Parramatta, 2150

Population

30,211

Median age

32

Median household income / week

$2,092

Dwelling vacancy

12.8%

Unoccupied private dwellings

1,719 of 13,470

Median monthly mortgage

$2,080

Employment rate

63.3%

Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)

668 / 665 / 10,062

Flats / units (January to March 2026)

$690

Houses (January to March 2026)

$660

All types (January to March 2026)

$680

Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)

1,007

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)

8,680

Against the person

1,077

Against property

2,827

Rate per 1,000 residents

287.3

Person-crime prevalence

About 1 in 28 residents

State safety percentile

98.6th (lower crime is better)

Increase (daily rate)

+1.2%

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Most common offence types

• Breach Bail Conditions1285
• Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault445
• Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods522
• Steal From Retail Store929
• Transport Regulatory Offences1745

Schools & preschools

9

Median school ICSEA (9 schools)

1,094

• Arthur Phillip High SchoolSecondary
• Bayanami Public SchoolPrimary
• Macarthur Girls High SchoolSecondary
• Our Lady of Mercy College ParramattaSecondary
• Parramatta East Public SchoolPrimary
• Parramatta High SchoolSecondary
• Parramatta Public SchoolPrimary
• Parramatta West Public SchoolPrimary
• St Patrick's Primary SchoolPrimary

215 public transport stops in this suburb

• Kissing Point Rd Opp New Settlers Park
• Parramatta Station, Stand A2
• Parramatta Station, Stand B1
• Parramatta Station, Stand B2
• Parramatta Station, Stand B4

4 active roadworks / incidents

• Allow extra travel time. Use public transport. <strong>A free live site will be open in Parramatta Square for the FIFA World Cup men&#39;s Australia v Egypt game on Saturday 4 July, kick off 4am AEST. Gates open 3am.</strong>Traffic may be heavier than usual in the area. Motorists should be aware of increased pedestrian activity on roads around Parramatta Square and station.O'Connell Street, Phillip Street, Macquarie St and George Street, Parramatta Square03 Jul 2026 – 03 Jul 2026
• Allow extra travel time. Use public transport. <strong>NRL: Eels double header at CommBank Stadium in Parramatta. NRLW Eels v Wests Tigers at 11:50am. NRL Eels v Sea Eagles at 2pm, full time at 3.45pm.</strong>Traffic will be heavy on roads approaching Parramatta and nearby car parks are expected to be in high demand.Allow extra travel time on roads including Parramatta Road, Church Street, Victoria Road, James Ruse Drive and Pennant Hills Road. Motorists should also exercise caution as pedestrian activity will be high on roads between Parramatta Interchange and the stadium. Drivers are reminded that light rail services are running through Parramatta CBD. Trams can’t stop quickly or easily – so exercise extra caution when driving in the area. <strong>Road closures </strong>Roads around the stadium will close from <strong>3.45pm until 4.15pm</strong> approx. to allow crowds to safely leave the venue. Roads will re-open once crowds have cleared the area. <ul><li>O’Connell Street from Grose Street to George Street </li><li>Ross Street from O’Connell Street to Trott Street </li><li>Victoria Road from O’Connell Street to Villiers Street </li></ul>While closures are in place motorists are encouraged to avoid driving through Parramatta CBD and detour around the closures via Grose Street, Brickfield Street, Victoria Road and Wilde Avenue in both directions. O'Connell Street, Victoria Road04 Jul 2026 – 05 Jul 2026
• Allow extra travel time. Use public transport. <strong>NRL: Panthers v Rabbitohs at CommBank Stadium in Parramatta. Jersey Flegg from 5.15pm. NRL kick-off at 8pm, full time around 9.45pm.</strong>Traffic will be heavy on roads approaching Parramatta in the already busy weeknight peak and nearby car parks are expected to be in high demand.Allow extra travel time on roads including Parramatta Road, Church Street, Victoria Road, James Ruse Drive and Pennant Hills Road. Motorists should also exercise caution as pedestrian activity will be high on roads between Parramatta Interchange and the stadium. Drivers are reminded that light rail services are running through Parramatta CBD. Trams can’t stop quickly or easily – so exercise extra caution when driving in the area. <strong>Road closures </strong>Roads around the stadium will close from <strong>9.45pm until 10.15pm</strong> approx. to allow crowds to safely leave the venue. Roads will re-open once crowds have cleared the area. <ul><li>O’Connell Street from Grose Street to George Street </li><li>Ross Street from O’Connell Street to Trott Street </li><li>Victoria Road from O’Connell Street to Villiers Street </li></ul>While closures are in place motorists are encouraged to avoid driving through Parramatta CBD and detour around the closures via Grose Street, Brickfield Street, Victoria Road and Wilde Avenue in both directions. O'Connell Street, Victoria Road02 Jul 2026 – 03 Jul 2026
• RoadworksChurch Street, Great Western Highway17 Jun 2026 – 15 Jul 2026

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

708 planning-related records

1,144 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

• BottlerAlcohol
• BWSAlcohol
• LiquorlandAlcohol
• LiquorlandAlcohol

  159-175 Church Street, Parramatta

• Parramatta BottlerAlcohol

  22 George Street, Parramatta

• Valore CellarsAlcohol

  272 Church Street, Parramatta

• TimezoneAmusement Arcade

  159-175 Church Street, Parramatta

• Zero Latency VRAmusement Arcade
• ANZATM
• ATM (2)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

24 parks and public open space in this suburb

• Bill Thompson ReservePark
• Burra ReservePark
• Collett ParkPark
• David Frater ReservePark
• First Light Horse Regiment NSW LancersPark
• Foveaux ParkPark
• Granville Waratah Scoccer Football ClubPark
• Irving Street ReservePark
• James Ruse ReservePark
• Jones ParkPark

Hospitals & GP clinics

52

Emergency department

Not in suburb

• ARK Health Care Parramattaclinic
• Affordable Dentaldentist
• Argyle Street Medical CentreMarsden Streetdoctor
• Australian Clinical Labssample_collection
• Australian Skin Clinics - ParramattaChurch Streetclinic
• BJC Healthphysiotherapist
• Broughton HouseThomas Streetclinic
• Bupa DentalMarsden Streetdentist
• Bupa Medical Visa Serviceslaboratory
• Bupa Optical & HearingChurch Streetoptometrist

IRSAD decile (2021)

9/10

IRSD decile (2021)

5/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

26 state heritage places

• 1st/15th Royal NSW Lancers Memorial Museum CollectionLinden House 2 Smith Street ParramattaSHR
• Ancient Aboriginal and Early Colonial LandscapeRobin Thomas Reserve , Harris ParkSHR
• Archaeological Site and Associated Artefacts45 Macquarie street, ParramattaSHR
• Avondale25 O'Connell Street ParramattaSHR
• Broughton House43a Thomas Street ParramattaSHR
• Harrisford182 George Street ParramattaSHR
• Kings School Group (former)3 Marist Place ParramattaSHR
• Lennox Bridge349-351 (adj) Church Street ParramattaSHR
• Lennox House39 Campbell Street ParramattaSHR
• Macarthur House8 Melville Street ParramattaSHR

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

• Angel Babies Child CareThomas Streetchildcare
• Little Bees Childcare CentreChurch Streetchildcare

Bushfire planning zone

No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Parks & woodland (OSM)

71

Parks (OSM)

34

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Desirability score

65.5/100 — Good

State standing

Top 8% of New South Wales' suburbs

National rank

409th in Australia

State rank

158th in NSW

Peer rank

#41 among Metro Sydney · Growth area suburbs

Cohort rank

#114 among Metro Sydney suburbs

Data confidence

89%

• 1919 Lanzhou Beef Noodleamenities159-175 Church Street, Parramattarestaurant
• 3 Bells Caféamenitiescafe
• 500 Degrees Steakhouseamenitiesrestaurant
• 7-Elevenamenities81 Victoria Road, Parramattafuel
• 8848 Momo HouseamenitiesMarsden Street, Parramattarestaurant
• 8th Expresso Baramenitiescafe
• AJ Hair + Beauty Salonamenitieshairdresser
• AK Travelamenitiestravel_agency
• ALEX & Co.amenitiesUnit Shop 2-4 330 Church Street, Parramattarestaurant
• ANZamenitiesatm