Liverpool vs Wollondilly

Liverpool and Wollondilly offer very different living environments. Liverpool is very walkable, with 85.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and 72.8% near groceries. In contrast, Wollondilly is mostly car-dependent, where only 38.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school and 37.1% are near groceries. Liverpool also has a far larger First Nations population, with 3,777 people compared to 2,318 in Wollondilly.

These two areas have tracked differently since 2011, as the gaps in walkability and access to services have widened. They do share some similarities, such as the same rate of First Nations residents completing Year 12, which sits around 37%. While First Nations unemployment is well higher in Liverpool at 10.9%, typical First Nations incomes are well higher in Wollondilly, where the usual personal income is $732.