Concord West vs Liberty Grove
Liberty Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Concord West. In both, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Concord West, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Liberty Grove, most homes are flats or apartments. Houses cost more in Concord West: a median of $2.75 million, against $2.01 million in Liberty Grove, though rent is higher in Liberty Grove. On these figures, Liberty Grove tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Concord West
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (79% vs 9%)
- has more childcare (5 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
- But Liberty Grove carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 41/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Liberty Grove
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
- has cheaper houses ($2,010,000 vs $2,753,750)
- But Concord West has cheaper units ($715,000 vs $893,775)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Concord West has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $600/wk)
- Liberty Grove has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Liberty Grove
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (91% vs 21%)
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 41/100)
- But Concord West has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 11%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Concord West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.5% vs -8.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Concord West and Liberty Grove drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Concord West has more residents (6,178 vs 2,055); Liberty Grove rents higher ($600/wk vs $450/wk).
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,178 +67% vs other | 2,055 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.5% | -8.8% |
| Median age | 42 | 37 |
| Median household income | $122,408/yr | $138,476/yr +13% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk | $600/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,753,750 | $2,010,000 |
| Median unit price | $715,000 | $893,775 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 32 days from 44 sales | 32 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 60% | 62% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 24% | 29% |
| Environmental | 10% | 8% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| Commercial | 2% | 0% |
| Planning zones cover 99% of Concord West and 99% of Liberty Grove. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,600 across Canada Bay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +72% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.7% $1,200/wk on $2.3M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 80% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 85% of NSW | — |
| Schools | Higher than 21% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 94% of NSW same for both | |
| Affordability | Higher than 12% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 97% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 80% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 11% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Liberty Grove scores higher overall (90 vs 67).
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | A+ |
| Score | 67/100 | 90/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Concord West carries more crime risk (41 vs 19).
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 10 within 5 km | 16 within 5 km |
Schools
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 4 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 3 Strathfield Campus, 4.0 km | 3 Strathfield Campus, 4.2 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.6% | 3.5% |
Schools in Concord West
- Concord West Public School Government · Primary at peers
- St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Victoria Avenue Public School Government · Primary below peers
- Rivendell School Government · Secondary · Special school
Schools in Liberty Grove
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 7 |
| Childcare | 5 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 3 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 84/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 15.7 km | 17 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 21 min | 19 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 3.0% postcode 2138 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 10 postcode 2138 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.7%).
Setting
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.5 km | 14.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 87/100 | 74/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the building |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 42% 2,518 premises | 18% 846 premises |
Climate
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,176 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 16.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.9 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,217/yr same for both | |
| Council | Canada Bay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Reid same for both | |
| Member | Sally Sitou same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Concord West | Liberty Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Concord West
Liberty Grove
More comparisons
Other comparisons with Concord West
Other comparisons with Liberty Grove
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.