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Liverpool vs Prospect

State Electorate comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Liverpool profile · Prospect profile

Liverpool Prospect

Liverpool and Prospect are nearby areas with distinct housing and amenity profiles. Liverpool is a more urban environment where 45.1% of homes are rented and residents have far better access to essentials on foot, with 72.5% living within a 15-minute walk of health services. Prospect is more suburban, with a far higher share of separate houses (73.0% compared to 60.2% in Liverpool) and a higher typical household income of $1,855 per week, compared to $1,459 in Liverpool.

Both areas have a similar proportion of people who moved in the last five years, sitting around 34%. They also share a high level of cultural diversity, as both have more than 56% of people using a language other than English at home. While the age gap has narrowed since 2011, Prospect remains older, with a typical resident aged 38 compared to 34 in Liverpool. Meanwhile, the gap in renting has widened significantly, with Liverpool seeing a much higher share of renters over the last decade.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 13.9 pts higher in Liverpool 3+ bedrooms: 13.9 pts higher in Prospect Separate houses: 12.7 pts higher in Prospect One-parent: 6.2 pts higher in Liverpool Owned outright: 10.2 pts higher in Prospect

Demographics & Identity

Population in Liverpoolin Prospect +8,375 larger in Liverpool gap widening
96,982 90th pct 88,607 87th pct
Median age in Liverpoolin Prospect +4 yrs older in Prospect gap narrowing
34 yrs 14th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in Liverpoolin Prospect +0.9 pts higher in Liverpool gap steady
1.9% 44th pct 1.0% 23rd pct
Aged 65+ in Liverpoolin Prospect +5.1 pts higher in Prospect gap narrowing
11.3% 14th pct 16.5% 44th pct
Under 15 in Liverpoolin Prospect +1.2 pts higher in Liverpool gap narrowing
21.2% 83rd pct 20.0% 74th pct
De facto in Liverpoolin Prospect +1.0 pts higher in Liverpool gap steady
5.4% 3rd pct 4.4% 0th pct

Age structure

28.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.4 pts 28.4%
24.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.1 pts 23.1%
21.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.2 pts 20.0%
11.3% Seniors (65+) +5.1 pts ▸ 16.5%
14.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.5 pts 12.0%

Marital status

46.1% Married +7.9 pts ▸ 54.0%
36.3% Never married ◂ +5.3 pts 30.9%
8.6% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 6.4%
4.6% Widowed +1.0 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.5% Separated ◂ +1.3 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Liverpool Prospect

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Liverpoolin Prospect +1.1 pts higher in Prospect gap narrowing
48.0% 94th pct 49.2% 95th pct

Country of birth

45.3% Australia +1.1 pts ▸ 46.4%
2.4% India +7.5 pts ▸ 9.9%
5.2% Vietnam ◂ +3.2 pts 2.0%
2.0% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%
0.8% Italy +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.1% China +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.5% England +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.5% Nepal even 0.5%
0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

13.0% Australian +0.7 pts ▸ 13.6%
10.1% English +1.5 pts ▸ 11.6%
5.6% Indian +5.2 pts ▸ 10.8%
7.4% Vietnamese ◂ +4.8 pts 2.7%
4.5% Italian +1.6 pts ▸ 6.1%
5.5% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 5.3%
2.0% Irish +1.3 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.8% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.6% Scottish +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.1% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.0% German +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.2% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Other language in Liverpoolin Prospect +3.2 pts higher in Liverpool gap narrowing
59.7% 98th pct 56.5% 96th pct
Limited English in Liverpoolin Prospect +3.2 pts higher in Liverpool gap steady
13.3% 100th pct 10.0% 94th pct

Language used at home

32.6% English only +5.1 pts ▸ 37.7%
14.8% Arabic ◂ +6.6 pts 8.2%
7.6% Vietnamese ◂ +5.1 pts 2.6%
3.9% Hindi ◂ +0.9 pts 3.0%
1.2% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.6% Punjabi +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.2% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.1% Cantonese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.1% Tagalog even 1.2%
0.6% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Religion

No religion in Liverpoolin Prospect +1.1 pts higher in Liverpool gap narrowing
12.8% 0th pct 11.7% 0th pct

Religious affiliation

45.4% Christianity +10.2 pts ▸ 55.6%
16.2% Islam ◂ +9.8 pts 6.4%
4.7% Hinduism +9.4 pts ▸ 14.2%
12.8% No religion ◂ +1.1 pts 11.7%
8.1% Not stated ◂ +2.1 pts 6.0%
8.0% Buddhism ◂ +4.3 pts 3.7%
4.7% Other religions ◂ +2.3 pts 2.4%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Liverpoolin Prospect +2.5 pts higher in Prospect gap steady
56.9% 51st pct 59.3% 56th pct
Bachelor+ in Liverpoolin Prospect +8.3 pts higher in Prospect gap widening
16.3% 33rd pct 24.6% 60th pct
Schools/1k kids in Liverpoolin Prospect +0.31 more in Liverpool
1.61 32nd pct 1.30 15th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Liverpoolin Prospect +10 more in Liverpool
33 82nd pct 23 60th pct
Students in Liverpoolin Prospect +5,110 more in Liverpool
19,054 89th pct 13,944 83rd pct
Avg size in Liverpoolin Prospect +11 larger in Prospect
595 71st pct 606 72nd pct
ICSEA in Liverpoolin Prospect +63 higher in Prospect
972 22nd pct 1,034 58th pct

Highest year of school

56.9% Year 12 +2.5 pts ▸ 59.3%
14.7% Year 10 +1.3 pts ▸ 16.0%
15.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.9 pts 14.7%
4.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 3.7%

Highest qualification level

23.6% Bachelor degree +5.5 pts ▸ 29.1%
24.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.4 pts 21.2%
17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.0 pts 15.6%
7.0% Postgraduate degree +5.3 pts ▸ 12.3%
1.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%
2.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

20.1% Management & commerce +3.1 pts ▸ 23.2%
13.1% Engineering & related +2.1 pts ▸ 15.3%
11.4% Society & culture ◂ +1.8 pts 9.6%
8.3% Health ◂ +0.8 pts 7.5%
4.3% Information technology +3.0 pts ▸ 7.4%
6.8% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%
4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.0%
4.6% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.5% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.7% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Liverpoolin Prospect +$103 higher in Prospect gap widening
$587 7th pct $690 21st pct
Household income in Liverpoolin Prospect +$396 higher in Prospect gap widening
$1,459 28th pct $1,855 61st pct
Family income in Liverpoolin Prospect +$388 higher in Prospect gap widening
$1,663 16th pct $2,051 49th pct
High earners in Liverpoolin Prospect +4.2 pts higher in Prospect gap widening
4.9% 7th pct 9.0% 39th pct
High-income homes in Liverpoolin Prospect +8.3 pts higher in Prospect gap widening
15.9% 29th pct 24.2% 65th pct

Household income distribution

29.4% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 30.4%
29.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.8 pts 24.9%
18.2% Under $650 ◂ +3.6 pts 14.6%
7.5% $4,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 12.2%
8.5% $3,000–$3,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

Personal income distribution

48.8% Under $650 ◂ +4.0 pts 44.9%
30.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.7 pts 29.9%
11.0% $1,500–$2,999 +4.8 pts ▸ 15.8%
1.2% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Liverpoolin Prospect +1.4 pts higher in Prospect
22.0% 14th pct 23.3% 22nd pct
Mental health in Liverpoolin Prospect +0.4 pts higher in Liverpool
5.7% 13th pct 5.3% 11th pct
Needs assistance in Liverpoolin Prospect +0.5 pts higher in Liverpool gap steady
7.8% 88th pct 7.3% 84th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.5% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 7.6%
6.3% Arthritis +1.1 pts ▸ 7.4%
6.6% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 5.9%
6.1% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 6.6%
5.7% Mental health ◂ +0.4 pts 5.3%
3.1% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%
1.6% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.1% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.5% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.1% None +1.1 pts ▸ 69.2%
15.0% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 15.8%
4.4% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 4.9%
2.5% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Liverpoolin Prospect +2.2 pts higher in Prospect gap narrowing
5.7% 0th pct 7.9% 6th pct
Unpaid carers in Liverpoolin Prospect +0.7 pts higher in Prospect gap steady
10.9% 29th pct 11.6% 41st pct
Unpaid child care in Liverpoolin Prospect +2.3 pts higher in Prospect gap steady
22.3% 15th pct 24.6% 29th pct
Defence service in Liverpoolin Prospect even
0.8% 1st pct 0.8% 3rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Liverpoolin Prospect +4.2 pts higher in Prospect gap widening
16.6% 13th pct 20.7% 50th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Liverpoolin Prospect even gap narrowing
3.0 90th pct 3.0 90th pct
One-parent in Liverpoolin Prospect +6.2 pts higher in Liverpool gap widening
19.7% 89th pct 13.5% 47th pct
Living alone in Liverpoolin Prospect +4.1 pts higher in Liverpool gap narrowing
21.3% 26th pct 17.1% 10th pct

Family composition

64.9% Couples with children +3.4 pts ▸ 68.3%
19.7% One-parent families ◂ +6.2 pts 13.5%
14.1% Couples without children +3.0 pts ▸ 17.0%
1.3% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Household size

23.6% 2 people +1.9 pts ▸ 25.5%
18.6% 4 people +2.8 pts ▸ 21.4%
21.3% 1 person ◂ +4.1 pts 17.1%
17.7% 3 people +1.9 pts ▸ 19.5%
10.3% 5 people ◂ +0.4 pts 9.9%
8.6% 6 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 6.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Liverpoolin Prospect +$70 higher in Prospect gap widening
$360 48th pct $430 80th pct
Mortgage in Liverpoolin Prospect +$180 higher in Prospect gap narrowing
$2,000 68th pct $2,180 81st pct
People / bedroom in Liverpoolin Prospect +0.10 higher in Liverpool gap steady
1.00 93rd pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Liverpoolin Prospect +13.9 pts higher in Liverpool gap widening
45.1% 88th pct 31.2% 60th pct
Owned outright in Liverpoolin Prospect +10.2 pts higher in Prospect gap steady
20.2% 12th pct 30.4% 47th pct
Separate houses in Liverpoolin Prospect +12.7 pts higher in Prospect gap widening
60.2% 20th pct 73.0% 34th pct
3+ bedrooms in Liverpoolin Prospect +13.9 pts higher in Prospect gap widening
66.6% 22nd pct 80.5% 59th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.1% Rented ◂ +13.9 pts 31.2%
31.3% Owned with a mortgage +4.1 pts ▸ 35.4%
20.2% Owned outright +10.2 pts ▸ 30.4%
2.1% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%
1.1% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

60.2% Separate house +12.7 pts ▸ 73.0%
31.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +21.3 pts 10.2%
8.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.5 pts ▸ 16.4%
0.1% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

31.0% 3 bedrooms +11.6 pts ▸ 42.6%
28.5% 4 bedrooms even 28.5%
25.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +10.6 pts 14.9%
7.1% 5 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 9.3%
4.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.0 pts 2.9%
0.9% Studio / none ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

47.5% $350–$549 +9.3 pts ▸ 56.8%
26.5% $200–$349 ◂ +14.0 pts 12.5%
6.5% $550–$749 +9.3 pts ▸ 15.8%
15.3% Under $200 ◂ +5.5 pts 9.8%
0.6% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.2% $1,800–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 38.2%
24.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.6 pts 19.0%
17.3% $3,000 or more +7.1 pts ▸ 24.4%
13.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.6 pts 10.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Liverpoolin Prospect +5.7 pts higher in Liverpool gap widening
12.5% 88th pct 6.8% 64th pct
Work from home in Liverpoolin Prospect +9.2 pts higher in Prospect gap widening
23.7% 75th pct 32.9% 86th pct
PT commute in Liverpoolin Prospect +0.2 pts higher in Liverpool gap narrowing
2.8% 55th pct 2.6% 52nd pct
PT stops in Liverpoolin Prospect +189 more in Prospect
412 81st pct 601 93rd pct
Stops/1k in Liverpoolin Prospect +2.53 more in Prospect
4.25 42nd pct 6.78 88th pct
Departures/1k in Liverpoolin Prospect +211.1 more in Prospect
1,551.9 72nd pct 1,763.0 78th pct
PT routes in Liverpoolin Prospect +15 more in Liverpool
42 78th pct 27 51st pct

How people get to work

46.1% Car (driver) ◂ +5.8 pts 40.3%
23.7% Worked at home +9.2 pts ▸ 32.9%
4.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%
2.0% Walked ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%
1.7% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.0% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%
0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

30.7% 2 vehicles +6.4 pts ▸ 37.0%
36.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 35.8%
12.4% 3 vehicles +0.5 pts ▸ 12.9%
12.5% No vehicle ◂ +5.7 pts 6.8%
7.9% 4 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 7.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Liverpoolin Prospect +0.3 pts higher in Liverpool gap narrowing
34.1% 22nd pct 33.8% 20th pct
Recent arrivals in Liverpoolin Prospect +2.2 pts higher in Prospect gap steady
11.7% 47th pct 13.9% 58th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Liverpoolin Prospect +2.8 pts higher in Liverpool gap widening
8.6% 89th pct 5.8% 72nd pct
Participation in Liverpoolin Prospect +4.2 pts higher in Prospect gap narrowing
47.6% 9th pct 51.8% 13th pct
Full-time in Liverpoolin Prospect +4.3 pts higher in Prospect gap narrowing
53.1% 11th pct 57.4% 38th pct

Industries people work in

14.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.3 pts 13.4%
11.0% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 9.8%
9.4% Manufacturing ◂ +1.2 pts 8.2%
8.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.4 pts 7.4%
8.1% Construction ◂ +0.1 pts 8.0%
6.9% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 7.7%
4.4% Professional & technical +3.1 pts ▸ 7.6%
4.4% Finance & insurance +2.1 pts ▸ 6.5%
5.0% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 5.6%
5.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 4.6%
3.5% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.7% Administrative & support ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

17.5% Professionals +6.1 pts ▸ 23.7%
14.8% Clerical & administrative +1.9 pts ▸ 16.6%
13.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.2 pts 9.9%
12.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.9 pts 11.2%
11.5% Labourers ◂ +3.2 pts 8.4%
8.6% Managers +2.8 pts ▸ 11.4%
11.2% Community & personal service ◂ +2.4 pts 8.9%
8.5% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 7.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Liverpoolin Prospect +1.3 higher in Liverpool
7.5 81st pct 6.2 60th pct
Types ≤15 min in Liverpoolin Prospect +1.1 more in Liverpool
7.0 78th pct 5.9 59th pct
15-min city in Liverpoolin Prospect +10.2 pts higher in Liverpool
89.0% 73rd pct 78.8% 62nd pct
Walk to shops in Liverpoolin Prospect +15.8 pts higher in Liverpool
84.8% 73rd pct 69.0% 54th pct
Walk to transit in Liverpoolin Prospect even
98.9% 79th pct 99.0% 80th pct
Walk to school in Liverpoolin Prospect +13.4 pts higher in Liverpool
98.2% 95th pct 84.8% 64th pct
Walk to a park in Liverpoolin Prospect +5.0 pts higher in Liverpool
100.0% 85th pct 94.9% 44th pct
Walk to health in Liverpoolin Prospect +30.6 pts higher in Liverpool
72.5% 74th pct 41.9% 43rd pct
Amenities/1k in Liverpoolin Prospect +2.6 more in Prospect
9.3 8th pct 11.9 29th pct
Intersections/km² in Liverpoolin Prospect +80 higher in Liverpool
186 71st pct 106 55th pct
Mean slope in Liverpoolin Prospect +1.1 pts higher in Prospect
4.3% 27th pct 5.3% 50th pct

Compare Liverpool with nearby areas

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Compare Prospect with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Liverpool vs Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED10046/liverpool/vs/SED10070/prospect