City of Parramatta

City of Parramatta New South Wales
Located in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates	33°49′S 151°00′E / 33.817°S 151.000°E / -33.817; 151.000
Population	256,729 (2021 census)[1] (12th)
• Density	3,056/km2 (7,920/sq mi)
Established	27 November 1861 (Municipality) 27 October 1938 (City)
Postcode(s)	2153, 2152, 2151, 2150, 2147, 2146, 2145, 2142, 2141, 2128, 2127, 2122, 2121, 2119, 2118, 2117, 2116, 2115, 2114
Area	84 km2 (32.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Lord Mayor	Pierre Esber
Council seat	Parramatta Town Hall
Region	Greater Western Sydney
State electorate(s)	Epping Parramatta Ryde Winston Hills
Federal division(s)	Bennelong Greenway Mitchell Parramatta Reid
Website	City of Parramatta
LGAs around City of Parramatta: Blacktown The Hills Hornsby Cumberland City of Parramatta Ryde Cumberland Cumberland Canada Bay & Strathfield

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 2016 census, City of Parramatta had an estimated population of 226,149.^[2] The city houses the Parramatta central business district which is one of the key suburban employment destinations for the region of Greater Western Sydney.