Liverpool vs Warwick Farm
In both, most households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Warwick Farm tends to suit 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
Liverpool
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (29 vs 2)
- has more parks and reserves (25 vs 2)
- has more schools inside the suburb (11 vs 2)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Warwick Farm
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($960,000 vs $1,160,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Warwick Farm
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($327/wk vs $370/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Liverpool is more walkable (91/100 vs 68/100)
- Warwick Farm sits closer to the CBD (37.5 km vs 39.9 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 0)
- is more walkable (91/100 vs 68/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Liverpool
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is growing faster (14.7% vs 4.3%)
- returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.5% vs 2.9%)
Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.
Where they sit
Liverpool and Warwick Farm 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
Liverpool has more residents (31,078 vs 6,135); Liverpool has higher household incomes ($67,756 vs $58,864).
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 31,078 +80% vs other | 6,135 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.7% | +4.3% |
| Median age | 34 | 35 |
| Median household income | $67,756/yr +13% vs other | $58,864/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk +12% vs other | $327/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
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 (11.9%).
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 (11.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,160,000 | $960,000 |
| Median unit price | $515,000 | $485,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 23 days from 82 sales | 21 days from 15 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.
15 vs 7 sales
51 vs 10 sales
Unit price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
50 vs 7 sales
379 vs 100 sales
70 vs 19 sales
Zoning mix
Warwick Farm has more industrially zoned land (22% vs 2%).
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 64% | 19% |
| Parks and recreation | 17% | 37% |
| Industrial | 2% | 22% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 13% | 16% |
| Environmental | 1% | 6% |
| Commercial | 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 | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,229 across Liverpool same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +28% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.5% $660/wk on $980K | 2.9% $550/wk on $998K |
| Units | 5.4% $550/wk on $525K | 5.7% $550/wk on $500K |
Ranking within NSW
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Income | — | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 35% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 72% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 96% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
Liveability
Liverpool is more walkable (91 vs 68); Liverpool scores higher overall (40 vs 34).
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C same for both | |
| Score | 40/100 | 34/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | High 92/100 |
| 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 | 12 within 5 km |
Schools
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 11 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 3 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 4 | 1 |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 50 Scott Street Liverpool, 0.0 km | 2 50 Scott Street Liverpool, 2.3 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 2.3% | 2.2% |
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 Warwick Farm
- Warwick Farm Public School Government · Primary below peers
- Lawrence Hargrave School Government · Secondary · Special school
Amenities in the suburb
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 6 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 50 | 5 |
| Parks & reserves | 25 | 2 |
| Childcare | 29 | 2 |
| GPs | 24 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 14 | 1 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 9 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 6 | 2 |
| Waterways | 12 | 4 |
Mobility
Liverpool sits further from the CBD (39.9 km vs 37.5 km).
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 91/100 | 68/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 39.9 km +6% vs other | 37.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 37 min | 41 min |
| Public transport score | 93/100 Rail · Bus | 96/100 Rail · Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 962.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 57.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.4%).
Setting
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 21.7 km 4.3 km to a named beach | 20.5 km 2.0 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Hybrid fibre-coaxial |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 84% 16,403 premises | 33% 3,590 premises |
Climate
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,322/yr same for both | |
| Council | Liverpool same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fowler same for both | |
| Member | Dai Le same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Liverpool | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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