Parramatta

Parramatta Sydney, New South Wales
Church Street, Parramatta
Coordinates	33°48′54″S 151°00′4″E / 33.81500°S 151.00111°E / -33.81500; 151.00111Coordinates: 33°48′54″S 151°00′4″E / 33.81500°S 151.00111°E / -33.81500; 151.00111
Population	19,745 (2011 census)
• Density	3,730/km2 (9,650/sq mi)
Established	1788
Postcode(s)	2150
Area	5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Location	23 km (14 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Parramatta
Region	Greater Western Sydney
County	Cumberland
Parish	St. John
State electorate(s)	Parramatta Baulkham Hills Granville
Federal Division(s)	Reid Parramatta
Suburbs around Parramatta: Northmead North Parramatta Oatlands Westmead Parramatta Rosehill Greystanes Mays Hill Harris Park

Parramatta (/ˌpærəˈmætə/) is a suburb and major business district in the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. It is located in Central-Western Sydney 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. Parramatta is the administrative seat of the local government area of the City of Parramatta. It is also acknowledged on the register of the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales as one of only four cities within the Sydney metropolitan area.

Parramatta, founded in the same year as Sydney by the British in 1788, is the oldest inland European settlement in Australia, the economic capital of Greater Western Sydney and the sixth largest central business district in Australia. Since 2000, Parramatta has seen the consolidation of its role as a government centre with the relocation of agencies such as the New South Wales Police Force headquarters and Sydney Water, from the Sydney CBD.

Parramatta is a major business and commercial centre, and the second largest CBD in the State of New South Wales. Parramatta has many high density commercial and residential developments. It is home to Westfield Parramatta, which is the ninth largest shopping centre in Australia by gross leasable area.