Punchbowl, NSW Family Guide
NSW 2196 · City of Canterbury-Bankstown
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Activities around Punchbowl
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Martial arts around Punchbowl
16 listed within 5 km of Punchbowl · 1 in Punchbowl
In Punchbowl
2.1 km from central Punchbowl
2.2 km from central Punchbowl
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- GKR Karate · Bankstown · 2.8 km
- Young's Tae-Kwon-do Academy · Belmore · 2.8 km
- GKR Karate · Beverly Hills · 3.2 km
- GKR Karate Riverwood 2 · Riverwood · 3.2 km
- Team Falzon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy · Beverly Hills · 3.5 km
- Karate Academy Sydney · Kingsgrove · 3.9 km
- Australian Institute of Karate · Peakhurst · 4.1 km
- Miyagi Kan Karate · Revesby · 4.1 km
- Tam Taekwon-do Mudokwan · Beverly Hills · 4.1 km
- Elite Taekwon-do Australia · Beverly Hills · 4.2 km
- GKR Karate · Revesby · 4.2 km
- Miyagi Kan Goju Ryu Karate - Campsie · Campsie · 4.5 km
- Jka Karate · Campsie · 4.9 km
Soccer around Punchbowl
13 listed within 5 km of Punchbowl · 1 in Punchbowl
In Punchbowl
2.1 km from central Punchbowl
2.1 km from central Punchbowl
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- Ambition Sports Performance · Bankstown · 2.6 km
- Padstow Hornets Football Club · Padstow · 2.6 km
- Soccajoeys · Bankstown · 2.6 km
- Soccajoeys - Belmore · Belmore · 3 km
- Soccatoos - Soccer Fun for Preschoolers · Riverwood · 3.2 km
- Sydney Olympic Football Club · Belmore · 3.5 km
- Belmore Eagles Football Club · Belfield · 3.6 km
- Bankstown District Amateur Football Association · Padstow · 3.6 km
- North Bankstown Soccer Club · Yagoona · 3.7 km
- Soccajoeys · Kingsgrove · 4.1 km
Tennis around Punchbowl
12 listed within 5 km of Punchbowl · 2 in Punchbowl
1.6 km from central Punchbowl
2 km from central Punchbowl
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- Acousto-Scan · Punchbowl · 1.4 km
- Recreation Sports and Aquatics Club · Bankstown · 2.2 km
- Tennis Blast · Beverly Hills · 2.6 km
- Send It! Social Club Canterbury · Belmore · 3.3 km
- Vanessa Tennis Courts · Beverly Hills · 3.7 km
- Padstow NSW Table Tennis · Padstow · 4 km
- Southend Tennis Centre · Strathfield South · 4.2 km
- Ping Pong Hq Kingsgrove · Kingsgrove · 4.5 km
- Ken Rosewall Tennis Centre · Mortdale · 4.9 km
Gymnastics & cheer around Punchbowl
6 listed within 5 km of Punchbowl
1.6 km from central Punchbowl
2.1 km from central Punchbowl
2.4 km from central Punchbowl
Not finding it in Punchbowl? Listed in Greenacre (1 · 2.1 km), Belmore (1 · 3.3 km), Birrong (1 · 5 km)
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- Kids World Adventure Playland & Cafe Bankstown · Bankstown · 2.1 km
- Australian Academy of Gymnastics · Belmore · 3.1 km
- Inner West Gymnastics · Strathfield South · 4.5 km
More sports
- Other sports (5 within 5 km) — Bankstown Bulls JRLFC (2.1 km)Not finding it in Punchbowl? Listed in Belmore (1 · 3.3 km), Birrong (1 · 5 km), Bankstown (3 · 5.4 km)
- Football (AFL) (3 within 5 km) — Penshurst RSL Panthers (4 km)Not finding it in Punchbowl? Listed in Peakhurst (1 · 3.8 km), Croydon Park (3 · 5.8 km), Panania (2 · 6.2 km)
- Swimming (2 within 5 km) — Recreation Sports and Aquatics Club (2.2 km)Not finding it in Punchbowl? Listed in Padstow (1 · 3.7 km), Condell Park (1 · 4.1 km), Revesby (2 · 4.8 km)
More things to do around Punchbowl
Tutoring & STEM around Punchbowl
10 listed within 5 km of Punchbowl · 2 in Punchbowl
In Punchbowl
2.1 km from central Punchbowl
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- Froggy Tuition Centre · Bankstown · 2.1 km
- Take off learning academy · Riverwood · 2.9 km
- Kumon Riverwood Education Centre · Riverwood · 3.1 km
- Send It! Social Club Canterbury · Belmore · 3.3 km
- Intelligo Academy Pty. Ltd. · Kingsgrove · 4.5 km
- Kip McGrath - Kingsgrove · Kingsgrove · 4.7 km
- Kip McGrath - Revesby · Revesby · 4.7 km
Kids' activities & play around Punchbowl
8 listed within 5 km of Punchbowl · 1 in Punchbowl
2.1 km from central Punchbowl
3.3 km from central Punchbowl
4.4 km from central Punchbowl
See all 8 within 5 km
- AIM Arabic Language School · Punchbowl · 0 km
- Kids World Adventure Playland & Cafe Bankstown · Bankstown · 2.1 km
- Turbo Climb · Bankstown · 2.1 km
- Strathfield Superbowl · Strathfield South · 4.5 km
- Fun House Adventure Play and Party Centre · Mortdale · 4.7 km
- Arts & dance (5 within 5 km) — Dental Art Centre (2.1 km)Not finding it in Punchbowl? Listed in Lakemba (1 · 2 km), Belfield (1 · 3.6 km), Padstow (1 · 3.7 km)
- Yoga & wellbeing (2 within 5 km) — Bankstown Bulls JRLFC (2.1 km)Not finding it in Punchbowl? Listed in Yagoona (1 · 3.7 km), Bankstown (1 · 5.4 km), Hurstville (1 · 6.3 km)
Schools within 3 km of Punchbowl
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34 schools within 3 km of the Punchbowl centre, 4 with a Punchbowl address. See all schools with a Punchbowl address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 8)
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Libraries (3)
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Public pools (2)
Sports grounds (3)
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Parks (4 of 13)
Scott Reserve
Roselands · 0.8 km
Werona Avenue Reserve
Punchbowl · 1.1 km
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Hill Crest Reserve
Mount Lewis · 1.6 km
Brindabon
Lakemba · 1.8 km
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Punchbowl: 67 kids' activities within 5 km, 4 schools in Punchbowl, and parks and playgrounds.
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- Lakemba, Greenacre, and Belmore
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Browse mapped places (103)
- St Jerome’s Catholic Primary School - PunchbowlSchool
- Punchbowl Boys High SchoolSchool
- Punchbowl Public SchoolSchool
- St Charbel's CollegeSchool
- Wiley Park Girls High SchoolSchool
- Wiley Park Public SchoolSchool
- Lakemba Public SchoolSchool
- Holy Saviour SchoolSchool
- Al Noori Muslim SchoolSchool
- St Euphemia CollegeSchool
- Bankstown South Infants SchoolSchool
- Al Sadiq CollegeSchool
- Holy Spirit College - LakembaSchool
- Hampden Park Public SchoolSchool
- Rissalah CollegeSchool
- Bankstown Public SchoolSchool
- Canterbury Vale SchoolSchool
- Banksia Road Public SchoolSchool
- Bankstown Girls High SchoolSchool
- Hannans Road Public SchoolSchool
- St Therese’s Catholic Primary School - LakembaSchool
- Al Hikma CollegeSchool
- Beverly Hills North Public SchoolSchool
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School - GreenacreSchool
- Mount Lewis Infants SchoolSchool
- Riverwood Public SchoolSchool
- Greenacre Public SchoolSchool
- St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School - Bankstown CentralSchool
- McCallums Hill Public SchoolSchool
- LaSalle Catholic CollegeSchool
- Narwee Public SchoolSchool
- St Felix Catholic Primary School - BankstownSchool
- St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School - RiverwoodSchool
- Bankstown North Public SchoolSchool
- AIM Arabic Language SchoolActivity
- Kalibre EducationActivity
- Sde Martial ArtsActivity
- Acousto-ScanActivity
- Le Ray Gymnastics AcademyActivity
- Tennis CourtsActivity
- Canterbury Bankstown Tennis and Bowls ClubActivity
- Parry Park Tennis CourtsActivity
- Dental Art CentreActivity
- Bankstown Bulls JRLFCActivity
- CS Education BankstownActivity
- Entertainment ParkActivity
- Kids World Adventure Playland & Cafe BankstownActivity
- Turbo ClimbActivity
- Froggy Tuition CentreActivity
- Greenacre Eagles FCActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- Recreation Sports and Aquatics ClubActivity
- Elysian School of Yoga, Dance, Gymnastics and ArtActivity
- Bankstown Arts CentreActivity
- Tennis BlastActivity
- SoccajoeysActivity
- Ambition Sports PerformanceActivity
- Padstow Hornets Football ClubActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- Young's Tae-Kwon-do AcademyActivity
- Take off learning academyActivity
- Soccajoeys - BelmoreActivity
- Kumon Riverwood Education CentreActivity
- Australian Academy of GymnasticsActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- GKR Karate Riverwood 2Activity
- Soccatoos - Soccer Fun for PreschoolersActivity
- Send It! Social Club CanterburyActivity
- Rouvas AcademyActivity
- Team Falzon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu AcademyActivity
- Sydney Olympic Football ClubActivity
- Fiona-Gaye Moore Academy of Irish DancingActivity
- Doug Frost Swim SchoolActivity
- Karen McPhillips School of Highland DancingActivity
- Scott ReservePark or community place
- Punchbowl ParkPark or community place
- Werona Avenue ReservePark or community place
- Mt Lewis ReservePark or community place
- Arthur ParkPark or community place
- Hill Crest ReservePark or community place
- Roselands Aquatic CentrePark or community place
- Rotary ParkPark or community place
- BrindabonPark or community place
- City of Canterbury Lakemba LibraryPark or community place
- Bennett ParkPark or community place
- Greenacre LibraryPark or community place
- Rickard Road Car ParkPark or community place
- Bankstown Steam Locomotive SocietyPark or community place
- Greenacre Civic Centre ReservePark or community place
- Ruse ParkPark or community place
- Norm Neilson ReservePark or community place
- Bankstown Memorial ParkPark or community place
- Bankstown Library and Knowledge CentrePark or community place
- Paul Keating ParkPark or community place
- Eather ReservePark or community place
- Frappell ReservePark or community place
- Northcote ReservePark or community place
- Kardella Crescent ReservePark or community place
- Gibson ReservePark or community place
- Charles ReservePark or community place
- Matthew's ParkPark or community place
- McLeod ReservePark or community place
- C&M Aquatic CentrePark or community place
Your council & community
Punchbowl within City of Canterbury-Bankstown
5 of the council area’s 84 activity providers · 4th of 28 suburbs by number of providers
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Homes in and around Punchbowl
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Punchbowl, NSW 2196
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Punchbowl, NSW 2196
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Punchbowl, NSW 2196
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Punchbowl, NSW 2196
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Punchbowl, NSW 2196
Property Type: House
Punchbowl, NSW 2196
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
Lakemba
2 activity providers · 2 km
Greenacre
2 activity providers · 2.1 km
Belmore
5 activity providers · 3.3 km
Belfield
1 activity provider · 3.6 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Punchbowl
Tennis 2, Tutoring & STEM 2, Martial arts 1, Soccer 1 +1
4 schools · 4 parks
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Lakemba2 km · same council
Arts & dance 1, Tennis 1
6 schools · 1 park
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Greenacre2.1 km · same council
Gymnastics & cheer 1, Soccer 1
10 schools · 7 parks
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Belmore3.3 km · same council
Soccer 2, Basketball 1, Cricket 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1 +5
6 schools · 1 park
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Belfield3.6 km · same council
Arts & dance 1, Party entertainers 1, Soccer 1
1 school · 2 parks
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Padstow3.7 km · same council
Soccer 2, Arts & dance 1, Swimming 1, Tennis 1
5 schools · 4 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punchbowl | Tennis 2, Tutoring & STEM 2, Martial arts 1, Soccer 1 +1 | 4 | 4 |
| Lakemba2 km · same council | Arts & dance 1, Tennis 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Greenacre2.1 km · same council | Gymnastics & cheer 1, Soccer 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Belmore3.3 km · same council | Soccer 2, Basketball 1, Cricket 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1 +5 | 6 | 1 |
| Belfield3.6 km · same council | Arts & dance 1, Party entertainers 1, Soccer 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Padstow3.7 km · same council | Soccer 2, Arts & dance 1, Swimming 1, Tennis 1 | 5 | 4 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
Recorded offences in Punchbowl
| Suburb | Recorded offences (12 months) |
|---|---|
| Bankstown | 5,093 |
| Belfield | 197 |
| Belmore | 537 |
| Beverly Hills | 474 |
| Campsie | 1,486 |
| Chullora | 121 |
| Clemton Park | 52 |
| Condell Park | 509 |
| Greenacre | 1,558 |
| Kingsgrove | 596 |
| Lakemba | 729 |
| Mount Lewis | 44 |
Recorded offences, 12 months to 2026-06 · Source: © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) · source
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All kids' activities listed in Punchbowl
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Martial arts (1) Category page →
Tutoring & STEM (2)
Kids' activities & play (1)
Parks & places (4)
* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.