City of Parramatta
City of Parramatta | |||||||||||||
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Located in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°49′S 151°00′E / 33.817°S 151.000°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 27 November 1861 (Municipality) 27 October 1938 (City) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Parramatta Town Hall | ||||||||||||
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| • Lord Mayor | Martin Zaiter | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 84 km2 (32 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 256,729 (2021 census) (12th) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,056/km2 (7,920/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2153, 2152, 2151, 2150, 2147, 2146, 2145, 2142, 2141, 2128, 2127, 2122, 2121, 2119, 2118, 2117, 2116, 2115, 2114 | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Parramatta | ||||||||||||
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The City of Parramatta, also known as Parramatta Council, is a local government area located to the west and north-west of Sydney CBD in the Greater Western Sydney region. Parramatta Council is situated between the City of Ryde and Cumberland, where the Cumberland Plain meets the Hornsby Plateau, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in New South Wales, Australia. The city occupies an area of 84 square kilometres (32 sq mi) spanning across suburbs in Greater Western Sydney including the Hills District, and a small section of Northern Sydney to the far north east of its area. According to the 2021 census, City of Parramatta had an estimated population of 256,729. The city houses the Parramatta central business district which is one of the key suburban employment destinations for the region of Greater Western Sydney.