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Liverpool vs Parramatta

Name: Liverpool vs Parramatta — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 24 km apart · Liverpool profile · Parramatta profile

Liverpool Parramatta

Parramatta and Liverpool are both major hubs in Western Sydney, but they offer very different ways of living. Parramatta is a high-density area where 47.3% of homes are flats or apartments and the typical weekly personal income is $908. It has a highly qualified workforce, with 44.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. In contrast, Liverpool is more suburban, with separate houses making up 73.1% of homes and a typical weekly personal income of $694. Liverpool also has a higher share of larger families, with 22.1% of its population being children under 15 compared to 18.2% in Parramatta.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of children under 15. They also share similar levels of unemployment and a similar number of schools. While they are close in these respects, other gaps are widening. Parramatta has seen its lead in university qualifications and remote working grow since 2016. At the same time, the difference in housing has become more stark, as the gap in the share of separate houses between the two areas has increased.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 34.1 pts higher in Liverpool 3+ bedrooms: 27.2 pts higher in Liverpool Bachelor+: 24.1 pts higher in Parramatta Year 12: 16.3 pts higher in Parramatta No religion: 16.3 pts higher in Parramatta

Demographics & Identity

Population in Liverpool in Parramatta +23,283 larger in Parramatta gap steady

233,446 87th pct 256,729 88th pct

Median age in Liverpool in Parramatta +1 yrs older in Parramatta gap steady

34 yrs 12th pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

28.9% Young adults (25–44) +8.3 pts ▸ 37.2%

23.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.5 pts 21.0%

22.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.9 pts 18.2%

14.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.9 pts 11.1%

11.6% Seniors (65+) +1.0 pts ▸ 12.5%

Marital status

50.2% Married +3.1 pts ▸ 53.4%

34.3% Never married ◂ +0.7 pts 33.6%

7.3% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 6.9%

4.4% Widowed ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

3.8% Separated ◂ +1.3 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Liverpool Parramatta

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

51.2% Australia ◂ +8.8 pts 42.4%

2.8% India +8.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

1.3% China +10.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

3.6% Vietnam ◂ +2.9 pts 0.8%

1.9% Philippines even 1.9%

0.8% Nepal +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

0.8% England +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Italy ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

5.4% Chinese +16.9 pts ▸ 22.3%

15.6% Australian ◂ +1.7 pts 13.9%

12.2% English +2.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

6.0% Indian +5.2 pts ▸ 11.2%

5.7% Italian ◂ +3.1 pts 2.5%

5.5% Vietnamese ◂ +4.5 pts 1.0%

2.8% Irish +1.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.3% Scottish +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.9% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

2.1% Greek ◂ +1.1 pts 1.0%

1.2% German +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

39.5% English only ◂ +1.3 pts 38.2%

13.1% Arabic ◂ +9.8 pts 3.2%

1.4% Mandarin +11.0 pts ▸ 12.4%

1.2% Cantonese +5.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.3% Vietnamese ◂ +4.7 pts 0.7%

3.4% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.5% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.6% Punjabi +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

1.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.9% Christianity ◂ +9.9 pts 39.0%

13.8% No religion +16.3 pts ▸ 30.1%

15.1% Islam ◂ +9.6 pts 5.5%

5.4% Hinduism +7.6 pts ▸ 12.9%

7.4% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 6.7%

5.7% Buddhism ◂ +1.8 pts 4.0%

3.7% Other religions ◂ +2.0 pts 1.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Liverpool in Parramatta +3 more in Liverpool

72 87th pct 69 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Liverpool in Parramatta +0.08 more in Parramatta

1.40 6th pct 1.48 8th pct

Students in Liverpool in Parramatta +9,826 more in Liverpool

49,184 88th pct 39,358 87th pct

Avg size in Liverpool in Parramatta +115 larger in Liverpool

703 97th pct 587 89th pct

ICSEA in Liverpool in Parramatta +82 higher in Parramatta

1,015 73rd pct 1,097 91st pct

Highest year of school

59.9% Year 12 +16.3 pts ▸ 76.2%

15.7% Year 10 ◂ +6.2 pts 9.4%

12.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.3 pts 5.5%

4.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.6 pts 2.7%

Highest qualification level

26.2% Bachelor degree +11.1 pts ▸ 37.3%

24.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +12.7 pts 11.5%

8.4% Postgraduate degree +12.0 pts ▸ 20.4%

17.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.1 pts 13.2%

2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

Field of qualification

21.7% Management & commerce +4.7 pts ▸ 26.4%

13.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 13.2%

10.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 10.0%

4.6% Information technology +4.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.5% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.3% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 5.6%

5.1% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 3.4%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.3 pts 3.3%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences +1.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.7% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.8% Agriculture & environment even 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Liverpool in Parramatta +$214 higher in Parramatta gap widening

$694 38th pct $908 78th pct

Household income in Liverpool in Parramatta +$232 higher in Parramatta gap widening

$1,819 77th pct $2,051 86th pct

Family income in Liverpool in Parramatta +$297 higher in Parramatta gap widening

$2,001 67th pct $2,298 82nd pct

Household income distribution

31.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 33.0%

25.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.5 pts 21.8%

11.3% $4,000 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

14.1% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 12.4%

11.3% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 12.6%

Personal income distribution

44.2% Under $650 ◂ +7.5 pts 36.7%

31.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.9 pts 30.1%

15.0% $1,500–$2,999 +6.8 pts ▸ 21.9%

2.2% $3,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.2% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 6.6%

6.3% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 5.3%

6.1% Arthritis ◂ +1.2 pts 4.9%

5.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 4.3%

5.2% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

3.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

1.7% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.5% Dementia even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.9% None +4.2 pts ▸ 74.1%

15.0% One condition ◂ +1.1 pts 13.9%

4.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

2.2% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Liverpool in Parramatta +1,759 larger in Liverpool

3,838 87th pct 2,079 79th pct

Median age in Liverpool in Parramatta +5 yrs older in Parramatta

23 yrs 29th pct 28 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Liverpool in Parramatta +$170 higher in Parramatta

$529 43rd pct $699 79th pct

Household income in Liverpool in Parramatta +$143 higher in Parramatta

$1,467 59th pct $1,610 69th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Liverpool in Parramatta +0.6 larger in Liverpool gap widening

3.2 93rd pct 2.6 79th pct

Family composition

68.4% Couples with children ◂ +5.0 pts 63.4%

14.7% Couples without children +9.6 pts ▸ 24.2%

15.9% One-parent families ◂ +5.0 pts 10.9%

1.0% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

23.8% 2 people +7.3 pts ▸ 31.1%

17.2% 1 person +5.3 pts ▸ 22.5%

21.0% 4 people ◂ +3.6 pts 17.4%

18.3% 3 people +1.6 pts ▸ 19.9%

11.2% 5 people ◂ +5.1 pts 6.1%

8.5% 6 or more ◂ +5.4 pts 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Liverpool in Parramatta +$50 higher in Parramatta gap narrowing

$400 87th pct $450 91st pct

Mortgage in Liverpool in Parramatta +$183 higher in Parramatta gap widening

$2,200 88th pct $2,383 90th pct

People / bedroom in Liverpool in Parramatta +0.10 higher in Parramatta gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.2% Rented +10.7 pts ▸ 45.8%

38.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.6 pts 30.0%

23.0% Owned outright ◂ +1.8 pts 21.2%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

1.4% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

73.1% Separate house ◂ +34.1 pts 38.9%

16.3% Flat or apartment +31.0 pts ▸ 47.3%

10.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.1 pts ▸ 13.3%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

37.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +20.4 pts 16.8%

15.8% 2 bedrooms +20.9 pts ▸ 36.7%

31.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.4 pts 27.9%

10.1% 5 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 6.7%

3.3% 1 bedroom +6.6 pts ▸ 9.9%

0.5% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

47.5% $350–$549 +9.2 pts ▸ 56.7%

20.7% $200–$349 ◂ +9.1 pts 11.6%

14.9% $550–$749 +3.3 pts ▸ 18.2%

11.6% Under $200 ◂ +4.7 pts 6.9%

1.4% $750 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 35.7%

23.8% $3,000 or more +7.3 pts ▸ 31.1%

19.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.1 pts 16.3%

11.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.5 pts 10.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Liverpool in Parramatta +69 more in Liverpool

1,071 87th pct 1,002 87th pct

Stops/1k in Liverpool in Parramatta +0.68 more in Liverpool

4.59 67th pct 3.90 57th pct

Departures/1k in Liverpool in Parramatta +453.8 more in Parramatta

1,305.5 84th pct 1,759.2 89th pct

PT routes in Liverpool in Parramatta +32 more in Parramatta

50 86th pct 82 87th pct

Stop walk in Liverpool in Parramatta +18 longer in Liverpool

19 54th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Liverpool in Parramatta +18 longer in Liverpool

37 42nd pct 19 27th pct

How people get to work

29.1% Worked at home +14.8 pts ▸ 43.9%

42.9% Car (driver) ◂ +13.7 pts 29.2%

3.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.1 pts 2.4%

1.6% Train +1.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

32.0% 1 vehicle +14.4 pts ▸ 46.5%

36.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.0 pts 30.5%

14.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.9 pts 7.6%

7.9% No vehicle +4.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.1% 4 or more ◂ +5.6 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.8% Health care & social assistance +0.4 pts ▸ 14.2%

5.6% Professional & technical +7.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

9.9% Retail trade ◂ +1.4 pts 8.5%

8.5% Construction ◂ +1.9 pts 6.5%

8.2% Manufacturing ◂ +2.9 pts 5.3%

8.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.7 pts 4.5%

7.9% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.0% Finance & insurance +2.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.5 pts 5.2%

5.0% Accommodation & food +0.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.5% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.2% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

20.6% Professionals +14.4 pts ▸ 35.0%

15.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 14.2%

11.1% Managers +2.6 pts ▸ 13.7%

12.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.0 pts 9.0%

10.5% Community & personal service ◂ +2.3 pts 8.2%

10.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.7 pts 4.8%

9.0% Labourers ◂ +3.1 pts 5.9%

8.2% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 7.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Liverpool in Parramatta +3 higher in Parramatta

7 64th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Liverpool in Parramatta +6 higher in Parramatta

3 29th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Liverpool in Parramatta +1 higher in Liverpool

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Liverpool in Parramatta +2 higher in Parramatta

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Liverpool in Parramatta +102 higher in Parramatta

968 62nd pct 1,070 90th pct

ERP in Liverpool in Parramatta +17,783 higher in Parramatta

261,231 87th pct 279,014 88th pct

Growth in Liverpool in Parramatta +3.5 pts higher in Liverpool

11.4% 90th pct 7.9% 81st pct

Businesses in Liverpool in Parramatta +11,497 higher in Parramatta

22,627 87th pct 34,124 88th pct

Approvals in Liverpool in Parramatta +974 higher in Parramatta

2,241 89th pct 3,215 91st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Liverpool in Parramatta +173 higher in Parramatta

974 75th pct 1,147 82nd pct

Max temp in Liverpool in Parramatta +0.8 higher in Liverpool

25.0 59th pct 24.2 50th pct

Min temp in Liverpool in Parramatta +1.2 higher in Parramatta

10.9 45th pct 12.0 62nd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Liverpool in Parramatta +2,640 higher in Liverpool

10,791 66th pct 8,150 48th pct

Assault/100k in Liverpool in Parramatta +249 higher in Liverpool

1,029 54th pct 779 36th pct

Sexual/100k in Liverpool in Parramatta +66 higher in Liverpool

230 45th pct 164 26th pct

Robbery/100k in Liverpool in Parramatta +6 higher in Liverpool

30 60th pct 24 50th pct

Burglary/100k in Liverpool in Parramatta +125 higher in Parramatta

245 16th pct 370 33rd pct

Theft/100k in Liverpool in Parramatta +532 higher in Parramatta

895 32nd pct 1,427 58th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Liverpool in Parramatta +66 higher in Liverpool

597 75th pct 531 70th pct

Property damage/100k in Liverpool in Parramatta +157 higher in Liverpool

580 35th pct 423 17th pct

Drugs/100k in Liverpool in Parramatta +11 higher in Liverpool

782 68th pct 771 67th pct

5-yr change in Liverpool in Parramatta +2.7 pts higher in Parramatta

5.3% 45th pct 8.1% 49th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Liverpool in Parramatta +1.8 higher in Parramatta

6.1 82nd pct 7.9 94th pct

Types ≤15 min in Liverpool in Parramatta +1.4 more in Parramatta

5.8 80th pct 7.2 93rd pct

15-min city in Liverpool in Parramatta +20.8 pts higher in Parramatta

73.7% 79th pct 94.5% 95th pct

Walk to shops in Liverpool in Parramatta +17.3 pts higher in Parramatta

71.9% 79th pct 89.2% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Liverpool in Parramatta +9.7 pts higher in Parramatta

89.7% 82nd pct 99.4% 98th pct

Walk to school in Liverpool in Parramatta +10.2 pts higher in Parramatta

83.6% 83rd pct 93.8% 93rd pct

Walk to a park in Liverpool in Parramatta +9.2 pts higher in Parramatta

90.7% 75th pct 99.9% 99th pct

Walk to health in Liverpool in Parramatta +30.6 pts higher in Parramatta

47.2% 66th pct 77.8% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Liverpool in Parramatta +2.8 more in Parramatta

9.7 9th pct 12.5 19th pct

Intersections/km² in Liverpool in Parramatta +132 higher in Parramatta

56 78th pct 188 89th pct

Mean slope in Liverpool in Parramatta +2.4 pts higher in Parramatta

4.5% 47th pct 6.9% 79th pct

Compare Liverpool with nearby areas

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Compare Parramatta with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Liverpool vs Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14900/liverpool/vs/LGA16260/parramatta