Panania, NSW 2213

Quiet, leafy family suburb of south-western Sydney about 23 km from the CBD in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, sharing postcode 2213 with adjacent East Hills and Picnic Point. It grew mainly after WWII — an ex-servicemen's housing program began building there from 1946 — and its modest freestanding fibro bungalows have largely been rebuilt as larger homes or two-storey duplexes. At the 2021 census Panania had 13,507 residents and, at 65.6% born in Australia, is one of the more locally-born communities in the area, with Catholic (26.4%), Anglican (10.4%) and Eastern Orthodox (8.5%) the main religious affiliations. Locals point to a strong community feel, an active business chamber and a well-kept, low-rise streetscape just back from the Georges River parklands.

At a Glance

Transport

Panania railway station, opened with the East Hills line in 1931 and heritage-listed, is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South Line — confirmed: T8 trains run to Central and the City Circle via the Airport, with morning-peak services via Sydenham, and services toward Macarthur and Campbelltown; East Hills and Revesby are the neighbouring stations. The East Hills line, extended across the Georges River to Campbelltown in the 1980s, historically split Panania into northern and southern precincts. Parts of Panania are serviced by U-Go Mobility buses following former McVicar's routes — including route 923 to Bankstown via Picnic Point, with some services starting at the Picnic Point boatshed.

Schools

Panania Public School, Panania North Public School and Tower Street Public School — NSW government primaries within the suburb. St Christopher's Catholic School — Catholic systemic primary in Panania. Two NSW government high schools sit on Lucas Road in Panania despite their 'East Hills' names: East Hills Boys High School (est. 1955; the school's own site describes it as 'a comprehensive boys secondary school in Panania') and East Hills Girls Technology High School, listed at Panania 2213.

Shopping & Amenities

Panania's shopping area runs beside the railway station along Weston Street, Anderson Avenue and Tower Street, anchored by the Panania Hotel on the northern side of the station; Anderson Avenue also holds a public library and a senior citizens centre, and the active Panania Business Chamber is a noted strength of the town centre. Community landmarks include St Christopher's Catholic Church — housed in the former Panania Star Cinema, an Art Deco building from 1952 that retains original features — plus Holy Trinity Anglican Church, a Salvation Army corps and Panania Uniting Church (established in the 1950s, at 206 Marco Avenue since 1967).

Parks & Outdoors

Panania is a leafy, low-rise suburb with local reserves such as Marco Reserve at its eastern end — a well-kept local park with netball and tennis courts, a big open playing field and sheltered seating (Where Interesting Happens). The suburb sits just north of the Georges River, and the river parklands, bush tracks and picnic spots of immediately adjacent Picnic Point and East Hills to the south and west — including Picnic Point's Yeramba Lagoon bushland walks — are minutes away.

Property Market

The median house price in Panania was around ~$1.6–1.7M (house medians cluster at $1.58M per StMate and $1.69M per Allhomes, retrieved Sep 2026) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. House-dominant, low-rise family market: houses are roughly 68–73% of listings with townhouses ~28% and apartments only ~4–5%, reflecting the suburb's identity as a family suburb rather than a unit-heavy one (StMate). Working house median is around $1.6–1.7M (StMate $1.58M; Allhomes $1.69M) — at the upper end of the corridor's roughly $1.4–1.8M range; 2026 house sales cluster $1.22M–$2.85M with premium rebuilds pushing higher (StMate sold list). One tracker shows a lower ~$1.16M house figure — treated as an outlier against the sales evidence. Post-war bungalows and duplexes dominate, with renovation and knockdown-rebuild stock a steady feature.

New Developments

Development is minimal and incremental rather than large-scale: post-war fibro bungalows are steadily rebuilt as larger residences or two-storey duplex houses, and there are no tower or masterplanned-estate projects. New stock is mostly townhouse infill — townhouses run to roughly a quarter of listings — consistent with Panania's low-rise, family-housing identity (StMate).

Jobs & Local Economy

Panania is largely a commuter suburb: at the 2021 census 95.4% of the labour force was employed, with most residents commuting to Sydney CBD and Bankstown jobs by T8 train or car. Local employment centres on the Weston Street–Anderson Avenue–Tower Street retail strip, the Panania Hotel, local schools and small businesses championed by the active Panania Business Chamber.

Nearby Suburbs

Milperra, Revesby, East Hills, Picnic Point, Revesby Heights, Voyager Point

Sources & method

Researched 4 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.

Sources cited in this guide:

• Transport for NSW
• NSW Government

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