Bankstown - North-East vs Strathfield

Bankstown - North-East and Strathfield are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with different levels of access to local services. Bankstown - North-East is a walker's paradise, where 100% of homes are within a 10 minute walk of public transport and 99.9% are near a school. Strathfield is also very walkable, though fewer homes are within a 15 minute walk of health services (68.4%) compared to Bankstown - North-East (82.8%). There are also notable gaps for First Nations residents; in Strathfield, typical household income for this group is $1,674, which is well higher than the $1,170 seen in Bankstown - North-East.

Both areas are almost identical in their street connectivity and the variety of amenities residents can reach on foot. This shared layout helps explain why 100% of homes in both places are within a 15 minute walk of a park. While Bankstown - North-East has a well larger population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the unemployment rate for this group is well higher in Bankstown - North-East (11.8%) than in Strathfield (3.0%).