Median house price
$1.63M
-9.2% change
NSW · Parramatta Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
35,730
Growth (1 yr)
+1.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+9.0%
Median age
32
Median income
$2,092/wk
Employment rate
63.3%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,634,000
Languages at home
73.9%non-English
Most common: Hindi, Mandarin, Tamil
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Parramatta is a lively inner larger suburb with dining, shopping and leisure options right on the doorstep. The community skews younger, with a strong presence of young families throughout. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
There is a dense cluster of schools and early-learning options nearby. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses, trains, and ferries cover longer journeys across the metro area.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. Recognised heritage character runs through the streets, with older fabric still defining local identity.
Desirability rates good overall, led by community and employment, while safety land closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.63M
-9.2% change
Median rent
$680/wk
Houses $660 · Units $690
Population (ERP)
35,730
+1.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
12.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#49
among Metro Sydney · Growth area
Safety
98th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
86th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
83rd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
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
Estimated resident population
35,730(June 2025)
+1.9% annual · +9.0% over 5 years · 86th percentile in NSW
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~40,900), extrapolated at +2.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
215 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
1,662 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
105 restaurants · 78 cafes · 7 pubs · 7 bars · 13 supermarkets · 8 pharmacies · 47 fast food · 4 bakeries
Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Parramatta
11A George Street, Parramatta
154 Marsden Street, Parramatta
Unit 1 235 Church Street
Unit 1 27 Hunter Street, Parramatta
33 Argyle Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
O'Connell Street, Parramatta
85 George Street, Parramatta
Unit K404 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 2 118 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 2010A 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
9 George Street, Parramatta
Unit 4072 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
13 Wentworth Street, Parramatta
Macquarie Street, Parramatta
Unit K401 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
9-13 Argyle Street, Parramatta
Unit 5 2 Horwood Place
Unit 1154A 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit Level 3 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
330 Church Street
34 Charles Street, Parramatta
Unit Shop 1 235 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 2174 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 8 45 Macquarie Street, Parramatta
Unit Shop K302 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit Level 5 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
118 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5056 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 1 302 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5052 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 4 140 Marsden Street, Parramatta
Unit 4068 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit Shop 4 12 Darcy Street, Parramatta
Unit 4067 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5058 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 1167 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5052A 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 1100A 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5057 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5053 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5054 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Church Street, Parramatta
Smith Street
Unit 5055 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
11 Victoria Road
11 Victoria Road, Parramatta
19 George Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Marsden Street, Parramatta
Unit Shop 2-4 330 Church Street, Parramatta
306 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 1 330 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 3 188 George Street
320 Church Street, Parramatta
302 Church Street, Parramatta
328 Church Street, Parramatta
399 Church Street
Unit 5 330 Church Street, Parramatta
180 George Street
Unit G02A 45 Macquarie Street, Parramatta
292 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street
Unit Shop 1 20 Victoria Road
79 Macquarie Street
Unit 4033 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
94 Phillip Street, Parramatta
137 Church Street, Parramatta
36 Charles Street, Parramatta
96 Phillip Street, Parramatta
Argyle Street, Level 2 Dining Precinct
277b Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 3 140 Marsden Street, Parramatta
311-313 Church Street, Parramatta
1 Gore Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
118 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
171 Church Street, Parramatta
Shop 1156 L1 Westfield Parramatta
68 Thomas Street
118 Church Street, Parramatta
346A Church Street, Parramatta
5 Parramatta Square
1-3 George Street, Parramatta
5 Pararamatta Square, Parramatta
177 Macquarie Street
3 Marist Place, Parramatta
1-19 MacArthur Street, Parramatta
Fitzwilliam Street
Parramatta
102-116 Macquarie Street, Parramatta
182 Church Street Mall
Unit Shop 4066 159-175 Church Street
43A Thomas Street
1 Victoria Road, Parramatta
16 Hunter Street
65 High Street, Parramatta
20 Victoria Road, Parramatta
1 Victoria Road, Parramatta
Unit Level 3 152 Marsden Street, Parramatta
Unit 3 88 Church Street
156 Marsden Street, Parramatta
Unit 1141B 159-175 Church Street
13 Marsden Street, Parramatta
202-214 Church Street, Parramatta
458 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit M11B 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5020/1 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit Shop 13 Argyle Street, Parramatta
406-408 Church Street, Parramatta
Aird Street, Parramatta
Church and Market Street Corner, Parramatta
72 bus stops · 19 train stations · 1 ferry terminals
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
22 George Street, Parramatta
272 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 3027 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
10 Smith Street, Parramatta
223 Church Street
Unit Shop 3050 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
2 Horwood Place
Unit 2161 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
10 Pitt Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
7 Argyle Street, Parramatta
Unit Shop 2101-2103 159 Church Street, Parramatta
55 Church Street, Parramatta
9A Aird Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 3040 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 3073 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 3039 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
29 Hunter Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 2117/18 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street
30 Cowper Street, Parramatta
7 Hassall Street, Parramatta
Unit 1 410 Church Street
153 Macquarie Street, Parramatta
29 Smith Street, Parramatta
Unit 123 29 Smith Street, Parramatta
Unit 5015 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
6 George Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 2144 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5057B 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
282 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
6 Pitt Street, Parramatta
Unit 5
16 Hunter Street
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
245 Church Street, Parramatta
111 Wigram Street
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 4073A 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Macquarie Street, Parramatta
Cnr Parkes St and Valentine Ave, Parramatta
106 Hassall Street, Rosehill
350 Church Street, Parramatta
30 Hunter Street
30 Phillip Street, Parramatta
100 Marsden Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
283 Church Street, Parramatta
Church Street, Parramatta
Unit K510B 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 3029 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 4031 159-175 Westfield Parramatta, 159-175 Church Street
Unit 5013 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 3064/5 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit Shop 3066 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5014 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street
Church Street
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
118 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5018 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
77 Macquarie Street, Parramatta
Unit 11, Parramatta
255 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Macquarie Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit Level 2 17-21 Hunter Street, Parramatta
Unit 3027A 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
223 Church Street, Parramatta
35 Hunter Street, Parramatta
20 Victoria Road, Parramatta
1 Dirrabarri Lane
99 Macquarie Street, Parramatta
Unit 15 17 Wentworth Street, Parramatta
20 Victoria Road, Parramatta
65 Macquarie Street, Parramatta
298-300 Church Street, Parramatta
252 Church Street, Parramatta
81 Victoria Road, Parramatta
57 Macquarie Street, Parramatta
Unit 5 190 George Street, Parramatta
25 Argyle Street
Unit K516 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 13 Westfield Shopping Centre Corner Argyle Street & Marsden Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
71 Macquarie Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5016/7 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
9-13 Argyle Street, Parramatta
175 Church Street
Unit 2175A 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 4025 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Corner Aird & O'Connell Streets, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 5026 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Unit 4061 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
24 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
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
5 places of worship within ~1.5 km
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
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March 2026
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
1 active roadworks / incidents
Data sources & freshness
26 heritage places
Data sources & freshness
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
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.0 km away).
8.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +8.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.