Kiama - Shellharbour vs Liverpool

Kiama - Shellharbour and Liverpool are two different types of New South Wales environments. Liverpool is far more walkable, with 74.8% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 64.6% in Kiama - Shellharbour. This is reflected in the street layout, where Liverpool has far more intersections per square kilometre (60) than Kiama - Shellharbour (27). Liverpool also has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (85.1% versus 67.5%) and groceries (72.8% versus 60.2%). In contrast, Kiama - Shellharbour is more likely to have homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, at 95.8% compared to 91.5% in Liverpool.

Both areas are similar in how many residents can walk to health services, with just under 49% of homes within 15 minutes of care. This shared accessibility extends to public transport, where both areas have about 90% of homes within a 10-minute walk. While Liverpool is rated as very walkable and Kiama - Shellharbour as somewhat walkable, the gap between them is small.