Bankstown
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![Bankstown Plaza 1946.](/Images/godic/202412/23/Rwaybridge1946_in_Bankstown1717.jpg")
![Bankstown's Town Hall](/Images/godic/202412/23/Bankstown_town_hall_hdr1717.jpg")
![Bankstown's new rail bridge under construction, completed in April 2011](/Images/godic/202412/23/Bankstown's_new_rail_bridge_under_construction1717.jpg")
Bankstown is a suburb of south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It 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.