Blacktown vs Wollondilly

Wollondilly and Blacktown differ most in how residents get around. Blacktown is somewhat walkable, with 97.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 86.7% near a school. In contrast, Wollondilly is mostly car-dependent; only 38.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school and 67.5% are near public transport. These differences extend to the local First Nations populations, where Blacktown has a much larger community of 11,812 people, while First Nations residents in Wollondilly have well higher typical personal incomes of $732.

Everyday life in both places shares a similar proportion of people who speak a First Nations language, at 3.5% for each area. While Blacktown has far more intersections per square kilometre and more amenity types within walking distance, the two areas track similarly in some specific ways. For example, public transport is the most common walkable amenity in both, and the typical age of First Nations residents is nearly the same, at 21 in Wollondilly and 22 in Blacktown.