NSW · Parramatta Council
Silverwater, 2128
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Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Silverwater is a lively inner mid-sized suburb with dining, shopping and leisure options right on the doorstep. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a healthy mix of renters and owner-occupiers.
Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Public transport links make it easy to move between neighbouring suburbs without relying on the car.
Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker housing affordability and growth momentum against similar metro suburbs, even with transport and access holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 3,600
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $1,875
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 96 of 886
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 33.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 96 / 167 / 379
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $485
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 355
- Against the person
- 39
- Against property
- 294
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 98.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 92 residents
- State safety percentile
- 68.4th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +29%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault15
- Fraud175
- Motor Vehicle Theft17
- Other Theft20
- Steal From Motor Vehicle46
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
53 public transport stops in this suburb
- Cricket Central, Silverwater Rd
- Holker St Opp Newington Reserve
- Newington Rd After Holker St
- Silverwater Correctional Complex, Holker St
- Silverwater Rd Opp River St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
5 planning-related records
2024· 2 proposals
October 2024
- Subdivision87/-/1293987Determined
April 2024
- Subdivision87/-/1293987Determined
2023· 1 proposal
April 2023
- Recreational Uses87/-/752484Determined
2022· 2 proposals
April 2022
- SignageJunction Street, SilverwaterDetermined
March 2022
- Multi-dwelling housing40-44 Wetherill Street North, SilverwaterDetermined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
68 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- 2128 12Bus stop
- Bus stop
- Carnarvon St after Stubbs StBus stop
- Carnarvon St at Melton St NorthBus stop
- Carnarvon St at Vore StBus stop
- Carnarvon St before Stubbs StBus stop
- Carnarvon St opp Hume ParkBus stop
- Cricket Central, Silverwater RdBus stop
- Fariola St after Day St NorthBus stop
- Fariola St opp Day St NorthBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Beaconsfield Street ReservePark
- Deakin ParkPark
- Hume ParkPark
- Newington ReservePark
- Silverwater ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Silverwater Prison Complex Conservation AreaHolker Street, SilverwaterSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 32.1/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4938th in Australia
- State rank
- 1581st in NSW
- Peer rank
- #371 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #764 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 2128 12amenitiesbus_stop
- A1 Motorsamenities5-7 Vore Street, Silverwatercar_repair
- Allcott Hire Silverwateramenitiesplant_hire
- Australia Postamenities5 Rachael Close, Silverwaterpost_office
- BPamenitiesfuel
- BoConceptamenitiesfurniture
- Bus stopamenitiesbus_stop
- Caffe Milanoamenities30 Vore Street, Silverwatercafe
- Carnarvon St after Stubbs Stamenitiesbus_stop
- Carnarvon St at Melton St Northamenitiesbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.