Food area · Sydney, Australia

Opening a cafe or restaurant in Parramatta, Sydney

What stands out

291 food and drink places are on the map within 1 km: one for every 53 residents, against one for every 223 in the surrounding 3 km. That many usually means people come from elsewhere to eat.

Parramatta Square is the nearest station or bus station, 180 m away.

The map shows 102 offices within 1 km: weekday lunch trade that resident numbers miss.

Residents within 1 km: 15,500; Median age 34.0, against 34.1 within 3 km
Largest adult age group: 25–34; 23% of residents, against 21% within 3 km
Food and drink places within 1 km: 291; One per 53 residents, against one per 223 within 3 km
Trade from people who live elsewhere: High; 6 stations and 102 offices within 1 km

Measured from Church Street at Macquarie Street on 17 October 2026. Residents and places within 1 km, compared with everyone within 3 km.

1Who lives here

About 15,500 residents within 1 km

More young adults 25–34 (10% more) live here than in the surrounding area.

Figure 1

Share of all residents, by age group

Within 1 kmSurrounding area, 3 km

Each bar is the group’s share of all residents. The tag on the right: how much more or less common the group is here.

Children 0–14

Here: 18.3%

Surrounding area: 19.1%

5% fewer

Teens and students 15–24

Here: 11.2%

Surrounding area: 11.8%

5% fewer

Young adults 25–34

Here: 23.0%

Surrounding area: 20.9%

10% more

Adults 35–44

Here: 14.5%

Surrounding area: 14.0%

5% more

Adults 45–54

Here: 10.5%

Surrounding area: 10.9%

5% fewer

Adults 55–64

Here: 9.1%

Surrounding area: 9.4%

5% fewer

Seniors 65+

Here: 13.5%

Surrounding area: 13.8%

same

Source: WorldPop 2020 age and sex structures (CC BY 4.0), modelled on a 100 m grid. Within 1 km of the site, against everyone within 3 km.

2Which kinds of place fit

No common kind of place stands out for the residents

This shows how well the usual regulars of 10 common kinds of place match the residents, against the surrounding 3 km. It’s a rough guide, and your own concept may draw a different crowd.

Kind of place	Match with residents	Already within 1 km	Free check
Brunch cafe	Partial match	74 cafes and brunch placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: brunch cafe
Bar	Partial match	15 bars and pubsFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: bar
Fried chicken	Partial match	11 chicken placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: fried chicken
Bubble tea	Partial match	6 bubble tea and tea shopsFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: bubble tea
Sushi	Partial match	12 sushi and Japanese placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: sushi
Burgers	Partial match	13 burger placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: burgers
Coffee shop	Partial match	74 cafes and coffee shopsFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: coffee shop
Pizza	Partial match	8 pizza placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: pizza
Pho or noodles	Partial match	6 Vietnamese and noodle placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: pho or noodles
Bakery	Partial match	9 bakeriesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: bakery

How the match levels work

3What’s already here

291 food and drink places within 1 km

One for every 53 residents, against one for every 223 in the surrounding 3 km. That many usually means people come here from elsewhere to eat.

Restaurant126
Cafe74
Fast food58
Pub8
Bar7
Ice cream7

Most-tagged cuisines on the map: Indian (37), Chinese (17), coffee shop (16), burger (13), chicken (11) and sandwich (10).

The nearest named places to where we measured

BlburgersRestaurant, burger 20 msouth-east
Ben & Jerry'sIce cream, ice cream 20 msouth-east
Bourke St BakeryBakery 20 msouth-east
Panntea ParramattaIce cream 20 msouth-east
Gimme One Fried SkewersFast food, Chinese 20 meast
8th Expresso BarCafe, coffee shop 30 meast
Destination RollFast food, sandwich 30 mnorth-east
Ramen IppudoRestaurant, ramen 40 msouth-east

OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers and misses some places, so the real counts are likely higher.

4What brings people past

6 stations, 102 offices and 10 schools within 1 km

These bring in people who don’t live here, so your customers can look quite different from the residents above.

6 stationsNearest: Parramatta Square, 180 m east
102 offices
10 schoolsNearest: Matrix Education Parramatta Campus, 350 m south-east
9 universities and collegesNearest: Ready Health Nursing College, 330 m north-east
27 supermarkets and mallsNearest: Woolworths Parramatta Station (Metro), 280 m south-east
12 hotels and hostelsNearest: One Global Resorts Parramatta, 190 m west
3 attractions and museumsNearest: Brislington Medical and Nursing Museum, 290 m north

5Limits

What this page can’t tell you

Residents aren't diners. Workers and visitors who live elsewhere aren't counted, and the ages are 2020 estimates.
The map misses places, and says nothing about how busy any of them is.
Nothing here covers the lease: rent, visibility and parking.

Two checks only you can do: count who walks past at your hours, and test the rent against cautious sales. For census counts, see the ABS Census QuickStats for Greater Sydney.

Nearby food areas

Newtown18.6 km
Surry Hills20.9 km

Straight-line distance between the points we measured from, not by road.

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