Baulkham Hills vs Parramatta

Baulkham Hills and Parramatta are two nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Parramatta is much more walkable, with a very walkable score of 7.8 compared to 5.6 in Baulkham Hills, which is only somewhat walkable. This is seen in the local access to services; 95.6% of Parramatta homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, whereas only 62.1% of homes in Baulkham Hills do. In contrast, First Nations residents in Baulkham Hills have far higher typical household incomes at $2,796, compared to $1,458 in Parramatta.

Street connectivity is far higher in Parramatta, though the two areas share a similar mean terrain slope. The gap in First Nations unemployment has remained a distinct point of difference, with the rate well higher in Parramatta at 11.1% compared to 4.6% in Baulkham Hills. Both areas are more diverse than the national figure, though the share of people speaking a First Nations language is well higher in Parramatta.