Liverpool is a city of children, young people and families. As at the 2011 Census, almost 40% of the population was less than 24 years of age. Almost three quarters of all families in Liverpool include children (74.95%), which is higher than Sydney generally (64.6%).
In 2011, there were 7,915 (18%) one parent families in Liverpool. There are also many families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. 40% of Liverpool's population was born overseas and 50% of all Liverpool residents speak a language other than English. More people live in households of four or more people. 41.7% in Liverpool, compared with 29.5% in Sydney. This means that Liverpool is made up of different types of families, which is important to consider in planning and service delivery.
Council is committed to promoting opportunities to enhance the well-being of children, young people and families. We provide information and advice about a range of services. Visit the Liverpool Community Profile.
Liverpool City Council runs several children's centres and pre-schools for children aged zero to twelve years.
A team of experienced and qualified child care staff provide quality care to your child in a safe and nurturing environment. For more information on Council's Children's Centres please contact Council's Early Childhood Program Coordinators.
Council holds a range of events and activities each year for families and children including:
- Australia Day: 26th January
- Families Week: 15th - 21st May
- Refugee Week: 19th - 25th June
- Children's Week: 22nd - 30th October
Look out for more information on our What's On page closer to the above dates.
Liverpool City Library provides a variety of services for children aged three to 12 years including:
- Story time;
- Reading corner;
- Songs;
- Homework help;
- Educational games;
- School holiday programs; and
- Computer and internet facilities.
The library also has a dedicated Young People's Librarian that organises a range of activities for families and children.
For more information visit the Liverpool City Library.
Liverpool City has over 250 parks, many with barbecue facilities, picnic areas, walkways and cycleways, play equipment and sporting fields. Use of these parks are free.There are also skate parks located at Moorebank and Miller.For more information see Council's Parks and Cycleways pages.
Liverpool City Council is developing a Children’s Services Strategy which aims to provide a well-planned and coordinated approach to support families and children in our community.
Council also supports the Liverpool Child & Family Services Interagency (LCFSI). The Interagency is a meeting for all agencies that work with children and families. The interagency meets every two months for the purpose of sharing information, identifying local needs and planning appropriate responses and providing advocacy and representation to decision-makers to influence planning and resource allocation.
Working groups of the Liverpool Child & Family Services Interagency have developed several initiatives as part of the vision for Liverpool to have happy, healthy and safe children.
One such initiative is Paint Liverpool REaD, which encourages parents to share stories, talk, sing, read and play with their children every day from birth.
Paint Liverpool Read has a mascot called GoGo the Gecko and he travels around Liverpool engaging families in early literacy experiences at playgroups, early learning centres, shopping centres such as Westfield Liverpool and community events.
Since being launched in 2012, Paint Liverpool REaD has produced four storybooks which are given away free to families. The latest book ‘Where is Bayagin’s Brother?’ is a bilingual (English/Dharug) story written and illustrated by Leanne Redpath and Dharug translations provided by Rhiannon Wright. Families can also access copies of the book at all six Liverpool City Library locations.
Paint Liverpool REaD also utilises social media to help promote early literacy information. You can find their page here:
https://www.facebook.com/PaintLiverpoolREaD
The following websites contains useful information for families with children:
