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NSW · Parramatta Council
Silverwater, 2128
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,663
Growth (1 yr)
+0.1%
Growth (5 yr)
-5.9%
Median age
35
Median income
$1,875/wk
Employment rate
33.8%
Languages at home
66%non-English
Most common: Korean, Arabic, Mandarin
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Café precinct
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Silverwater is a lively inner mid-sized suburb with dining, shopping and leisure options right on the doorstep. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with education options woven into the neighbourhood. Most local households sit in a multicultural mix, with overseas-born residents and languages other than English common at home.
Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Reported crime has been rising recently. A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer growth momentum, plus community and employment relative to similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Silverwater snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$635/wk
Population (ERP)
3,663
+0.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
10.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#295
among Metro Sydney · Established
Safety
70th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
40th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
43rd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 37.0/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4295th in Australia
- State rank
- 1353rd in NSW
- Peer rank
- #295 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #734 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
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 and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
3,663(June 2025)
+0.1% annual · -5.9% over 5 years · 40th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.1%
- 5-year growth
- -5.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +5
- Change in 5 years
- -231
- Growth rank in NSW
- 40th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
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 (~3,750), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- 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)
- 241 / 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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 355
- Against the person
- 39
- Against property
- 294
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 96.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 92 residents
- State safety percentile
- 70.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +29%
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 · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 990.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 43th
School list
- Auburn North Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1015 · 53th percentile · LBOTE 96% · 645 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Newington Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1104 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 84% · 665 students · Top SEA quarter 39% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Auburn Girls High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 966 · 32th percentile · LBOTE 97% · 854 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Sydney Adventist School - AuburnPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 950 · 25th percentile · LBOTE 91% · 148 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
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 · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
82 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 5 cafes · 1 pharmacies · 1 fast food · 2 petrol stations · 2 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Decent local green space — 5 parks in suburb
- Well connected by public transport — 53 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 59/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 1.39
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.94
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.39
Food & drink(7)
- Caffe MilanoCafe
30 Vore Street, Silverwater
- Danny’s CafeCafe
- Derby Street CafeCafe
- Landmark CafeCafe
25a Stubbs Street
- Piccolo Me CafeCafe
- OportoFast food
- DooleysRestaurant
Shopping(2)
- EG AustraliaConvenience store
Health & services(1)
- House of Pharmacy Silverwater DCPharmacy
3 Coal Street, Silverwater
Sport & outdoors(5)
- Beaconsfield Street ReservePark
- Deakin ParkPark
- Hume ParkPark
- Newington ReservePark
- Silverwater ParkPark
Transport(31)
31 bus stops
Other(28)
- A1 MotorsCar repair
5-7 Vore Street, Silverwater
- Darkside Custom HarleysCar repair
- MJ Auto RepairsCar repair
- Owon Auto Service & RepairCar repair
9 Vore Street, Silverwater
- Silverwater Automotive Services & TyresCar repair
1-3 Vore Street, Silverwater
- Silverwater Smash RepairsCar repair
11 Vore Street, Silverwater
- Scorptec SilverwaterComputer
- TechBuyComputer
- Fumoto Oil Drain ValvesDoityourself
2 Stanley Street, Silverwater
- RODE Support CentreElectrical
107 Carnarvon Street
- Topdeck FlooringFlooring
- BoConceptFurniture
- Sydney ToolsHardware
- Loading Dock (3)
- Mobile Mall Pty LtdMobile Phone
Unit 5 2 Rachael Close
- Metropolitan Motorcycle SparesMotorcycle Parts
90 Silverwater Road
- Parking (7)
- Parking Entrance (2)
- BPPetrol station
- EG SilverwaterPetrol station
- Allcott Hire SilverwaterPlant Hire
- Post Box
- Australia PostPost office
5 Rachael Close, Silverwater
- Silverwater Business CentrePost office
37-39 Egerton Street, Silverwater
- Silverwater Detention CentrePrison
- Public toilets
- Ramset Trade CentreTrade
- Plateau Food DistributorsWholesale
15 Millennium Court
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
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
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 · current · Updated
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 — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Saint Joseph's Hospital (2.3 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 65
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 17.7
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
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.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 15 proposals
August 2026
- Demolition; Industrial development; Erection of a new structure; General industry123 BEACONSFIELD STREET SILVERWATER 2128Under Assessment
July 2026
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; General industry3 COAL STREET SILVERWATER 2128Additional Information Requested
June 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Light industry36 BARKER AVENUE SILVERWATER 2128Withdrawn
- Demolition; Industrial development; Warehouse or distribution centre; Erection of a new structure; General industry; Local distribution premise2-4 STANLEY STREET SILVERWATER 2128Additional Information Requested
May 2026
- Industrial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure87B EGERTON STREET SILVERWATER 2128Under Assessment
- Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Resource recovery facility188 SILVERWATER ROAD SILVERWATER 2128Determined
- Demolition; Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure4-6 BLIGH STREET SILVERWATER 2128Determined
April 2026
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)35 ASQUITH STREET SILVERWATER 2128Determined
- Commercial development; Advertising and signage210 SILVERWATER ROAD SILVERWATER 2128Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure23 MELTON STREET NORTH SILVERWATER 2128Determined
February 2026
- Shed; Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Business identification signNEWTON STREET NORTH SILVERWATER 2128Determined
- Industrial development; Warehouse or distribution centre; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure91 ASQUITH STREET SILVERWATER 2128Determined
- Warehouse or distribution centre; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure9 CHURCHILL STREET SILVERWATER 2128Determined
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Vehicle repair station91 CARNARVON STREET SILVERWATER 2128Determined
January 2026
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Take away food and drinkSHOP 141 79-87 BEACONSFIELD STREET SILVERWATER 2128Determined
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 · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Silverwater Prison Complex Conservation AreaHolker Street, SilverwaterSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Reid
- Member of Parliament
- Sally SITOU (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 117,810
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 38.0%Labor 62.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.2 km away).
Coalition 30.9%Labor 69.0%
7.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Silverwater (Reid)Labor 69.2% · Coalition 30.8% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- NewingtonLabor 68.9% · Coalition 31.1% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- Lidcombe (Reid)Labor 72.9% · Coalition 27.1% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- Wentworth PointLabor 64.7% · Coalition 35.3% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- Wentworth Point NorthLabor 69.5% · Coalition 30.5% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Parramatta Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.