Bankstown - North-East vs Bankstown - North-West

Bankstown - North-East and Bankstown - North-West are neighbouring areas with a contrast in how easy it is to get around without a car. Bankstown - North-East is a walker's paradise, where 98.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 82.8% are near health services. In contrast, Bankstown - North-West is very walkable, but far fewer homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services at 43.4% and groceries at 76.2%. Bankstown - North-East also has far more street connectivity, with 246 intersections per square kilometre compared to 123 in Bankstown - North-West.

This gap in accessibility has widened over time, as Bankstown - North-East has seen its walkability score climb well higher than that of Bankstown - North-West. Despite this, both areas are almost identical in other ways, with nearly every home in both places located within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a 15-minute walk of a park. First Nations households in both areas also earn a similar typical income, around $1,200.