The Parramatta Advantage
Parramatta offers a convenient location for businesses that require a central location to service their customers.

Located just 24 km from the Sydney CBD and only minutes from Sydney Olympic Park and Westmead Hospital, Parramatta is a full service city that's home to leading global businesses such as Coca Cola Amatil, Shell and Pfizer.  Major public sector organisations like the NSW Police Service, the Office of State Revenue, Department of Fair Trading, the Attorney General's Department and the Australian Tax Office all have a significant presence.

Annual Gross Regional Product is estimated at nearly $9 billion which  represents more than 3% of the total value of NSW production. Around 86,530 people work in the Parramatta Local Government Area with around 38,000 people working in the Parramatta CBD.

Population
The 12th largest local government area in NSW with 152,000 residents, the city’s population is expected to grow to 178,000 by 2026.

Parramatta: A city shedding its skin
More than $2 billion in public and private investment is transforming the face of Parramatta, crystallizing the NSW Government’s vision as the capital of Western Sydney.

On 21 July 2006, Parramatta City Council signed a Public Private Partnership with Grocon Developments to revitalize 3.5 hectares of the CBD. The $1.4 billion Civic Place Project is one of the largest urban renewal projects undertaken outside the Sydney CBD. Due for completion by 2014, Civic Place will feature environmentally sustainable design, European style piazza’s, art house cinemas, a new media gallery and library and outstanding community facilities.

This massive renewal will build on the success of the recently completed Parramatta Transport Interchange and the expansion of Westfield Parramatta.

Strategic Partnerships
In order sustain Parramatta’s postion as First for Business and Investment  Parramatta City Council partners with a range of regional organsiations such as the:
 - Western Sydney Business Connection
 - Parramatta Chamber of Commerce
 - Greater Western Sydney Economic Development Board
 - BASI (Parramatta Business Advisory Service)
 - Department of State and Regional Development, and
 - University of Western Sydney

Parramatta City Council's Economic Development Program
Parramatta City Council’s Economic Development Program is funded through a levy on businesses located in the Primary Centre. The primary Centre includes the CBD, Westmead, North Parramatta, Camellia, Rydalmere and Harris Park.

The Economic Development Program is based on three key principles:
 - Researching the Opportunities for Business
 - Marketing these Opportunities to Business
 - Maximising these Opportunities with Business

For more information on Parramatta and what the city has to offer please contact the Economic Outcomes Manager on (02) 9806 5636.