Liverpool, NSW 2170

One of Australia's oldest colonial towns, founded in 1810, Liverpool is the administrative centre of Liverpool City Council and the major regional city of South Western Sydney, about 31 km south-west of the CBD (2021 Census population ~31,078). It is deeply multicultural: only about a third of residents were born in Australia, with large Iraqi-, Indian- and Vietnamese-born communities and Arabic the most common language after English. It suits first-home buyers, young families and health/education workers wanting relative affordability, strong amenity and direct rail to the city, in a centre positioning itself as Sydney's emerging 'third CBD' around the Western Sydney Airport growth corridor.

At a Glance

Transport

Liverpool railway station (heritage-listed, opened 1856) sits on the Main Southern line and is a major interchange served by T2 Leppington & Inner West, T3 Liverpool & Inner West and T5 Cumberland services, with direct trains to the Sydney CBD, Leppington, Parramatta and Schofields. Around 30 Transit Systems bus routes radiate from the station, including the Liverpool-Parramatta T-way bus corridor and three overnight NightRide routes. Roads are well developed via the M5 Motorway, Westlink M7 and Hume Highway, and the suburb anchors the South West growth corridor near the new Western Sydney International Airport at Badgerys Creek.

Schools

Liverpool Boys High School - NSW government comprehensive secondary school for boys. Liverpool Girls High School - public girls' high school established in 1954 whose students represent around 60 nationalities. All Saints Catholic College Liverpool - Catholic co-educational secondary college with a senior campus on Bigge Street in Liverpool. Liverpool Public School - one of three public primary schools in the suburb (with Liverpool West and Marsden Road).

Universities

Western Sydney University's Liverpool City campus (100 Macquarie Street, opened 2018; Ngara Ngura campus) is in the Liverpool CBD beside the health precinct.

Shopping & Amenities

Westfield Liverpool is the suburb's major shopping centre at the northern end of the main Macquarie Street retail strip (around 274 stores plus cinemas and dining), with Liverpool Plaza (Coles, Kmart, Aldi) between the Macquarie Mall and Northumberland Street. Liverpool Hospital - among the state's largest public hospitals and hub of the redeveloping Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct - anchors a health district that also includes the private Sydney Southwest Private Hospital. Civic life centres on Liverpool City Council, the multicultural cafe and restaurant strip along Macquarie Street, the Whitlam Leisure Centre (pool and ~3,000-seat indoor stadium at Woodward Park), and nearby arts venues such as Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre just outside the suburb.

Parks & Outdoors

The Georges River curves around Liverpool's eastern side, with parks, walking and cycling access at selected points and quieter recreation around Chipping Norton and the river further downstream. Within the suburb, Bigge Park is a central city park with a war memorial, shade and playgrounds; Pioneer Memorial Park to the north preserves a historic cemetery; and Woodward Park is the main sporting precinct. Parks cover roughly 16.7% of the suburb's ~6.4 km² across 39 open spaces.

Property Market

The median house price in Liverpool was around ~$950,000 (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Housing stock mixes detached houses, townhouses and apartments, with Liverpool among Sydney's busier apartment-construction areas and prices well below the city median - a drawcard for first-home buyers and investors. Demand drivers include the expanding hospital/university health precinct, the rail and bus interchange, and the Western Sydney Airport growth corridor (airport passengers from October 2026).

New Developments

Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP): phase 1 delivered a new five-storey building with an expanded NICU, birthing suites and centralised pathology; phase 2 is an ~$830 million Integrated Services Building (demolition underway from 2025, construction completion expected 2027), with Lendlease as principal contractor. Western Sydney University opened its Liverpool City campus in 2018 and the CBD was rezoned for mixed-use in 2018 to enable more homes, offices and shops. The CBD is being positioned as a 'third CBD' in the Western Sydney International Airport aerotropolis, with the airport at Badgerys Creek opening for freight from 26 July 2026 and passengers from 25 October 2026.

Jobs & Local Economy

Healthcare leads the local economy: Liverpool Hospital and the wider South Western Sydney Local Health District make Liverpool a major clinical, research and education hub, and LHAP construction alone was projected to support almost 900 jobs. Other key employers and anchors are Liverpool City Council (LGA administrative centre), Western Sydney University and TAFE NSW at its Liverpool City campus, and retail at Westfield Liverpool. The broader Liverpool region is projected to pass 1.2 million residents by the early 2030s, driving demand in health, education, retail and construction.

Nearby Suburbs

Warwick Farm, Moorebank, Casula, Lurnea, Ashcroft, Sadleir, Cartwright, Mount Pritchard, Hammondville, Chipping Norton

Sources & method

Researched 4 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.

Sources cited in this guide:

• Wikipedia — Liverpool
• Wikipedia — Liverpool railway station, Sydney

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