Liverpool

New South Wales · Sydney - South West · 230,992 people · 37 suburbs · 16 postcodes

Liverpool at a glance

230,992
Population
#7 of 130 in NSW
458
km² area
504/km² density
34.6
Median age
-5.1 vs NSW
966
SEIFA IRSAD
#50 of 130 in NSW
75
Schools
49 gov, 14 Cath, 12 indep
43.3%
Born overseas
36.6%
Renting

Map shows the Liverpool LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: 1-2 (most disadvantaged), 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Liverpool is a metropolitan Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 37 suburbs across 16 postcodes and an area of 458 km². Liverpool has a population of 230,992 , ranking #7 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Liverpool (31,078 residents).About 43.3% of residents were born overseas and 53.9% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (22.1%) 15–24 (14.0%) 25–44 (28.8%) 45–64 (23.5%) 65+ (11.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years51,112 (22.1%)
15–24 years32,457 (14.0%)
25–44 years66,497 (28.8%)
45–64 years54,347 (23.5%)
65+ years26,640 (11.5%)
43.3%
Born overseas
53.9%
Speak a language other than English at home
1.7%
First Nations
3.2
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (23.6%) Mortgaged (39.8%) Renting (36.6%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (79.7%) Semi/townhouse (8.9%) Flat/apartment (11.4%)
$453
Median weekly rent
$2,151
Median monthly mortgage
39.9%
Households with 0-1 cars
60.1%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

7.1%
Unemployment rate
49,195
In full-time work
24,595
In part-time work

Schools in Liverpool

75 schools across Liverpool: 65.3% Government, 18.7% Catholic, 16.0% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1000 (range 848 to 1132). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

NSW average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (56.0%) Secondary (20.0%) Combined (20.0%) Special (4.0%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 1000 NSW median 1005LGA range 848 to 1132

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 75 schools in Liverpool, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
Amity College Independent Combined Prestons 2,588 1096
All Saints Catholic College Catholic Combined Liverpool 2,138 1038
Thomas Hassall Anglican College Independent Combined Middleton Grange 1,721 1083
Al-Faisal College - Liverpool Independent Combined Austral 1,573 1097
St Francis Catholic College Catholic Combined Edmondson Park 1,559 1088
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College Catholic Combined Austral 1,539 1037
Unity Grammar College Independent Combined Austral 1,428 1059
Cecil Hills High School Government Secondary Cecil Hills 1,342 986
William Carey Christian School Independent Combined Prestons 1,325 1105
Good Samaritan Catholic College Catholic Secondary Hinchinbrook 1,297 1006
Casula High School Government Secondary Casula 1,281 957
Clancy Catholic College Catholic Secondary West Hoxton 1,211 1054
Minarah College Independent Combined Green Valley 1,129 1014
John Edmondson High School Government Secondary Horningsea Park 1,084 982
Moorebank High School Government Secondary Moorebank 992 1022
Al Amanah College Independent Combined Liverpool 939 1012
Edmondson Park Public School Government Primary Edmondson Park 897 1077
St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College Independent Combined Wattle Grove 896 1132
Hoxton Park High School Government Secondary Hinchinbrook 895 940
Austral Public School Government Primary Austral 846 1032
Miller High School Government Secondary Miller 816 878
Marsden Road Public School Government Primary Liverpool 726 977
Cecil Hills Public School Government Primary Cecil Hills 721 1017
Bellfield College Independent Combined Rossmore 704 984
Liverpool Girls High School Government Secondary Liverpool 704 941
Ashcroft High School Government Secondary Ashcroft 701 877
Lurnea High School Government Secondary Lurnea 696 902
Holsworthy High School Government Secondary Holsworthy 693 1000
Emmaus Catholic College Catholic Secondary Kemps Creek 674 996
Dalmeny Public School Government Primary Prestons 671 1012
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Carnes Hill 669 1059
Liverpool West Public School Government Primary Liverpool 668 920
Casula Public School Government Primary Casula 660 980
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Prestons 646 1088
Mamre Anglican School Independent Combined Kemps Creek 626 1039
Greenway Park Public School Government Primary Carnes Hill 620 1011
Prestons Public School Government Primary Prestons 586 962
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Holsworthy 576 1080
Holsworthy Public School Government Primary Holsworthy 563 1100
Liverpool Public School Government Primary Liverpool 562 960
Liverpool Boys High School Government Secondary Liverpool 555 925
James Busby High School Government Secondary Green Valley 544 902
Hoxton Park Public School Government Primary Hoxton Park 531 985
Nuwarra Public School Government Primary Moorebank 508 997
Hinchinbrook Public School Government Primary Hinchinbrook 487 959
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Hoxton Park 469 1037
Middleton Grange Public School Government Primary Middleton Grange 465 1010
Hammondville Public School Government Primary Hammondville 445 1030
Lurnea Public School Government Primary Lurnea 440 906
Newbridge Heights Public School Government Primary Moorebank 440 1055
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Moorebank 440 1074
Wattle Grove Public School Government Primary Wattle Grove 427 1035
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Lurnea 400 1062
Green Valley Public School Government Primary Green Valley 365 973
Sadleir Public School Government Primary Sadleir 351 883
Chipping Norton Public School Government Primary Chipping Norton 333 1018
St Therese Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Miller 315 1003
Busby West Public School Government Primary Green Valley 304 895
Ashcroft Public School Government Primary Ashcroft 284 887
Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney Independent Combined Kemps Creek 271 1048
Gulyangarri Public School Government Primary Liverpool 267 959
Miller Public School Government Primary Miller 266 880
Trinity Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Kemps Creek 263 1012
Arrahman College Independent Primary Austral 256 1084
Busby Public School Government Primary Busby 243 892
Cartwright Public School Government Primary Cartwright 241 920
Warwick Farm Public School Government Primary Warwick Farm 219 951
Heckenberg Public School Government Primary Heckenberg 209 848
Mainsbridge School Government Special Liverpool 125 949
Bringelly Public School Government Primary Bringelly 114 929
Kemps Creek Public School Government Primary Kemps Creek 114 947
Rossmore Public School Government Primary Rossmore 113 937
Lawrence Hargrave School Government Special Warwick Farm 59 862
Georges River Environmental Education Centre Government Combined Chipping Norton
Liverpool Hospital School Government Special Liverpool

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Liverpool. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

966
Ranked #50 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

929

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

998

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

975

Suburbs in Liverpool

Liverpool contains 37 suburbs and 16 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Liverpool 2170 31,078 $1,303/wk 34
Casula 2170 16,584 $1,730/wk 36
Prestons 2170 15,694 $2,310/wk 34
Green Valley 2168 12,919 $1,775/wk 37
Edmondson Park 2174 12,080 $2,562/wk 31
Hinchinbrook 2168 11,521 $1,909/wk 35
Moorebank 2170 11,408 $2,201/wk 36
West Hoxton 2171 10,152 $2,468/wk 34
Lurnea 2170 10,057 $1,239/wk 32
Chipping Norton 2170 9,412 $2,024/wk 39
Wattle Grove 2173 8,886 $2,459/wk 35
Middleton Grange 2171 7,043 $2,344/wk 31
Cecil Hills 2171 6,906 $2,409/wk 38
Austral 2179 6,847 $2,168/wk 31
Warwick Farm 2170 6,135 $1,132/wk 35
Holsworthy 2173 5,657 $2,571/wk 31
Hoxton Park 2171 4,572 $1,960/wk 35
Busby 2168 4,446 $1,163/wk 32
Hammondville 2170 3,691 $1,868/wk 42
Horningsea Park 2171 3,673 $2,457/wk 32
Ashcroft 2168 3,634 $1,089/wk 32
Miller 2168 3,374 $825/wk 35
Carnes Hill 2171 3,332 $2,630/wk 32
Heckenberg 2168 3,263 $1,159/wk 32
Sadleir 2168 3,243 $946/wk 33
Elizabeth Hills 2171 3,208 $2,413/wk 31
Cartwright 2168 2,616 $826/wk 35
Bringelly 2556 2,433 $1,833/wk 42
Rossmore 2557 2,241 $1,827/wk 40
Kemps Creek 2178 2,121 $1,753/wk 44
Voyager Point 2172 1,678 $3,205/wk 37
Pleasure Point 2172 606 $3,276/wk 39
Greendale 2546 314 $1,958/wk 42
Badgerys Creek 2555 168 $1,271/wk 40
Brereton 2752
Ingleburn Milpo 2174
Len Waters Estate 2171

Postcodes covered

2168, 2170, 2171, 2172, 2173, 2174, 2178, 2179, 2546, 2550, 2555, 2556, 2557, 2745, 2752, 2787

Compare Liverpool with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Liverpool and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Liverpool (NSW) 230,992 34.6 966 36.6% 43.3%
Fairfield 207,004 38.8 885 39.3% 56.0%
Canterbury-Bankstown 385,402 36.4 966 39.4% 44.8%
Campbelltown (NSW) 177,795 35.4 953 35.0% 35.0%
Camden 119,444 33.6 1050 25.4% 23.2%
Penrith 218,758 35.3 982 34.2% 23.2%

Services and amenities

Frequently asked questions about Liverpool

What is the population of Liverpool?

The 2021 Census recorded 230,992 people living in Liverpool, across 37 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Liverpool?

Liverpool contains 37 suburbs. The most populous are Liverpool, Casula, Prestons, Green Valley, Edmondson Park.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Liverpool?

Liverpool covers 16 postcodes: 2168, 2170, 2171, 2172, 2173, 2174, 2178, 2179, 2546, 2550, 2555, 2556, 2557, 2745, 2752, 2787.

How many schools are in Liverpool?

Liverpool has 75 schools, including 49 government, 14 Catholic, and 12 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Liverpool?

Liverpool has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 966, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.