist residency spaces, workshops, performance, rehearsal studio and exhibition spaces Improvement of interface of facility to better integrate with proposed upgrades to Grifﬁth Park and Dale Parade Consideration of front facing toilets to support special events that take place on Olympic Parade and Grifﬁth Park Investigate option for provision of complementary retail spaces for cafés to help support operation of the facility, similar to the model employed at the Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre Review current Dale Parade layout and consider options including divestment/land swaps to improve pedestrian access to the Bankstown Arts Centre.

Individual facility recommendations

Map Ref.	Facility	Address	Suburb	Recommendation
Map 3 - 08	Bankstown Arts Centre	5 Olympic Parade	Bankstown	Expand facility to support the long-term operation and visitor access to the Bankstown Arts Centre. Expansion should include: Provision of additional workshops, performance, rehearsal studio and exhibition spaces. Improvement of interface of facility to better integrate with proposed upgrades to Griffith Park and Dale Parade. Upgrades should include consideration of front facing toilets to support special events that take place on Olympic Parade and Griffith Park. Investigate option for provision of complimenting retail spaces for cafés to help support operation of the facility similar to model employed at the Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre. Review current Dale Parade layout and consider options including divestment/land swaps to improve pedestrian access to the Bankstown Arts Centre.
Map 3 - 14	Bankstown Steam Locomotive Society Building	51 De Witt Street	Bankstown	Manage in accordance with Asset Management Strategy and/or lease agreement. Currently being used by the Bankstown Steam Locomotive Society. If/when the current use is vacated/discontinued demolish all structures and return to open space.
Map 3 - 11	Bankstown Senior Citizens Centre	7 West Terrace	Bankstown	Consolidate (through planned decommissioning) into a multipurpose facility at Griffith Park. Review planning controls and divest site to assist in funding of new community facilities within Catchment 3.
Map 3 - 06	Former Bankstown Immunisation Centre	80 North Terrace	Bankstown	Planned decommissioning as part of development of new Bankstown Metro Station as proposed by the Bankstown Station Precinct Masterplan.
Map 3 - 03	Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre	80 Rickard Road	Bankstown	Enhance forecourt to better integrate with surrounding development and directions from the Paul Keating Park Masterplan. Investigate opportunities for alternative locations for existing community meeting rooms to facilitate the expansion of floorspace for library and study spaces.
Map 3 - 02	Bankstown Childrens Centre	17 Sir Joseph Banks Street	Bankstown	Manage in accordance with Asset Management Strategy and/or lease agreement. Review Council’s role in the provision of early childcare facilities including building on findings of the Canterbury- Bankstown Early Childhood Provision Study 2019.
Map 3 - 01	Bankstown Womens and Childrens Health Centre	24-26 Jacobs Street	Bankstown	Manage in accordance with Asset Management Strategy and/or lease arrangements.

Public toilets

Map Ref.	Facility	Address	Suburb	Recommendation
Map 3 - 15	Hoskins Reserve Public Toilet	51 De Witt Street	Bankstown	Retain Provision and manage in accordance with Asset Management Strategy.
Map 3 - 09	Dale Parade Public Toilet	52 Bankstown City Plaza	Bankstown	Retain Provision and manage in accordance with Asset Management Strategy.
Map 3 - 10	South Terrace Public Toilet	143 Bankstown City Plaza	Bankstown	Retain Provision and manage in accordance with Asset Management Strategy.
Map 3 - 13	Bankstown City Gardens Public Toilet	195 Chapel Road	Bankstown	Retain Provision and manage in accordance with Asset Management Strategy.
Map 3 - 07	North Terrace Public Toilet (men only)	80 North Terrace	Bankstown	Remove provision, public toilet facilities to be provided as part of new Bankstown Metro Station.
Map 3 - 05	Bankstown Civic Tower Public Toilet	66-72 Rickard Road	Bankstown	Retain Provision and manage in accordance with Asset Management Strategy.
Map 3 - 12	Graeme Thomas Oval Public Toilet	195 Chapel Road	Bankstown	Retain Provision and manage in accordance with Asset Management Strategy.
Map 3 - 04	New - Paul Keating Public Toilet	Paul Keating Park	Bankstown	New public toilet facilities to support the civic and open space within Paul Keating Park.