Bankstown City Council works with local communities to develop opportunities for arts and cultural initiatives.

The Bankstown Arts Centre is a cultural facility, where artists and community groups collaborate to explore ideas and learn, create and experience contemporary community based arts.

Bankstown is an increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) community. The 2006 census reflected that one in three people in Bankstown were born in a non English speaking country and that one in two speak a language other than English at home.