Liverpool vs Mount Pritchard

In Liverpool, most households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. In Mount Pritchard, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Liverpool tends to suit renters and people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Liverpool has more schools inside the suburb (11 vs 3)
  • Mount Pritchard has more separate houses rather than flats (87% vs 24%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Liverpool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (64% vs 35%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Liverpool

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 43 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (39.9 km vs 43.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Liverpool

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (24 vs 3)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (76% vs 13%)
  • But Mount Pritchard carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 95/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Liverpool

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (14.7% vs 4.7%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.5% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Liverpool and Mount Pritchard drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Walkability 91 / 84
Liverpool — Walkability: 91/100 Mount Pritchard — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 5 / 44
Liverpool — Safety: 5/100 Mount Pritchard — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 85 / 100
Liverpool — Low fire risk: 85/100 Mount Pritchard — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Liverpool has more residents (31,078 vs 10,426); Mount Pritchard skews older (36 vs 34).

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Population 31,078
+66% vs other
 10,426
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.7% +4.7%
Median age 34 36
Median household income $67,756/yr $72,592/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk $380/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
0-4 7.6% / 5.8%
Liverpool — 0-4: 7.6% Mount Pritchard — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 11.9% / 14.0%
Liverpool — 5-14: 11.9% Mount Pritchard — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 5.0% / 7.4%
Liverpool — 15-19: 5.0% Mount Pritchard — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 7.4% / 7.1%
Liverpool — 20-24: 7.4% Mount Pritchard — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 19.9% / 13.3%
Liverpool — 25-34: 19.9% Mount Pritchard — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 15.2% / 12.5%
Liverpool — 35-44: 15.2% Mount Pritchard — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 11.0% / 12.9%
Liverpool — 45-54: 11.0% Mount Pritchard — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 9.7% / 12.6%
Liverpool — 55-64: 9.7% Mount Pritchard — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 7.1% / 8.2%
Liverpool — 65-74: 7.1% Mount Pritchard — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 3.8% / 4.6%
Liverpool — 75-84: 3.8% Mount Pritchard — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 1.4% / 1.6%
Liverpool — 85+: 1.4% Mount Pritchard — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Liverpool 38.5% couple families
Liverpool — Couple Families: 38.5% Liverpool — Lone Person: 35.1% Liverpool — One Parent Families: 19.7% Liverpool — Group Household: 4.4% Liverpool — Other Families: 2.3%
Mount Pritchard 46.8% couple families
Mount Pritchard — Couple Families: 46.8% Mount Pritchard — Lone Person: 23.5% Mount Pritchard — One Parent Families: 25.4% Mount Pritchard — Group Household: 2.2% Mount Pritchard — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Liverpool 63.5% renting
Liverpool — Owned Outright: 15.7% Liverpool — Mortgage: 20.8% Liverpool — Renting: 63.5%
Mount Pritchard 35.2% renting
Mount Pritchard — Owned Outright: 29.6% Mount Pritchard — Mortgage: 35.2% Mount Pritchard — Renting: 35.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 9.9%
Liverpool — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Mount Pritchard — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 7.7%
Liverpool — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Mount Pritchard — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.9%
Liverpool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Mount Pritchard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 1.6%
Liverpool — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Mount Pritchard — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.6%
Liverpool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Mount Pritchard — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.0%).

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.

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Vietnam 3.1% / 15.9%
Liverpool — Vietnam: 3.1% Mount Pritchard — Vietnam: 15.9%
Iraq 11.3% / 3.3%
Liverpool — Iraq: 11.3% Mount Pritchard — Iraq: 3.3%
India 4.9% / —
Liverpool — India: 4.9% Mount Pritchard — India: not among its largest
Fiji 2.7% / 0.8%
Liverpool — Fiji: 2.7% Mount Pritchard — Fiji: 0.8%
Lebanon 1.5% / 1.9%
Liverpool — Lebanon: 1.5% Mount Pritchard — Lebanon: 1.9%
Philippines 2.2% / 1.1%
Liverpool — Philippines: 2.2% Mount Pritchard — Philippines: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 1.9%
Liverpool — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Pritchard — New Zealand: 1.9%
Italy — / 1.6%
Liverpool — Italy: not among its largest Mount Pritchard — Italy: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Liverpool 24.3% houses
Liverpool — Houses: 24.3% Liverpool — Flats / Apartments: 65.5% Liverpool — Townhouses: 10.1%
Mount Pritchard 86.9% houses
Mount Pritchard — Houses: 86.9% Mount Pritchard — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Mount Pritchard — Townhouses: 9.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Median house price $1,160,000 $1,191,500
Median unit price $515,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 82 sales
 25 days
from 53 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
3 bed $1.15M / $1.11M
Liverpool — 3 bed: $1.15M (51 sales) Mount Pritchard — 3 bed: $1.11M (38 sales)

51 vs 38 sales

4 bed $1.23M / $1.17M
Liverpool — 4 bed: $1.23M (20 sales) Mount Pritchard — 4 bed: $1.17M (22 sales)

20 vs 22 sales

5 bed $1.26M / $1.47M
Liverpool — 5 bed: $1.26M (9 sales) Mount Pritchard — 5 bed: $1.47M (15 sales)

9 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Residential 64% 85%
Parks and recreation 17% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 3%
Environmental 1% 6%
Commercial 2% 1%
Industrial 2% 0%
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

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
 1,095
across Fairfield
Approvals change year on year +28% +29%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Houses 3.5%
$660/wk on $980K
 2.7%
$700/wk on $1.32M
Units 5.4%
$550/wk on $525K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Income — Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 30% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 84% of NSW —

Liveability

Mount Pritchard scores higher overall (45 vs 40).

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Grade C
same for both
Score 40/100 45/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Liverpool carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Liverpool carries more crime risk (95 vs 56).

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Bushfire Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
95/100
 Moderate
56/100
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
same for both

Schools

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Inside the suburb 11 3
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 4 1
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 0.0 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 2.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 3.0%

Schools in Liverpool

  • Marsden Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Al Amanah College Independent · Combined at peers
  • All Saints Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Liverpool Girls High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Gulyangarri Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Liverpool Boys High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Mount Pritchard

  • Mount Pritchard Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mount Pritchard East Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Les Powell School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Supermarkets 6 2
Cafes & restaurants 50 14
Parks & reserves 25 11
Childcare 29 8
GPs 24 3
Pharmacies 14 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 9 1
Fuel stations 6
same for both
Waterways 12 5

Mobility

Mount Pritchard sits further from the CBD (43.7 km vs 39.9 km).

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Walkability score 91/100 84/100
Distance to Sydney 39.9 km 43.7 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 43 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 962.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 210.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2170
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 2170
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.

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Car (driver) 53.4% / 64.0%
Liverpool — Car (driver): 53.4% Mount Pritchard — Car (driver): 64.0%
Worked from Home 28.0% / 25.8%
Liverpool — Worked from Home: 28.0% Mount Pritchard — Worked from Home: 25.8%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.7%
Liverpool — Car (passenger): 4.5% Mount Pritchard — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Train 6.7% / 2.5%
Liverpool — Train: 6.7% Mount Pritchard — Train: 2.5%
Walked Only 5.0% / 0.7%
Liverpool — Walked Only: 5.0% Mount Pritchard — Walked Only: 0.7%
Bus 2.2% / 1.2%
Liverpool — Bus: 2.2% Mount Pritchard — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.0%).

Setting

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.7 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 23.8 km

NBN connectivity

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Connectivity score 95/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 84%
16,403 premises
 41%
3,461 premises

Climate

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Annual rainfall 909 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Average residential rate $1,322/yr $990/yr
Council Liverpool Fairfield

Federal electorate

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Division Fowler
same for both
Member Dai Le
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Liverpool Mount Pritchard
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Liverpool

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks River Transport Hub Urban

Mount Pritchard

Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

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