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Granville NSW 2142

8,662 addresses · 109 streets

Parramatta Electorate › Cumberland LGA › Granville · 19 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A diverse, historic suburb beside Parramatta in Sydney's west, Granville is densifying around its rail station. Households average 2.8 people and the median age is 31. Median household income is $1,598 a week, with rent around $400.

Granville is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 16,716 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,598 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 43% of households own their home and 56% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, Lebanese, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

16,716Population
31Median age
$1,598Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Granville - Clyde statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Granville itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Granville, 400 m east · Light rail stop: Robin Thomas, 1.9 km north · Bus interchange: Parramatta EA, 3 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Parramatta Ferry Wharf, 2.2 km north · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 10.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Granville

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Granville NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.8%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201911.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.2% · Labour-force participation 53.5%

Population by age in Granville
Population by age, Granville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4997
5-141,606
15-19704
20-242,012
25-344,234
35-442,416
45-541,698
55-641,434
65-741,009
75-84451
85+155
Dwelling types in Granville
Dwelling types, Granville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,898
Townhouse500
Apartment3,022
Other10
Households by weekly income in Granville
Households by weekly income, Granville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650896
$650-1,4991,512
$1,500-2,9991,765
$3,000+898
Top ancestries in Granville
Top ancestries, Granville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other6,745
Chinese2,179
Lebanese1,602
Ancestry NS1,550
English1,510
Indian1,399
Housing tenure in Granville
Housing tenure, Granville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned982
Mortgage1,296
Rented2,978
Other91
Cars per household in Granville
Cars per household, Granville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
01,003
12,510
21,245
3352
4+195
Commute to work in Granville
Commute to work, Granville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,498
Train830
Bus70
Tram/ferry0
Walked135
Bicycle18
Home1,566
Top countries of birth in Granville
Top countries of birth, Granville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Nepal2,240
India1,507
China1,248
Lebanon750
Philippines571
Pakistan381
Languages used at home in Granville
Languages used at home, Granville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali2,215
Arabic2,029
Mandarin1,146
Cantonese713
Hindi471
Punjabi406

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

50,118 bird observations recorded near Granville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Granville

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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