Bankstown - North-West vs Liverpool - East

Bankstown - North-West and Liverpool - East are two nearby areas with very different layouts. Bankstown - North-West has a much tighter street grid with 123 intersections per square kilometre, compared to 76 in Liverpool - East. This helps explain why 97.6% of homes in Bankstown - North-West are within a 15-minute walk of a school. However, Liverpool - East has far better access to health services, with 62.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk compared to 43.4% in Bankstown - North-West. Liverpool - East also has a much larger First Nations population, with 2,589 people compared to 523 in Bankstown - North-West.

Both areas are very walkable and nearly every home in both places is within a 15-minute walk of a park. They also share similar outcomes for First Nations residents, such as typical household incomes and Year 12 completion rates. In both areas, the percentage of First Nations people who speak a First Nations language is well below the national figure. While Bankstown - North-West is slightly more connected to public transport, both areas have a similar share of homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed.