Parramatta is a suburb and major business
district in the metropolitan area of Sydney,
Australia. Parramatta is located in Central-
Western Sydney 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of
the Sydney central business district on the
banks of the Parramatta River. Parramatta is the
administrative seat of the local government
area of the City of Parramatta.

Parramatta is a major business and ommercial
centre, and the second largest CBD in the State
of New South Wales. Parramatta has many high
density commercial and residential
developments. It is home to Westfield
Parramatta, which is the ninth largest shopping
centre in Australia by gross leasable area.

Simultaneously, major upgrades have occurred
around the railway station with the expansion of
Westfield Parramatta, the creation of a new
transport interchange, and the ongoing
development of the Parramatta Square local
government precinct.