Editing Parramatta (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type=
|2001|17982
|2006|18448
|2011|19745
|2016|25798
|2021|30211
}}
[[File:Parramatta Town Hall, 2023.jpg|thumb|[[Parramatta Town Hall]] in 2023]]
According to the [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]] conducted by the [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]], the suburb of Parramatta had a population of 30,211. Of these:<ref name=abs2021pop>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL13167|name=Parramatta (State Suburb)|accessdate=4 October 2024|quick=on|map=yes}}</ref>

; Ethnic diversity: The most common country of birth in Parramatta is [[India]] representing 30.9% of the population, outnumbering Australian born residents at 24.8%. The next most common are [[China]] 8.9%, [[Nepal]] 5.5%, [[Philippines]] 2.5% and [[Iran]] 1.3%. However, only 6.8% identify their ancestry as Australian; the other common self-identified ancestries were [[Indian people|Indian]] 27.3%, [[Chinese people|Chinese]] 15.3%, [[English people|English]] 8.5% and [[Nepalis|Nepali]] 5.5%. About one quarter (24.4%) of people spoke English at home; other languages spoken at home included [[Hindi]] 10.4%, [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] 8.8%, [[Nepali language|Nepali]] 5.3%, [[Tamil language|Tamil]] 5.0% and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] 4.3%.

; Religion: This question is optional in the Census.  Of the people who answered it, the most common response was [[Hinduism]] 33.6%; the next most common responses were "No Religion" 21.6%, [[Catholic]] 12.1%, Not stated 7.7% and [[Islam]] 7.5%.

; Age distribution: Parramatta has an over-representation of young adults when compared to the country as a whole. Parramatta residents' median age was 32 years, compared to the national median of 38. Children aged under 15 years made up 16.3% of the population (national average is 18.2%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.6% of the population (national average is 17.2%).

; Income: The average weekly household [[income]] was $2,092, compared to the national average of $1,746.
 
; Housing: The majority of dwellings in Parramatta (85.6%) were flats, units or [[apartment]]s; 7.7% were separate houses, and 5.7% were semi-detached (mostly [[townhouse]]s). The average household size was 2.4 people. In 2021, 2.2% of households were public housing, compared to 6.3% in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crime and Disadvantage in Parramatta |url=https://www.microburbs.com.au/Crime-Disadvantage/Parramatta |website=Microburbs |access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref> 

===Notable residents===
* [[Keith Agget]] (1931–2017), rugby league player
* [[Bernie Banton]] (1946–2007), builder and social justice campaigner
* [[Richie Benaud]] (1930–2015), cricketer and commentator
* [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|Allan Cunningham]] (1791–1839), explorer and botanist
* [[Greg Dyer]] (born 1959), cricketer 
* [[Gerry Hazlitt]] (1888–1915), cricketer 
* [[Paul Hogan]] (born 1939), comedian and actor 
* [[Harry Hopman]] (1906–1985), tennis player
* [[David Lennox]] (1788–1873), colonial bridge builder
* [[John Lewin]] (1770–1819), first professional artist in New South Wales
* [[Bruce Mann (rugby league)|Bruce Mann]] (1926–2007), rugby league player 
* [[George McIver]] (1859–1945), [[science fiction]] writer
* Rev. [[Samuel Marsden]] (1765–1838), known as the "flogging parson"
* Mary Cover Hassall (1799–1825), Methodist missionary to Tonga Island
* [[Dowell Philip O'Reilly]] (1865–1923), poet and politician
* [[Todd Payten]] (born 1979), rugby league player and coach
* [[William "Jock" Ross|"Jock" Ross]] (born 1943), outlaw biker.
* [[Nora Kate Weston]] (1880-1965), artisan
* [[J. C. Wharton]] (1853–1929), editor of ''Parramatta Times'' (defunct) and a local history<ref>{{Citation | title=The jubilee history of Parramatta in commemoration of the first half-century of municipal government, 1861–1911 | date=1911 | publisher=Parramatta T.D. Little and R.S. Richardson | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/2439563 | access-date=10 June 2016 }} Available as .pdf-based CD-ROM</ref>