Granville vs Parramatta

In both, most households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. Units cost more in Parramatta: a median of $620,000, against $500,000 in Granville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Granville tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Parramatta suits renters.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Parramatta

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (4 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (30 vs 14)
  • has more childcare (25 vs 14)
  • But Granville has more separate houses rather than flats (35% vs 8%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Granville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,208,500 vs $1,560,000)
  • has cheaper units ($500,000 vs $620,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Granville has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $440/wk)
  • Parramatta has a bigger rental market to choose from (72% vs 57%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Granville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (23% vs 11%)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Parramatta

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (10 vs 3)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (92% vs 65%)
  • But Granville carries lower crime risk (84/100 vs 95/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Granville returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.4% vs 2.4%)
  • Parramatta is growing faster (17.1% vs 9.0%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Granville and Parramatta drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Granville Parramatta
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Granville Parramatta
Walkability 96 / 100
Granville — Walkability: 96/100 Parramatta — Walkability: 100/100
Safety 16 / 5
Granville — Safety: 16/100 Parramatta — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Granville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Parramatta — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Parramatta has more residents (30,211 vs 16,716); Parramatta has higher household incomes ($108,784 vs $83,096).

Granville Parramatta
Population 16,716 30,211
+81% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.0% +17.1%
Median age 31 32
Median household income $83,096/yr $108,784/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $440/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Granville Parramatta
0-4 6.0% / 7.3%
Granville — 0-4: 6.0% Parramatta — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 9.6% / 9.0%
Granville — 5-14: 9.6% Parramatta — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 4.2% / 2.4%
Granville — 15-19: 4.2% Parramatta — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 12.0% / 8.7%
Granville — 20-24: 12.0% Parramatta — 20-24: 8.7%
25-34 25.3% / 31.3%
Granville — 25-34: 25.3% Parramatta — 25-34: 31.3%
35-44 14.5% / 21.4%
Granville — 35-44: 14.5% Parramatta — 35-44: 21.4%
45-54 10.2% / 7.3%
Granville — 45-54: 10.2% Parramatta — 45-54: 7.3%
55-64 8.6% / 6.0%
Granville — 55-64: 8.6% Parramatta — 55-64: 6.0%
65-74 6.0% / 4.1%
Granville — 65-74: 6.0% Parramatta — 65-74: 4.1%
75-84 2.7% / 1.9%
Granville — 75-84: 2.7% Parramatta — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ 0.9% / 0.6%
Granville — 85+: 0.9% Parramatta — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Granville 39.8% couple families
Granville — Couple Families: 39.8% Granville — Lone Person: 28.8% Granville — Group Household: 12.9% Granville — One Parent Families: 14.6% Granville — Other Families: 3.9%
Parramatta 39.4% couple families
Parramatta — Couple Families: 39.4% Parramatta — Lone Person: 34.7% Parramatta — Group Household: 13.6% Parramatta — One Parent Families: 9.1% Parramatta — Other Families: 3.2%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Granville 56.7% renting
Granville — Owned Outright: 18.7% Granville — Mortgage: 24.7% Granville — Renting: 56.7%
Parramatta 71.8% renting
Parramatta — Owned Outright: 9.8% Parramatta — Mortgage: 18.4% Parramatta — Renting: 71.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Granville Parramatta
Bachelor Degree 16.4% / 26.9%
Granville — Bachelor Degree: 16.4% Parramatta — Bachelor Degree: 26.9%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 17.1%
Granville — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Parramatta — Postgraduate Degree: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 6.9%
Granville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Parramatta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Certificate III & IV 6.5% / 4.5%
Granville — Certificate III & IV: 6.5% Parramatta — Certificate III & IV: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.8%
Granville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Parramatta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Granville Parramatta
India 9.0% / 30.9%
Granville — India: 9.0% Parramatta — India: 30.9%
Nepal 13.4% / 5.5%
Granville — Nepal: 13.4% Parramatta — Nepal: 5.5%
China 7.5% / 8.9%
Granville — China: 7.5% Parramatta — China: 8.9%
Philippines 3.4% / 2.5%
Granville — Philippines: 3.4% Parramatta — Philippines: 2.5%
Lebanon 4.5% / 1.0%
Granville — Lebanon: 4.5% Parramatta — Lebanon: 1.0%
Iran — / 1.3%
Granville — Iran: not among its largest Parramatta — Iran: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Granville 56.0% flats / apartments
Granville — Flats / Apartments: 56.0% Granville — Houses: 34.8% Granville — Townhouses: 9.2%
Parramatta 86.7% flats / apartments
Parramatta — Flats / Apartments: 86.7% Parramatta — Houses: 7.7% Parramatta — Townhouses: 5.7%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Granville Parramatta
Median house price $1,208,500 $1,560,000
Median unit price $500,000 $620,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 68 sales
 24 days
from 34 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Granville Parramatta
2 bed $918K / $735K
Granville — 2 bed: $918K (22 sales) Parramatta — 2 bed: $735K (13 sales)

22 vs 13 sales

3 bed $1.23M / $1.66M
Granville — 3 bed: $1.23M (45 sales) Parramatta — 3 bed: $1.66M (25 sales)

45 vs 25 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Granville Parramatta
1 bed $450K / $497K
Granville — 1 bed: $450K (21 sales) Parramatta — 1 bed: $497K (143 sales)

21 vs 143 sales

2 bed $500K / $630K
Granville — 2 bed: $500K (175 sales) Parramatta — 2 bed: $630K (507 sales)

175 vs 507 sales

3 bed $675K / $821K
Granville — 3 bed: $675K (18 sales) Parramatta — 3 bed: $821K (90 sales)

18 vs 90 sales

Zoning mix

Granville Parramatta
Residential 70% 53%
Parks and recreation 4% 24%
Infrastructure and transport 11%
same for both
Industrial 8% 2%
Commercial 5% 6%
Environmental 2% 4%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Granville Parramatta
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
 2,888
across Parramatta
Approvals change year on year -28% +154%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Granville Parramatta
Houses 3.4%
$750/wk on $1.16M
 2.4%
$748/wk on $1.65M
Units 6.1%
$630/wk on $540K
 5.9%
$700/wk on $620K

Ranking within NSW

Granville Parramatta
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW

Liveability

Parramatta scores higher overall (72 vs 54).

Granville Parramatta
Grade B A
Score 54/100 72/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Parramatta carries more crime risk (95 vs 84).

Granville Parramatta
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
84/100
 High
95/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 22
within 5 km
 19
within 5 km

Schools

Granville Parramatta
Inside the suburb 5 10
Rated above peers 1 4
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 3 2
Universities within 10 km 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 2.4 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 0.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.5% 3.8%

Schools in Granville

  • Muslim Girls Grammar School Independent · Secondary above peers
  • Granville Boys High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Delany College Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • Granville Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Holy Trinity Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Parramatta

  • Macarthur Girls High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta Independent · Secondary above peers
  • Parramatta High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Arthur Phillip High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Parramatta West Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Granville Parramatta
Supermarkets 3 14
Cafes & restaurants 3 180
Parks & reserves 14 30
Childcare 14 25
GPs 3 10
Pharmacies 5 9
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 21
Fuel stations 5 2
Waterways 4 18

Mobility

Granville Parramatta
Walkability score 96/100 100/100
Distance to Sydney 22.2 km 23.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 27 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Tram · Bus · Ferry
Peak arrivals per hour 223.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1024.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2142
 1.7%
postcode 2150
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 14
postcode 2142
 3
postcode 2150

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Granville Parramatta
Worked from Home 28.1% / 56.9%
Granville — Worked from Home: 28.1% Parramatta — Worked from Home: 56.9%
Car (driver) 40.0% / 22.3%
Granville — Car (driver): 40.0% Parramatta — Car (driver): 22.3%
Train 22.9% / 10.7%
Granville — Train: 22.9% Parramatta — Train: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 2.1%
Granville — Car (passenger): 4.8% Parramatta — Car (passenger): 2.1%
Walked Only 2.4% / 4.3%
Granville — Walked Only: 2.4% Parramatta — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bus 1.5% / 3.4%
Granville — Bus: 1.5% Parramatta — Bus: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.9%).

Setting

Granville Parramatta
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.2 km 20.9 km

NBN connectivity

Granville Parramatta
Connectivity score 81/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
6,966 premises
 31%
19,356 premises

Climate

Granville Parramatta
Annual rainfall 1,021 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Granville Parramatta
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.83 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Granville Parramatta
Average residential rate $1,038/yr $1,103/yr
Council Cumberland Parramatta

Federal electorate

Granville Parramatta
Division Blaxland Parramatta
Member Jason Clare Andrew Charlton
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Granville Parramatta
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Granville

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Trains Transport Hub Urban

Parramatta

Affordable Apartments Cafe Culture Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Nightlife Parks Professionals River Trams Transport Hub Urban

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