Alexandria - Darlington - Waterloo vs Glebe - Prymont - The Rocks

Alexandria - Darlington - Waterloo and Glebe - Prymont - The Rocks are neighbouring inner-city areas with distinct layouts. Glebe - Prymont - The Rocks is much hillier, with a terrain slope of 16.7% compared to 5.4% in Alexandria - Darlington - Waterloo. It also has far more street intersections per square kilometre, at 918 compared to 555. Alexandria - Darlington - Waterloo has a far larger First Nations population, with 1,283 people. Within this group, Year 12 completion is well higher at 58.1%, and the unemployment rate is much lower at 6.8%.

Both areas are a walker's paradise, with every home within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a 15-minute walk of a park, school, or grocery store. This shared accessibility is reflected in their nearly identical walkability scores. While both have an abundance of local amenities, Alexandria - Darlington - Waterloo has a larger share of parks, while Glebe - Prymont - The Rocks has more food and drink options.