Parramatta Park

Parramatta Sydney, New South Wales
Church Street, Parramatta
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 of Sydney, Australia, 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of its central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. Parramatta is the administrative seat of the City of Parramatta, one of four cities within the Sydney metropolitan area.

Parramatta, founded by the British in 1788, the same year as Sydney, is the oldest inland European settlement in Australia and the economic capital of Greater Western Sydney. Since 2000, government agencies such as the New South Wales Police Force and Sydney Water have relocated to Parramatta from the centre of Sydney.

Parramatta is a major business and commercial centre, and home to Westfield Parramatta, the ninth largest shopping centre in Australia.

Major upgrades have occurred around Parramatta railway station with the expansion of Westfield Parramatta, the creation of a new transport interchange, and the ongoing development of the Parramatta Square local government precinct. It is colloquially known as Parra.

Radiocarbon dating suggests human activity occurred in Parramatta from around 30,000 years ago.