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Liverpool vs Wattle Grove

Name: Liverpool vs Wattle Grove — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.1 km apart · Liverpool profile · Wattle Grove profile

Liverpool Wattle Grove

Liverpool and Wattle Grove (NSW) are neighbouring areas with very different living patterns. Liverpool is a densely populated hub where 64.9% of people use a language other than English at home and 56.6% were born overseas. In contrast, Wattle Grove (NSW) is dominated by separate houses, with 97.5% of homes being detached and 97.8% having three or more bedrooms. There is also a significant wealth gap: the typical weekly household income in Wattle Grove (NSW) is $2,459, which is far higher than the $1,303 seen in Liverpool.

Both areas have a similar level of school advantage, with scores that sit close to the national figure. Outside of this, they differ in most areas. Liverpool has a much higher proportion of renters at 61.4% and many more people living alone. Wattle Grove (NSW) has more people working from home and higher rates of home ownership. These two neighbours have diverged further over time, with the gap in typical household incomes widening since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 26.4 pts higher in Liverpool Other language: 33.5 pts higher in Liverpool Renting: 32.0 pts higher in Liverpool Separate houses: 73.2 pts higher in Wattle Grove 3+ bedrooms: 62.6 pts higher in Wattle Grove

Demographics & Identity

Population in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +22,192 larger in Liverpool gap widening

31,078 92nd pct 8,886 87th pct

Median age in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +1 yrs older in Wattle Grove gap narrowing

34 yrs 13th pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

35.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.2 pts 28.9%

20.7% Older adults (45–64) +5.5 pts ▸ 26.2%

19.6% Children (0–14) +3.3 pts ▸ 22.9%

12.4% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.8 pts 9.4%

Marital status

44.8% Married +10.1 pts ▸ 54.9%

35.5% Never married ◂ +3.1 pts 32.4%

9.7% Divorced ◂ +3.3 pts 6.4%

5.1% Widowed ◂ +1.8 pts 3.2%

5.0% Separated ◂ +2.0 pts 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Liverpool Wattle Grove

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

33.9% Australia +33.5 pts ▸ 67.4%

4.9% India ◂ +0.8 pts 4.1%

3.1% Vietnam ◂ +2.2 pts 0.9%

2.2% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

1.7% China +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.4% England +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

1.4% Nepal ◂ +1.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% South Africa +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Ancestry

9.4% Australian +21.0 pts ▸ 30.4%

8.3% English +16.3 pts ▸ 24.6%

1.6% Irish +5.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.8% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 6.5%

1.4% Scottish +4.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.7% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.3% Italian +2.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.3% Vietnamese ◂ +2.9 pts 1.4%

2.9% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.9% Greek +2.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.0% German +1.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.2% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

24.6% English only +41.4 pts ▸ 65.9%

19.2% Arabic ◂ +12.4 pts 6.7%

4.4% Vietnamese ◂ +3.2 pts 1.2%

3.2% Hindi ◂ +1.6 pts 1.6%

1.7% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.2% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

0.9% Italian even 0.8%

Religion

Religious affiliation

38.6% Christianity +20.8 pts ▸ 59.5%

12.3% No religion +12.2 pts ▸ 24.5%

16.4% Islam ◂ +12.1 pts 4.3%

11.3% Not stated ◂ +7.1 pts 4.2%

10.4% Other religions ◂ +9.7 pts 0.7%

6.9% Hinduism ◂ +1.8 pts 5.1%

4.1% Buddhism ◂ +2.4 pts 1.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +0.66 more in Liverpool

1.65 21st pct 0.98 7th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +31 more in Liverpool

53 92nd pct 22 87th pct

Avg size in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +10 larger in Wattle Grove

616 86th pct 625 86th pct

ICSEA in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +35 higher in Wattle Grove

983 46th pct 1,018 66th pct

Highest year of school

58.3% Year 12 +10.2 pts ▸ 68.5%

11.1% Year 10 +7.1 pts ▸ 18.2%

15.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +9.8 pts 5.4%

4.0% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

Highest qualification level

24.3% Bachelor degree +5.5 pts ▸ 29.9%

19.3% Certificate III / IV +6.5 pts ▸ 25.9%

16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.0 pts ▸ 18.5%

9.7% Postgraduate degree +0.5 pts ▸ 10.3%

1.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

19.6% Management & commerce +6.2 pts ▸ 25.7%

12.1% Engineering & related +4.2 pts ▸ 16.3%

11.5% Society & culture +0.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.1% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 9.0%

5.4% Education +3.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

3.4% Architecture & building +1.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.6% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 4.2%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

2.3% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.6% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +$421 higher in Wattle Grove gap steady

$589 23rd pct $1,010 83rd pct

Household income in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +$1,156 higher in Wattle Grove gap widening

$1,303 33rd pct $2,459 89th pct

Family income in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +$1,157 higher in Wattle Grove gap widening

$1,475 25th pct $2,632 86th pct

Household income distribution

30.1% $1,500–$2,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 35.6%

34.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +19.3 pts 15.6%

19.8% Under $650 ◂ +11.8 pts 7.9%

5.8% $3,000–$3,999 +12.0 pts ▸ 17.8%

3.5% $4,000 or more +13.7 pts ▸ 17.2%

Personal income distribution

47.5% Under $650 ◂ +13.4 pts 34.0%

30.2% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 32.5%

10.2% $1,500–$2,999 +16.1 pts ▸ 26.3%

0.9% $3,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.3% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.6% Asthma +2.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.0% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.8% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.1 pts 4.6%

3.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

1.5% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.1% None +4.6 pts ▸ 71.6%

13.9% One condition +3.2 pts ▸ 17.2%

4.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

2.4% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +166 larger in Liverpool

365 86th pct 199 86th pct

Median age in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +5 yrs older in Liverpool

26 yrs 50th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +$152 higher in Wattle Grove

$591 45th pct $743 60th pct

Household income in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +$1,004 higher in Wattle Grove

$1,214 27th pct $2,218 70th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +0.5 larger in Wattle Grove gap widening

2.6 57th pct 3.1 88th pct

Family composition

58.6% Couples with children +12.9 pts ▸ 71.5%

20.3% One-parent families ◂ +8.1 pts 12.2%

19.2% Couples without children ◂ +3.4 pts 15.8%

1.9% Other families ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

Household size

28.9% 1 person ◂ +16.3 pts 12.7%

28.6% 2 people ◂ +3.3 pts 25.3%

13.9% 4 people +12.2 pts ▸ 26.2%

17.6% 3 people +3.9 pts ▸ 21.5%

6.1% 5 people +4.3 pts ▸ 10.4%

4.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +$130 higher in Wattle Grove gap widening

$370 76th pct $500 92nd pct

Mortgage in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +$467 higher in Wattle Grove gap narrowing

$1,733 57th pct $2,200 81st pct

People / bedroom in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +0.20 higher in Liverpool gap steady

1.10 93rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

61.4% Rented ◂ +32.0 pts 29.4%

20.1% Owned with a mortgage +23.0 pts ▸ 43.1%

15.2% Owned outright +11.1 pts ▸ 26.3%

2.1% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%

1.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

24.3% Separate house +73.2 pts ▸ 97.5%

65.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +64.7 pts 0.2%

10.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.8 pts 2.3%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

52.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +51.7 pts 1.2%

24.4% 3 bedrooms +23.3 pts ▸ 47.7%

8.0% 4 bedrooms +34.3 pts ▸ 42.3%

8.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +8.7 pts 0.2%

2.8% 5 or more +5.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

0.9% Studio / none ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

55.6% $350–$549 ◂ +16.8 pts 38.8%

31.3% $200–$349 +1.9 pts ▸ 33.2%

3.0% $550–$749 +20.8 pts ▸ 23.8%

7.0% Under $200 ◂ +6.2 pts 0.8%

0.4% $750 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.4% $1,800–$2,999 +6.1 pts ▸ 39.5%

33.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +14.4 pts 18.9%

10.4% $3,000 or more +14.4 pts ▸ 24.8%

14.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.6 pts 11.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +84 more in Liverpool

131 91st pct 47 87th pct

Stops/1k in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +1.07 more in Wattle Grove

4.22 74th pct 5.29 79th pct

Departures/1k in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +1,763.0 more in Liverpool

2,483.8 94th pct 720.8 82nd pct

PT routes in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +34 more in Liverpool

37 87th pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +1 longer in Wattle Grove

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +1 longer in Liverpool

28 24th pct 27 23rd pct

Reach 30 min in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +43,943 more in Liverpool

43,943 86th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +205,456 more in Liverpool

226,269 87th pct 20,813 50th pct

Transit to city in Liverpool in Wattle Grove

— 89 100th pct

How people get to work

43.2% Car (driver) ◂ +7.0 pts 36.1%

22.7% Worked at home +15.4 pts ▸ 38.1%

4.0% Walked ◂ +3.2 pts 0.8%

3.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%

3.5% Train ◂ +2.2 pts 1.3%

1.5% Bus ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

50.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +24.0 pts 26.2%

24.4% 2 vehicles +22.5 pts ▸ 46.9%

17.4% No vehicle ◂ +15.3 pts 2.1%

5.5% 3 vehicles +10.2 pts ▸ 15.7%

2.5% 4 or more +6.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.8 pts 12.8%

5.8% Public administration & safety +7.7 pts ▸ 13.5%

10.5% Retail trade ◂ +2.9 pts 7.6%

5.4% Education & training +4.7 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.9 pts 6.7%

8.4% Manufacturing ◂ +2.5 pts 5.9%

4.9% Professional & technical +3.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.1% Construction ◂ +0.2 pts 6.9%

4.2% Finance & insurance +1.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.8 pts 4.5%

4.6% Administrative & support ◂ +2.2 pts 2.4%

3.1% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

19.7% Professionals +5.0 pts ▸ 24.7%

13.6% Clerical & administrative +3.7 pts ▸ 17.3%

13.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.5 pts 11.9%

7.8% Managers +4.8 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.5% Technicians & trades +0.8 pts ▸ 12.3%

12.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.8 pts 6.4%

11.1% Labourers ◂ +5.2 pts 5.9%

7.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.7 pts 7.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +3.3 higher in Liverpool

8.7 100th pct 5.4 85th pct

Types ≤15 min in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +3.0 more in Liverpool

7.8 99th pct 4.8 82nd pct

15-min city in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +40.1 pts higher in Liverpool

100.0% 100th pct 59.9% 82nd pct

Walk to shops in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +34.0 pts higher in Liverpool

99.1% 100th pct 65.1% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +5.0 pts higher in Wattle Grove

95.0% 86th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +28.7 pts higher in Liverpool

99.5% 100th pct 70.8% 82nd pct

Walk to a park in Liverpool in Wattle Grove even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +82.0 pts higher in Liverpool

90.4% 97th pct 8.4% 74th pct

Amenities/1k in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +3.6 more in Liverpool

12.5 47th pct 8.9 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +33 higher in Wattle Grove

252 93rd pct 284 94th pct

Mean slope in Liverpool in Wattle Grove +1.4 pts higher in Liverpool

4.2% 32nd pct 2.9% 10th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Liverpool vs Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12370/liverpool/vs/SAL14210/wattle-grove