Median price trend for houses
Based on 37 sales in the preceding 12 months
- 1 bed
- $950k
- 2 bed
- $1.24m
- 3 bed
- $1.58m
- 4 bed
- $1.75m
- 5+ bed
- $2.12m
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Parramatta
NSW 2150 · Parramatta
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median unit
- $620,000
- Population
- 30,211
- Postcode
- 2150
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Parramatta, New South Wales
Property market insights for Parramatta
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Parramatta NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 107 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 11.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
Parramatta has a 12-month growth rate of 0.8% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $950,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,240,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,580,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,750,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,120,000 in Parramatta.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Parramatta is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Parramatta is $620,000, which has increased 0.8% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $510,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $645,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $842,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $940,000 in Parramatta. The median rent for units and apartments in Parramatta is $675 per week and has increased 3.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Parramatta safe?
The overall rate for Parramatta is 7,670 offences per 100,000 residents — 123% above the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Parramatta.
Overall crime rate
7,670
offences per 100,000 residents
123% aboveGreater Sydney
ParramattaGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Parramatta?
Parramatta NSW 2150 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
30,211 people call Parramatta home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $2,092 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 30,211
- Median age
- 32 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,080 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $440 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.3%Below
15–3442.4%Above
35–5428.8%Above
55–7410.1%Below
75 and over2.5%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses7.7%Below
Townhouses5.7%Below
Apartments85.6%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright9.8%Below
Paying a mortgage18.4%Below
Renting71.8%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car26.5%Above
One car56.9%Above
Two cars13.6%Below
Three or more3.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home49.4%Above
Drove to work19.3%Below
Train, tram or bus9.2%Above
Walked or cycled4.0%Above
What stands out in Parramatta
49.4% of workers in Parramatta worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Sydney.
30.9% of Parramatta residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
21.6% of people in Parramatta described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Parramatta
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Parramatta NSW 2150.
Is Parramatta family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.3% of Parramatta's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
7,621 family households lived in Parramatta; 45.7% were couple families and 10.5% were one-parent families.
43.7% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Parramatta?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Parramatta had 30,211 residents at the 2021 Census.
52.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
12.6% were 55 or older. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Parramatta?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 7.7% of occupied private dwellings in Parramatta.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 85.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Parramatta?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
9.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
18.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
71.8% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Parramatta?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Parramatta had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 26.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 33.1%, while 17.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Parramatta?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
49.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
19.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
9.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Parramatta?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
26.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 56.9% of the total.
16.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Parramatta, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
26.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 73.3% reported a different address.
69.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Parramatta?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
24.4% of residents used only English at home.
68.9% used a language other than English at home.
8.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 3.7% spoke Cantonese and 10.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Parramatta residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
69.2% of Parramatta's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 30.8% was born in Australia.
8.9% of residents were born in China.
30.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 46.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Parramatta?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 8.5% of ancestry responses in Parramatta.
Australian ancestry made up 6.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 15.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Parramatta?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
42.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 10.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.4% of workers, and education and training employed 5.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Parramatta?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.1%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
41.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.1%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Parramatta show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
75.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
3.8% reported asthma, 2.6% arthritis and 3.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Parramatta?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
40.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 25.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 8.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Parramatta?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,092 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,080.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $440 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Parramatta compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 49.4% in Parramatta, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 9.8% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Renting accounted for 71.8% in Parramatta, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Parramatta
Is Parramatta expensive?
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
Is Parramatta good for families?
The Census counted 7,621 local families, and 16.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Parramatta?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,580,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Parramatta
112 streets in Parramatta
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aird St
- Albert St
- Alfred St
- Alma St
- Amos St
- Anderson St
- Argyle St
- Arthur St
- Auburn St
- Baludarri Dr
- Banks St
- Barrack Ln
- Betts St
- Bobart St
- Boundary St
- Broughton St
- Burnett St
- Campbell St
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- Carrington St
- Charles St
- Church St
- Civic Pl
- Collett Pde
- Cowper St
- Crimea St
- Darcy St
- Denison St
- Dixon St
- Early St
- Eels Pl
- Elizabeth St
- Fennell St
- Fitzwilliam St
- Franklin St
- George Street
- Glebe St
- Good St
- Gore St
- Gould Pl
- Grandview St
- Great Western Hwy
- Grose St
- Harold St
- Harris St
- Harvey St
- Hassall St
- Henry St
- High St
- Horwood Pl
- Hunter St
- Inkerman St
- Irving St
- James Ruse Dr
- Jubilee Ln
- King St
- Kissing Point Rd
- Lamont St
- Lansdowne St
- Lennox St
- Macarthur St
- Macquarie St
- Marion St
- Marist Place
- Marsden St
- Melville St
- Morton St
- Napier St
- New Zealand St
- Noller Parade
- Oak St
- O'Connell St
- O'Reilly St
- Palmer St
- Parkes St
- Parkes Street
- Park Pde
- Parramatta Sq
- Peace Ln
- Pemberton Ln
- Pemberton St
- Pennant St
- Phillip St
- Pitt St
- Purchase St
- Queens Ave
- Railway St
- Rangihou Cr
- Raymond Ln
- River Rd West
- Robertson St
- Rosehill St
- Ross St
- Smith St
- Sorrell St
- Station St East
- Station St West
- Stewart St
- Tennyson Street
- The Park
- Thomas St
- Tramway Ave
- Trott St
- Union St
- Valentine Ave
- Victoria Rd
- Victoria Road
- Villiers St
- Wandsworth St
- Wentworth St
- Wigram St
- Wigram Street
- Young St
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