Editing Parramatta (section)

{{About|the Australian metropolis|the local government area|City of Parramatta|the rugby league club|Parramatta Eels|other uses}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type               = city
| name               = Parramatta
| city               = 
| state              = NSW 
| image              = Parramatta_Skyline_2022.jpg
| image_upright      = 1.3
| caption            = Parramatta viewed from the south in 2022
| local_map          = yes
| zoom               = 13
| pop                = 30211
| pop_year           = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes      = <ref name=ABS2021>{{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL13167 | name = Parramatta (Suburbs and Localities) | accessdate = 26 July 2022 | quick = on}}</ref>
| elevation          = 18
| est                = 1788
| postcode           = 2150
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|49|S|151|00|E|display=inline,title}}
| alternative_location_map = Australia Sydney
| relief   = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Sydney|greater metropolitan Sydney]]
| area               = 5.3
| area_footnotes     = 
| dist1              = 24
| dir1               = west
| location1          = [[Sydney central business district|Sydney CBD]] (Central Sydney)
| lga                = [[City of Parramatta]]
| region             = [[Greater Western Sydney]] Metropolitan area
| county             = [[Cumberland County, New South Wales|Cumberland]]<ref name="gnbsuburb">{{NSW GNR|id=KWQloeKmJP|title=Parramatta (suburb)|access-date=2 October 2008}}</ref>
| parish             = [[Parish of St John|St John]]<ref name="gnbsuburb" />
| stategov           = [[Electoral district of Parramatta|Parramatta]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/parramatta|title=Parramatta|publisher=[[New South Wales Electoral Commission]] |access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref>
| stategov2           = [[Electoral district of Baulkham Hills|Baulkham Hills]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/baulkham-hills|title=Baulkham Hills|publisher=[[New South Wales Electoral Commission]] |access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref>
| stategov3           = [[Electoral district of Granville|Granville]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/granville|title=Granville|publisher=[[New South Wales Electoral Commission]] |access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref>
| fedgov             = [[Division of Parramatta|Parramatta]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Parramatta&filterby=Electorate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226224643/http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Parramatta&filterby=Electorate|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 February 2009|title=Parramatta|publisher=[[Australian Electoral Commission]]|date=19 October 2007|access-date=2 October 2008}}</ref>
| near-n             = [[North Parramatta, New South Wales|North Parramatta]]
| near-ne            = [[Oatlands, New South Wales|Oatlands]]
| near-e             = [[Dundas, New South Wales|Dundas]] [[Rydalmere, New South Wales|Rydalmere]]
| near-se            = [[Camellia, New South Wales|Camellia]] [[Rosehill, New South Wales|Rosehill]]
| near-s             = [[Harris Park, New South Wales|Harris Park]]
| near-sw            = [[Merrylands, New South Wales|Merrylands]] [[Holroyd, New South Wales|Holroyd]]
| near-w             = [[Westmead, New South Wales|Westmead]]
| near-nw            = [[Northmead, New South Wales|Northmead]]
}}

'''Parramatta''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ær|ə|ˈ|m|æ|t|ə}}; {{langx|xdk|Burramatta}}) is a [[suburb (Australia)|suburb]] and major commercial centre in [[Greater Western Sydney]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parramatta: Suburb Guide. Highlighting new developments in Sydney's second CBD|url=https://www.urban.com.au/news/parramatta-suburb-guide-highlighting-new-developments-in-sydneys-second-cbd|date=2019-08-05|website=Urban|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Introducing Sydney's second CBD: Skyscrapers of steel and glass set to transform city|url=https://7news.com.au/business/property/with-skyscrapers-and-a-booming-population-this-is-what-parramatta-is-imagined-to-look-like-in-the-future-c-564448|date=2019-11-19|website=7NEWS.com.au|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> Parramatta is located approximately {{convert|24|km|mi|0}} west of the [[Sydney central business district|Sydney CBD]], on the banks of the [[Parramatta River]].<ref name="gnbsuburb" /> It is commonly regarded as the secondary [[central business district]] of metropolitan [[Greater Sydney|Sydney]].

Parramatta is the municipal seat of the [[Local government areas of New South Wales|local government area]] of the [[City of Parramatta]] and is often regarded as one of the primary centres of the [[Greater Sydney]] metropolitan region, along with the [[Sydney central business district|Sydney CBD]], [[Penrith, New South Wales|Penrith]], [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]], and [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greater Cities Commission Act 2022 No 8|url=https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2022-008#sch.1 |access-date=29 June 2023|date=4 November 2022|website=legislation.nsw.gov.au}}</ref> Parramatta also has a long history as a second administrative centre in the Sydney metropolitan region, playing host to a number of government departments,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atparramatta.com/business/parramatta-sectors/government|title=Government|website=atparramatta.com}}</ref> as well as state and federal courts. It is often colloquially referred to as "Parra".

Parramatta, which was founded as a British settlement in 1788, the same year as Sydney, is the oldest inland European settlement in Australia and serves as the economic centre of Greater Western Sydney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parracity.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/91941/VISITOR_STRATEGY_for_Parramatta2011-2016.pdf|title=Visitor Strategy for Parramatta 2011–2016|publisher=City of Parramatta|access-date=31 July 2013|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310215549/http://www.parracity.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/91941/VISITOR_STRATEGY_for_Parramatta2011-2016.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since 2000, state government agencies such as the [[New South Wales Police Force]] and [[Sydney Water]]<ref name="Media Release">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sydneywater.com.au/whoweare/MediaCentre/MediaView.cfm?ID=446|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722002646/http://www.sydneywater.com.au/WhoWeAre/MediaCentre/MediaView.cfm?ID=446|url-status=dead|title= Hitting the ground running – Sydney Water's Parramatta office reaches ground level |archivedate=22 July 2008|website=sydneywater.com.au}}</ref> have relocated to Parramatta from Central Sydney. The [[151st meridian east]] runs directly through the suburb.