Mays Hill vs Parramatta

In both, most households rent and the large majority of homes are flats or apartments. In Mays Hill, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mays Hill tends to suit families with children, while Parramatta suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mays Hill has more separate houses rather than flats (18% vs 8%)
  • Parramatta has more childcare (25 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Parramatta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (100/100 vs 76/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Parramatta

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (10 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (100/100 vs 76/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (92% vs 82%)
  • But Mays Hill carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Mays Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (148.0% vs 17.1%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Mays Hill 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.

Mays Hill 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.

Mays Hill Parramatta
Walkability 76 / 100
Mays Hill — Walkability: 76/100 Parramatta — Walkability: 100/100
Safety 23 / 5
Mays Hill — Safety: 23/100 Parramatta — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mays Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Parramatta — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Parramatta has more residents (30,211 vs 1,902).

Mays Hill Parramatta
Population 1,902 30,211
+1488% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +148.0% +17.1%
Median age 31 32
Median household income $107,952/yr $108,784/yr
Median weekly rent $435/wk $440/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mays Hill Parramatta
0-4 8.8% / 7.3%
Mays Hill — 0-4: 8.8% Parramatta — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 12.1% / 9.0%
Mays Hill — 5-14: 12.1% Parramatta — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 3.7% / 2.4%
Mays Hill — 15-19: 3.7% Parramatta — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 6.0% / 8.7%
Mays Hill — 20-24: 6.0% Parramatta — 20-24: 8.7%
25-34 30.2% / 31.3%
Mays Hill — 25-34: 30.2% Parramatta — 25-34: 31.3%
35-44 21.3% / 21.4%
Mays Hill — 35-44: 21.3% Parramatta — 35-44: 21.4%
45-54 7.7% / 7.3%
Mays Hill — 45-54: 7.7% Parramatta — 45-54: 7.3%
55-64 5.1% / 6.0%
Mays Hill — 55-64: 5.1% Parramatta — 55-64: 6.0%
65-74 2.8% / 4.1%
Mays Hill — 65-74: 2.8% Parramatta — 65-74: 4.1%
75-84 1.4% / 1.9%
Mays Hill — 75-84: 1.4% Parramatta — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ 0.8% / 0.6%
Mays Hill — 85+: 0.8% Parramatta — 85+: 0.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mays Hill 48.5% couple families
Mays Hill — Couple Families: 48.5% Mays Hill — Lone Person: 25.3% Mays Hill — Group Household: 10.6% Mays Hill — One Parent Families: 14.1% Mays Hill — Other Families: 1.5%
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.

Mays Hill 66.9% renting
Mays Hill — Owned Outright: 8.4% Mays Hill — Mortgage: 24.7% Mays Hill — Renting: 66.9%
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.

Mays Hill Parramatta
Bachelor Degree 22.8% / 26.9%
Mays Hill — Bachelor Degree: 22.8% Parramatta — Bachelor Degree: 26.9%
Postgraduate Degree 15.4% / 17.1%
Mays Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 15.4% Parramatta — Postgraduate Degree: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.9%
Mays Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Parramatta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Certificate III & IV 6.5% / 4.5%
Mays Hill — Certificate III & IV: 6.5% Parramatta — Certificate III & IV: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.8%
Mays Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% 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.

Mays Hill Parramatta
India 31.8% / 30.9%
Mays Hill — India: 31.8% Parramatta — India: 30.9%
China 3.1% / 8.9%
Mays Hill — China: 3.1% Parramatta — China: 8.9%
Nepal — / 5.5%
Mays Hill — Nepal: not among its largest Parramatta — Nepal: 5.5%
Philippines 1.8% / 2.5%
Mays Hill — Philippines: 1.8% Parramatta — Philippines: 2.5%
Lebanon 2.6% / 1.0%
Mays Hill — Lebanon: 2.6% Parramatta — Lebanon: 1.0%
Pakistan 2.3% / 1.2%
Mays Hill — Pakistan: 2.3% Parramatta — Pakistan: 1.2%
Iran 2.2% / 1.3%
Mays Hill — Iran: 2.2% Parramatta — Iran: 1.3%
Afghanistan 2.7% / —
Mays Hill — Afghanistan: 2.7% Parramatta — Afghanistan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mays Hill 75.2% flats / apartments
Mays Hill — Flats / Apartments: 75.2% Mays Hill — Houses: 18.0% Mays Hill — Townhouses: 6.8%
Parramatta 86.7% flats / apartments
Parramatta — Flats / Apartments: 86.7% Parramatta — Houses: 7.7% Parramatta — Townhouses: 5.7%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Mays Hill Parramatta
Median house price $1,500,000 $1,560,000
Median unit price $605,000 $620,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 8 sales
 24 days
from 34 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.

Mays Hill Parramatta
1 bed $470K / $497K
Mays Hill — 1 bed: $470K (11 sales) Parramatta — 1 bed: $497K (143 sales)

11 vs 143 sales

2 bed $605K / $630K
Mays Hill — 2 bed: $605K (64 sales) Parramatta — 2 bed: $630K (507 sales)

64 vs 507 sales

3 bed $790K / $821K
Mays Hill — 3 bed: $790K (11 sales) Parramatta — 3 bed: $821K (90 sales)

11 vs 90 sales

Zoning mix

Mays Hill has more industrially zoned land (17% vs 2%).

Mays Hill Parramatta
Residential 55% 53%
Parks and recreation 23% 24%
Industrial 17% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 11%
Commercial 0% 6%
Environmental 0% 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

Mays Hill 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.

Mays Hill Parramatta
Houses — 2.4%
$748/wk on $1.65M
Units 6.3%
$695/wk on $578K
 5.9%
$700/wk on $620K

Ranking within NSW

Mays Hill Parramatta
House price Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW
same for both
Schools — Higher than 80% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW

Liveability

Parramatta is more walkable (100 vs 76); Parramatta scores higher overall (72 vs 64).

Mays Hill Parramatta
Grade B A
Score 64/100 72/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Parramatta carries more crime risk (95 vs 77).

Mays Hill Parramatta
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 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 17
within 5 km
 19
within 5 km

Schools

Mays Hill Parramatta
Inside the suburb 0 10
Rated above peers 0 4
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 1.8 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 0.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 3.8%

Schools in Mays Hill

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

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

Mays Hill Parramatta
Supermarkets 0 14
Cafes & restaurants 0 180
Parks & reserves 2 30
Childcare 1 25
GPs 0 10
Pharmacies 0 9
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 21
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 0 18

Mobility

Mays Hill Parramatta
Walkability score 76/100 100/100
Distance to Sydney 24.2 km
+3% vs other
 23.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Tram · Bus · Ferry
Peak arrivals per hour 31.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1024.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2145
 1.7%
postcode 2150
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2145
 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.

Mays Hill Parramatta
Worked from Home 51.0% / 56.9%
Mays Hill — Worked from Home: 51.0% Parramatta — Worked from Home: 56.9%
Car (driver) 34.9% / 22.3%
Mays Hill — Car (driver): 34.9% Parramatta — Car (driver): 22.3%
Train 6.1% / 10.7%
Mays Hill — Train: 6.1% Parramatta — Train: 10.7%
Walked Only 2.0% / 4.3%
Mays Hill — Walked Only: 2.0% Parramatta — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bus 2.4% / 3.4%
Mays Hill — Bus: 2.4% Parramatta — Bus: 3.4%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 2.1%
Mays Hill — Car (passenger): 3.4% Parramatta — Car (passenger): 2.1%

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

Setting

Mays Hill Parramatta
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.6 km 20.9 km

NBN connectivity

Mays Hill Parramatta
Connectivity score 86/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
781 premises
 31%
19,356 premises

Climate

Mays Hill 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)

Mays Hill 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

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

Federal electorate

Mays Hill Parramatta
Division Parramatta
same for both
Member Andrew Charlton
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mays Hill

Affordable Apartments Multicultural Outer Parks Professionals Urban Young Families

Parramatta

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

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