NSW · Parramatta Council
Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW), NSW, 2128
Desirability index
#380 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) is a smaller suburban community in the Parramatta area, home to around 3,600 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 355 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+29%), roughly 98.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $635, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
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
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.
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
- 9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +28.6%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault15
- Fraud175
- Motor Vehicle Theft17
- Other Theft20
- Steal From Motor Vehicle46
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
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2022; 2023… · 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).
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.
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.
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.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 48.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #380 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Cricket Central, Silverwater Rdtransport
- Holker St Opp Newington Reservetransport
- Newington Rd After Holker Sttransport
- Silverwater Correctional Complex, Holker Sttransport
- Silverwater Rd Opp River Sttransport
- Silverwater Prison Complex Conservation AreaheritageHolker Street, SilverwaterSHR
- Beaconsfield Street Reservegovernmentpark
- Deakin Parkgovernmentpark
- Hume Parkgovernmentpark
- Newington Reservegovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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