Bankstown is a suburb of south-western Sydney, in
the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bankstown
is 20 kilometres west of the Sydney central
business district and is the administrative centre of
the local government area of the City of
Bankstown.

Bankstown is the seat of major industry including
the aviation, engineering and
maintenance at Bankstown Airport. Other
employers include small industrial operations, the
public service and the retail industry. Bankstown is
affected with unusually high unemployment and is
subject to a dedicated income management
program specifically targeting the problem.