Liverpool NSW 2170
Located in New South Wales, Liverpool sits 40 km from Sydney CBD, around 37 minutes by car. The suburb has 31,078 residents, a median age of 34, and a median household income of $67,756 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 14.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $370 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. The area shows high crime risk. Of 11 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Liverpool a good suburb?
Liverpool scores a C (40/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
11 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 91/100 · 39.9 km · 37 min drive to Sydney
Around the state median
Median $1.16M
High crime risk
Fire 15/100 · Crime 95/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 34 · 31,078 residents
Liveability Rating
40 / 100 · Ranked #1013 in NSWEach bar is Liverpool's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Liverpool?
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Our score
40 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median Unit Price
Public listings dataLiverpool's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $515,000, about 8% above where it sat a year earlier.
Units
$515,000
6% above its 3 neighbours (median $485,000)
Based on 521 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 32 days — median across 338 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 50 sales $411K
- 2 bed 379 sales $506K
- 3 bed 70 sales $671K
Houses
$1,160,000
7% below its 8 neighbours (median $1,250,000)
Based on 108 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 82 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 15 sales $448K
- 3 bed 51 sales $1.15M
- 4 bed 20 sales $1.23M
- 5 bed 9 sales $1.26M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Liverpool are currently listed at around $980,000 on average. Based on 49 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$980K
49 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$525K
199 units listed in the last 6 months.
248 of the suburb's 10,896 dwellings (2.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Liverpool rent for around $660 a week on average, based on 118 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$660/wk
6% below its 7 neighbours (median $700/wk)
118 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$550/wk
315 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
433 rentals advertised against an estimated 6,919 rented homes (6.3%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $725/wk
- 158 bonds
- +48% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $560/wk
- 310 bonds
- +46% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2170 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025127 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2170.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$660/week ($34,000 a year) on a $980,000 median
$550/week ($29,000 a year) on a $525,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
59 active Airbnb listings: 37 whole homes and 22 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.3% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Liverpool safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Liverpool sits in the high band, with 4,712 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 6% on the prior year.
4,712 offences
5.6% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025100 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 6 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
Liverpool City Council has published 4 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
Eleven schools serve Liverpool, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Marsden Road Public School leads the pack.
- • 6,684 students across 9 schools (avg 743)
- • Sectors: 8 Government, 2 Independent, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 920-1038, median 959 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: All Saints Catholic College (2,138 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
2.3% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Liverpool is exceptionally walkable on foot — at 91/100, daily errands don't require a car at all. Within the suburb there are 6 supermarkets, 25 parks and 50 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Liverpool.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 962.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 701.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 551.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 25.0 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 7 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Liverpool.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 84%
- Premises covered
- 16,403
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Liverpool: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 64 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 7 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Liverpool is home to about 31,100 residents, with a median age of 34, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $68,000 a year, with unemployment at 10.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
31,078
Median Age
34
Median Household Income
$67,756/yr
Census Median Rent
$370/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$30,628/yr
Unemployment Rate
10.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
14.3%
Total Dwellings
10,896
Owner-Occupier Rate
36.5%
Houses
24.3%
Rental Stress
28.4%
Mortgage Stress
30.7%
Work From Home
28.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
486 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 227 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 6,692 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 33.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 24.6%
- Employment Rate
- 40.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 45.7%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
4,232 residents (13.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 28,714 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
10% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (1,020 of 10,090).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 18,494 people work here; 10,090 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 1.8 jobs for every working resident. At least 45% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,322 a year through Liverpool based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 64%
- Parks and recreation 17%
- Infrastructure and transport 13%
- Commercial 2%
- Industrial 2%
- Environmental 1%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Liverpool
In the year to August 2026, 2,229 new dwellings were approved across Liverpool. That mix is 1,634 houses and 595 units. Approvals are up 27.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.8 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 18.2 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.72 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Liverpool monitoring station, 1.2 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Bankstown Airport AWS, 6.3 kmHigh rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 23 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 21.7 km
- 4.3 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 909 mm
- 82 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 28.7°C
- 13 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.4°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
10 facilities within 5 km- 1.3 kmElectric Cable and Wire ManufacturingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 1.3 kmBread Manufacturing (Factory based)Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Carbon monoxide
- 1.4 kmRigid and Semi-Rigid Polymer Product ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 1.5 kmBread Manufacturing (Factory based)Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 1.6 kmPolymer Foam Product ManufacturingTop reported: Dichloromethane · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
EV adoption
In postcode 2170, 636 of 83,098 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.6% (3,819 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2170, 12,656 rooftop-solar systems totalling 102.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 39,020 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 782 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
33 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 68 across postcode 2170.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $515,000 this is under the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Dai Le Independent
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dai Le | 68.2% | 31.8% | +12.3 |
| 2022 | Dai Le | 55.7% | 44.3% | +8.3 |
| 2019 | Chris Hayes | 64.0% | 36.0% | +3.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Charishma Kaliyanda Labor
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Charishma Kaliyanda ALP | 58.4% |
| 2019 | Paul Lynch ALP | 66.7% |
| 2015 | Paul Lynch ALP | 70.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
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Common questions about Liverpool
Is Liverpool a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Liverpool is high (95/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Liverpool?
Liverpool has a low recorded bushfire history (15/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Liverpool a good place to live?
Liverpool has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (40/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Liverpool?
Liverpool, NSW had a population of 31,078 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Liverpool, NSW?
The postcode for Liverpool, NSW is 2170.
How far is Liverpool from Sydney?
Liverpool is 40 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 37 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Liverpool?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Liverpool was $67,756 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Liverpool?
The median advertised rent in Liverpool is $660 a week for houses (118 listings) and $550 a week for units (315 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Liverpool?
The median age of residents in Liverpool was 34 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Liverpool at risk of bushfire?
Liverpool has a low recorded bushfire history (15/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Liverpool?
There are 11 schools inside the Liverpool boundary: 1 above, 3 at, and 4 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Liverpool walkable?
Liverpool scores 91/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it exceptionally walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Liverpool?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Liverpool (Liverpool) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.8 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.2 µg/m³. That puts Liverpool below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Liverpool?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Liverpool, Bankstown Airport AWS (6.3 km away), summer days average 28.7°C, winter nights 6.4°C, 909 mm of rain a year over 82 rainy days, and 13 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Liverpool?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Liverpool belong to?
Liverpool sits within the Liverpool local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Liverpool?
The average residential rates bill through Liverpool is $1,322 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Liverpool?
Across Liverpool, 2,229 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 27.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Liverpool in?
Liverpool sits within the federal Division of Fowler, currently held by Dai Le (Independent).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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