Canterbury - Bankstown vs Wollongong

Canterbury - Bankstown and Wollongong are nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Canterbury - Bankstown is far more walkable, with 89% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 74.2% near health services. In contrast, only 61.2% of Wollongong homes are near groceries and 38.3% are near health services. This difference is reflected in the street connectivity, which is far higher in Canterbury - Bankstown with 192 intersections per square kilometre compared to just 43 in Wollongong.

Both areas have First Nations residents with very similar typical household incomes, around $1,600. However, the gap in the number of First Nations people is large, with Wollongong having a far larger population of 6,945 compared to 2,798 in Canterbury - Bankstown. While both are very walkable, the gap in their overall walkability scores has widened over time, with Canterbury - Bankstown now sitting well higher at 7.5 compared to 6.0 in Wollongong.