Parramatta Park, QLD
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Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Parramatta Park is more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 913, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Parramatta Park a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Parramatta Park from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
15/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (15/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
49/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $290 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 49% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Parramatta Park at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,621
- Median age
- 33
- Median weekly household income
- $1,211
- SEIFA score
- 913
- Local government area
- Cairns
- Coordinates
- -16.9240, 145.7638
Map of Parramatta Park
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Housing & property in Parramatta Park
What it costs to live in Parramatta Park and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $290
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,300
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 33%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 62%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Parramatta Park demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Parramatta Park demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Parramatta Park using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 41% and 43% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 436 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 518 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,493 | 41% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 816 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 353 | 10% |
Share of the 3,616 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 186 | 14% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 264 | 19% |
| Rented | 843 | 62% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 480 | 35% |
| Townhouses & semis | 811 | 60% |
| Flats & apartments | 21 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,360 occupied private dwellings in Parramatta Park.
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,530
- Median weekly personal income
- $758
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,379 (43%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,053 (33%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 381 (11%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,827 (60%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.2%
- Employed full-time
- 952
- Employed part-time
- 753
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Parramatta Park
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Parramatta Park is February (average daytime high around 30.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 24.3°C). The area receives roughly 1739 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4°C | 24.2°C | 382 mm |
| Feb | 30.6°C | 24.3°C | 296 mm |
| Mar | 29.6°C | 23.7°C | 285 mm |
| Apr | 28.3°C | 22.6°C | 171 mm |
| May | 26.3°C | 20.5°C | 68 mm |
| Jun | 24.8°C | 18.9°C | 49 mm |
| Jul | 24.3°C | 17.9°C | 48 mm |
| Aug | 25.1°C | 17.9°C | 27 mm |
| Sep | 26.8°C | 19.1°C | 28 mm |
| Oct | 28.8°C | 20.9°C | 45 mm |
| Nov | 30.2°C | 22.3°C | 48 mm |
| Dec | 30.6°C | 23.7°C | 292 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Parramatta Park
Is Parramatta Park a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Parramatta Park rates 26/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Parramatta Park?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Parramatta Park was $290, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Parramatta Park?
Parramatta Park is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Cairns local government area.
What is the population of Parramatta Park?
At the 2021 Census, Parramatta Park had a population of about 3,621.
Is Parramatta Park an advantaged area?
Parramatta Park has an ABS SEIFA score of 913, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 15 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Parramatta Park?
Parramatta Park has average daytime highs of about 28°C and overnight lows of about 21.3°C, with roughly 1,739 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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