zara2009 74 Posted December 25, 2019 Hi everybody! Is Parramatta a regional city in NSW or it is one of the Sydney's suburbs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skani 4,866 Posted December 25, 2019 It's a suburb of the Greater Sydney area. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Collie 1,872 Posted December 28, 2019 It has it's own CBD etc but is only 15 km west of Sydney CBD and would be considered part of Sydney. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARYROSE02 2,009 Posted January 15, 2020 I work there which takes about 30-35 minutes on the train from Central station in Sydney. Parramatta is undergoing massive redevelopment at the moment. It is just about the "true" geographical centre of Sydney being, I think, about the same distance west to Penrith as it is east to Sydney CBD and the Blue Mountains trains stop there which makes Penrith a quicker journey than on the normal western line trains. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tychen 1 Posted October 8, 2020 It's meant to be both, if you are thinking about big picture long term strategic development... The current government strategy for Sydney divides it into "three cities" - essentially an eastern one that includes the city centre, north south, east and Inner West, with the traditional Sydney city centre as its main centre, and a second one that includes the western suburbs beyond the Inner West, with Parramatta as its main centre. There's a third one further out west, focussed around the future airport development. So Parramatta is meant to be its own regional centre within the Sydney region - with its own concentration of jobs and a high rise CBD, etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ausvisitor 351 Posted October 23, 2020 I imagine the question was more around Visa restrictions. As in I know Sydeny is not a regional area, but can I use my 489/491 in Parramatta? The answer to this is no, all of the Greater Sydeny Area (which extends way beyond Parramatta) is considered non-regional for vias purposes 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites