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North Parramatta

Ranked #59 of 422 Sydney suburbs for green space. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026 · Sydney
North Parramatta suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Sydney
Green space77#59 of 422
Active74#77 of 422
Schools nearby (OSM)68#118 of 422
Active & healthy61#111 of 422

North Parramatta suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
74
#77 of 422
Safety
29
#298 of 422
Wealth
17
#350 of 422
Value
57
#178 of 422
Parks
26
#337 of 422
Cafés
48
#226 of 422
Transit
47
#225 of 422
Green space
77
#59 of 422
Active & healthy
61
#111 of 422
Schools nearby (OSM)
68
#118 of 422

North Parramatta crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population12,064
Area4.99 km²
Postcode2151
Median household income$1,703/wk
Median rent$390/wk
Median house price (Jan–Mar 2026)$1,888,000 (low sales volume; up 9.0% YoY, up 40.0% QoQ; postcode 2151, not suburb-level)
Median unit price (Jan–Mar 2026)$710,000 (45 sales this quarter; up 7.6% YoY, up 4.0% QoQ; postcode 2151, not suburb-level)
Crime rate54.9 incidents per 1,000 people — 60% of offences are against property, 40% against the person
Parks12 (10.76 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)3 — 3 primary, 0 secondary; nearest primary 0.97 km, secondary 1.18 km
Families score59/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park94.4% of the suburb
Cafés3
Gyms & sport venues105
Public transport stops102 (3 tram/light-rail stops, 99 bus stops)
Nearest parkrunParramatta parkrun (5.62 km)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)7 schools in the suburb, plus 7 kindergartens — nearest is Redeemer Baptist School (0.35 km)

Sale prices: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, January - March 2026 quarter — © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), Rent and Sales Report, CC BY 4.0; suburb-to-postcode mapping © GeoNames.org, CC BY 4.0. NSW publishes no free suburb-level sale medians, so this is the median for the suburb's POSTCODE (non-strata sales = houses, strata = units), which can span several suburbs. Low-volume figures rest on 30 or fewer sales in the quarter; postcodes with 10 or fewer sales are withheld by DCJ.

Who lives in North Parramatta

Population
12,064
Median age
38 years
Median household income
$1,703/wk
Median rent
$390/wk
Median house price (Jan–Mar 2026)
$1,888,000
Median unit price (Jan–Mar 2026)
$710,000

Source: ABS Census 2021; sale prices NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, January - March 2026 quarter. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for North Parramatta — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about North Parramatta

What is the postcode for North Parramatta?

The postcode for North Parramatta, Sydney is 2151.

Is North Parramatta a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- North Parramatta is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is green space, ranking #59 of 422 Sydney suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Sydney for 5 of the 10 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is North Parramatta safe?

It is on the less safe side of Sydney, scoring 29/100 for safety and ranking #298 of 422 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 55 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is North Parramatta good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety and parks. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 29/100, parks 26/100 and green space 77/100, with a median age of 38. It has 3 schools in the suburb, with the nearest primary 1.0 km from its centre. School counts and distances feed the families score; catchment zoning and school results do not (we cannot publish those) — see our Sydney families ranking for the full method.

Is North Parramatta expensive to live in?

The median house sale price was $1,888,000 in Jan–Mar 2026 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, postcode-level), up 9.0% YoY, up 40.0% QoQ. Median rent is $390 a week, and household income ranks #350 of 422 in Sydney. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 57/100 for value.

Does North Parramatta have good public transport?

It scores 47/100 for transit, #225 of 422 in Sydney. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in North Parramatta?

94% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 10.8 hectares per 1,000 residents — 77/100 for green space.

Is North Parramatta good for running?

The nearest parkrun is Parramatta parkrun, 5.6 km away, and GPS activity traces put it at 74/100 for how much walking, running and riding actually happens there.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Sydney: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-12). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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