Parklea NSW 2768
742 addresses · 32 streets
Greenway Electorate › Blacktown LGA › Parklea · 31 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Parklea is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,684 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,832 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Indian, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Parklea - Kellyville Ridge statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Parklea itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
7 supermarkets
3 physiotherapists
6 gyms & sports centres
2 dog parks
4 hardware stores
1 mechanic
2 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Marayong, 2.7 km south-west · Metro station: Kellyville, 2.2 km north-east · Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 18.7 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 8.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 8.2% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 8.1% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 31.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 41%
Population by age in Parklea
| 0-4 | 153 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 379 |
| 15-19 | 208 |
| 20-24 | 312 |
| 25-34 | 761 |
| 35-44 | 798 |
| 45-54 | 530 |
| 55-64 | 324 |
| 65-74 | 156 |
| 75-84 | 55 |
| 85+ | 8 |
Dwelling types in Parklea
| House | 453 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 217 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Parklea
| <$650 | 22 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 87 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 229 |
| $3,000+ | 291 |
Top ancestries in Parklea
| Ancestry NS | 1,387 |
|---|---|
| Other | 740 |
| Indian | 585 |
| Australian | 349 |
| English | 298 |
| Filipino | 180 |
Housing tenure in Parklea
| Owned | 100 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 409 |
| Rented | 153 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Parklea
| 0 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 189 |
| 2 | 303 |
| 3 | 100 |
| 4+ | 63 |
Commute to work in Parklea
| Car | 457 |
|---|---|
| Train | 9 |
| Bus | 16 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 7 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 513 |
Top countries of birth in Parklea
| India | 473 |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 134 |
| Fiji | 97 |
| Sri Lanka | 71 |
| New Zealand | 66 |
| China | 58 |
Languages used at home in Parklea
| Punjabi | 246 |
|---|---|
| Hindi | 206 |
| Tagalog | 73 |
| Arabic | 71 |
| Mandarin | 57 |
| Tamil | 51 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
34,322 bird observations recorded near Parklea — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,020)
- Noisy Miner (2,454)
- Australian Magpie (2,423)
- Common Myna (2,147)
- Magpie-lark (1,631)
- Australian Raven (1,504)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,330)
- Australian White Ibis (1,285)
- Crested Pigeon (1,219)
- Rock Dove (1,198)
- Welcome Swallow (1,150)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,062)
- Pied Currawong (970)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Parklea
- Galah (962)
- Common Starling (928)
- Australian Wood Duck (919)
- Willie Wagtail (918)
- Grey Butcherbird (910)
- Masked Lapwing (896)
- Superb Fairy-wren (873)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (868)
- Laughing Kookaburra (840)
- Red Wattlebird (715)
- Dusky Moorhen (694)
- Little Corella (671)
- Eastern Rosella (613)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (564)
- Birds (546)
- Red-rumped Parrot (520)
- Eurasian Coot (492)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Parklea:
- Acacia Gardens (0.8 km)
- Stanhope Gardens (1.3 km)
- Glenwood (1.6 km)
- Kings Park (1.9 km)
- Kellyville Ridge (2.5 km)
- Quakers Hill (2.6 km)
- The Ponds (2.8 km)
- Kings Langley (2.9 km)
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Streets
- Amber Close (10)
- Ashwood Street (14)
- Avondale Avenue (9)
- Blackbutt Street (28)
- Blaise Place (6)
- Bow Avenue (65)
- Braifie Place (11)
- Bromly Grove (18)
- Candlenut Grove (27)
- Caritta Court (16)
- Clementine Street (34)
- Cray Place (9)
- Damien Drive (73)
- Elsie Way (12)
- Fairway Street (25)
- Glenvale Avenue (117)
- Horton Way (3)
- Karri Place (26)
- Malti Way (4)
- Mardy Court (8)
- Messina Street (16)
- Parklea Drive (24)
- Possum Way (4)
- Quakers Hill Parkway (2)
- Rosewood Street (24)
- Sassafras Street (14)
- Satinash Street (15)
- Sentry Drive (63)
- Sunnyholt Road (2)
- Tianie Way (11)
- Tomko Grove (48)
- Wombat Way (4)
