Penrith vs Wollondilly

Penrith and Wollondilly are two nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Penrith is very walkable, where 73.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 86.2% are near a school. In contrast, Wollondilly is mostly car-dependent, with only 37.1% of homes within a short walk of groceries and 38.7% near a school. Penrith also has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 10,987 people compared to 2,318 in Wollondilly.

Both areas share similar experiences for First Nations people, such as a typical personal income around $720 to $730. This similarity exists alongside a wide gap in how the two places are built. While Penrith has far more street intersections per square kilometre, Wollondilly is more sparsely developed, a difference that has remained steady over time.