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Parramatta

47,537 residential parcels covering 41.3 km².

Highly restricted land

≈78% of Parramatta’s residential land is highly restricted.

Driven mostly by 2-storey height caps. Parramatta ranks #24 of 33 councils in Sydney, and #83 of 133 capital city councils nationally.

Highly restricted residential
Not highly restricted residential

Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Parramatta. ABS LGA code 16260. Methodology →

Note: Figures and the map cover only the parts of this area inside the capital’s Significant Urban Area; land beyond the SUA boundary is excluded from our modelling.

Where Parramatta ranks in Sydney

Parramatta ranks #24 of 33 Sydney-area councils for highly restricted residential land.

Highly restricted

Parramatta: ≈78% · rank #24 of 33

0% (least restrictive)(most restrictive) 100%

2-storey cap

  1. 1. Wollondilly≈100%
  2. 2. Blue Mountains≈100%
  3. ⋯
  4. 20. Burwood≈79%
  5. 21. Strathfield≈78%
  6. 22. Parramatta≈76%
  7. 23. Bayside (NSW)≈74%
  8. 24. Camden≈73%
  9. ⋯
  10. 32. North Sydney≈53%
  11. 33. Sydney≈33%

Low-density

  1. 1. Blue Mountains≈98%
  2. 2. Wollondilly≈97%
  3. ⋯
  4. 17. The Hills≈74%
  5. 18. Strathfield≈74%
  6. 19. Parramatta≈73%
  7. 20. Burwood≈71%
  8. 21. Cumberland≈68%
  9. ⋯
  10. 32. North Sydney≈42%
  11. 33. Sydney≈5%

Heritage

  1. 1. Hunters Hill≈58%
  2. 2. Sydney≈54%
  3. ⋯
  4. 15. Ryde≈8%
  5. 16. Camden≈7%
  6. 17. Parramatta≈7%
  7. 18. Lane Cove≈6%
  8. 19. Bayside (NSW)≈5%
  9. ⋯
  10. 32. Blacktown≈1%
  11. 33. Blue Mountains≈0%

Highly restricted

  1. 1. Wollondilly≈100%
  2. 2. Blue Mountains≈100%
  3. ⋯
  4. 22. Strathfield≈80%
  5. 23. Inner West≈78%
  6. 24. Parramatta≈78%
  7. 25. Woollahra≈77%
  8. 26. Waverley≈76%
  9. ⋯
  10. 32. Sydney≈62%
  11. 33. North Sydney≈59%

Source: Parramatta ranked against other Sydney-area councils on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →

Suburbs in Parramatta

24 suburbs sit inside this council.

ABS Suburb & Locality (SAL) boundaries that fall at least 30% inside Parramatta.

  1. Oatlands (NSW)≈100%
  2. Winston Hills≈98%
  3. Old Toongabbie≈94%
  4. Constitution Hill≈92%
  5. North Rocks≈91%
  6. Northmead≈91%
  7. Dundas Valley≈91%
  8. Ermington≈91%
  9. Carlingford≈90%
  10. Dundas (NSW)≈90%
  11. Toongabbie (NSW)≈87%
  12. Pendle Hill≈87%
  13. Epping (NSW)≈87%
  14. Rydalmere≈85%
  15. Wentworthville≈81%
  16. Newington (NSW)≈78%
  17. North Parramatta≈71%
  18. Melrose Park (NSW)≈52%
  19. Telopea≈49%
  20. Westmead≈49%
  21. Harris Park≈43%
  22. Parramatta≈35%
  23. Sydney Olympic Park≈2%
  24. Wentworth Point≈0%
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Sydney context

Parramatta ranks #24 of 33 councils in Sydney for highly restricted residential land.

  1. Wollondilly ≈100%
  2. Blue Mountains ≈100%
  3. Hawkesbury ≈98%
  4. Hornsby ≈96%
  5. Hunters Hill ≈94%
  6. Northern Beaches ≈94%
  7. Ku-ring-gai ≈93%
  8. Campbelltown (NSW) ≈92%
  9. Blacktown ≈90%
  10. Penrith ≈88%
  11. Fairfield ≈88%
  12. Georges River ≈87%
  13. Ryde ≈87%
  14. Sutherland ≈86%
  15. Willoughby ≈86%
  16. The Hills ≈85%
  17. Burwood ≈82%
  18. Mosman ≈81%
  19. Cumberland ≈81%
  20. Canterbury-Bankstown ≈81%
  21. Lane Cove ≈81%
  22. Strathfield ≈80%
  23. Inner West ≈78%
  24. Parramatta ≈78%
  25. Woollahra ≈77%
  26. Waverley ≈76%
  27. Liverpool ≈75%
  28. Bayside (NSW) ≈75%
  29. Randwick ≈75%
  30. Camden ≈74%
  31. Canada Bay ≈70%
  32. Sydney ≈62%
  33. North Sydney ≈59%
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Detailed zoning map

Parramatta’s residential planning controls, polygon-by-polygon

Source: State-published zoning data. Excludes zones where residential uses are not typically permitted.

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