Macquarie Fields - Glenfield vs Minto

Macquarie Fields - Glenfield and Minto are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with a focus on accessibility. Macquarie Fields - Glenfield is more walkable, with 66.5% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 52.6% in Minto. This is most evident in access to health services, which 35.8% of homes in Macquarie Fields - Glenfield can reach on foot, while only 0.1% of homes in Minto can. Macquarie Fields - Glenfield also has a far larger First Nations population with 865 people, compared to 485 in Minto.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining somewhat walkable with a shared First Nations median age of 22. They are also alike in their access to education, as around 88% or 89% of homes in both places are within a 15-minute walk of a school. While First Nations unemployment is well higher in Macquarie Fields - Glenfield at 13.4%, it is much lower than most areas in Minto at 5.8%, which is well below the national figure.