Lithgow - Oberon vs Baulkham Hills

Lithgow - Oberon and Baulkham Hills are very different environments. Baulkham Hills is much more accessible, with 93.3% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport and 92.4% within a 15 minute walk of a park. By contrast, only 59.8% of homes in Lithgow - Oberon are near public transport and 67.3% are near a park. These differences extend to First Nations outcomes; for example, 54.0% of First Nations people in Baulkham Hills finished Year 12, compared to 23.5% in Lithgow - Oberon.

Both areas share a similar landscape, with a mean terrain slope of about 8%. While they are similar in this way, they differ in how people move around. Baulkham Hills has a much higher street connectivity score of 47, while Lithgow - Oberon has a score of 1. This is consistent with the higher walkability score in Baulkham Hills, although both are considered somewhat walkable.