Anyone From Parramatta ? Good Place To Live ?

[Wacky Dee]

I'm looking to buy an apartment to live in myself within the next few months most likely ... since I'm single and income (as far as taxman is concerned...lots of business write offs, nothing dodgy though) is average I don't have much choice in terms of suburbs as I can't get more than approx. $350k which can buy a REALLY nice and big 2bdr+garage apartment in Paramatta.. (same money would give me a friggin shithole of a studio in the inner west with a bit of change left over)

Anyway, was just wondering if any of you guys live in Parra and how you would rate it for 1) safety/security/crime 2) travel to city 3) local pubs etc 4) cops attitudes towards import drivers

I have no plans to have kids any time soon etc so that sort of 'safety' doesn't concern me .. I'm more concerned with say burglaries etc I'd hate to not be able to take my skyline to the shops eg. westfield or local pizza joint, for fear of some dickhead always looking to break into it. I'm just not sure if it's that sort of 'burb that's all ...

Any of you living in Parra (not Granville or Auburn or Blacktown ..I mean Parra +/- 5 min drive from Parra CBD) had your skylines or apartments broken into ? Are cops generally OK towards import drivers ? I find the cops in the inner west quite tolerant and they never give me any shit..

Edit: I should mention and this is probably quite important ... I work FROM HOME ..so travel to the city is unimportant unless it's for leisure on the weekends.

[Yo-Yo]

my sister just bought a nice apartment in harris park, 5 min walk to parra station

if you going for the whole unit thing like I am atm check out the security parking, try to get at least 2nd/3rd floor for relative theft prevention, the usual stuff

I used to drive my Gt-t around parra all the time, no probs

[Wacky Dee]

yep definately not getting ground floor unit ..and it'd have to be a security building with a lockup garage (that I shall fortify + remote open/close with no locks on the outside probably)

[GTR-N1]

I'd rate anywhere along the strip from Parramatta > Carlingford > Epping as being good places to get a unit. Direction is NE.

Each of those has their own station.

Security is fine.

Close enough for great drives around the Blue Mtns (half an hour away)

Lots of Italian/Euro restaurants on the north side of the station & Chinese on the south side.

North Rocks, Baulkham Hills & Castle Hill are to the N. Without a station, this area is good too.

[Deceiver]

I live in Parramatta.

Been here about a month. Haven't had any encounters with police, but I drive a Supra. Attitude may be different between different imports - I don't know.

Great place to live. Close to just about everything.

I live in a unit which is pretty much what you described in your first post. Hell, the unit you're talking about is probably the one on the floor above me that's for sale atm for $350k.

There was an inspection on it today. It's a modern building off Pitt Street. PM me if you do end up buying and it's the unit I'm talking about.

But yeah, pubs are good. Crime seems to be low - too many humble asian and indian people around.

Travel to city is good. Takes me 30mins in the morning from here to St. Peters. Public transport wise though, it's good I guess. Only taken the train to the city a couple of times on weekends.

Anything else you'd like to know, just PM me.

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Edited September 26, 2009 by Corolla92

[SECURITY]

Parra isnt a bad place to live at all. Its their football team that you should keep away from.

[Deano 1]

Parra isnt a bad place to live at all. Its their football team that you should keep away from.

GOOOOOOO PARRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEWWWWWWWWWW

[charlie25T]

Parra isnt a bad place to live at all. Its their football team that you should keep away from.

That is so True......... But the much better than the bulldogs supporters

Go the Dragons

[SECURITY]

not really, the thing about being a parra supporter is that even though you guys might win the premiership (which you wont) is just like winning gold in the special olympics... at the end of the day you're still a retard.

DOGGIES 2010!

p.s. St. George has got to be the single most hated football team in the world... or at least this side of the georges river.

[Deceiver]

Dogs won't win shit if they keep playing like that.

[Sheng]

Im not that big of a footy fan but i'd say that the dragons are an arrogant bunch, choked it the last minute, bulldogs played well the whole season, bad luck friday night, Broncos has nothing during any of the final's appearance, face it. I reocken Parra will get there next week

ps Go the CATS!!!

[batakr33]

Mate have a look at places such as Narwee, Roselands, Beverly Hills, Kingsgrove etc the places there are decently priced and my mates park their S15's, Type-R's etc on the street

[Kujotk]

some punk stole my shiny tyre nozzle cap in bevo, bloody idiots lol.

If your concerned about safety in terms of your car, no where is safe. Rich/poor/secured/seems safe/or reptation for being an unsafe area, if someone sees your car on the side of the road, and they want it, they will take it, no matter where it is.

in terms for personal saftey, i used to live in harris park a good 15 years ago, my PO box is still in harris park, I don't feel very safe there after knowing of what goes on there now days. Even back then it wasn't the best area around, but it has definately gone way down hill since then. There have been people killed over laptops at the station, brawls all the time, buglaries and riots. But this is near the station and the shopping strip and what not. If you go between harris park and rosehill race course it is much much quieter and more civilised. If you had to move near parra area i'd move there in the quiet streets, away from the station (if its saftey your worried about). If you can't afford anything away from the station then you have no choice then.

At the end of the day issues can arise in any area you live.... try to be aware of them.

Don't forget, trains are the prefered transport of all the shit in sydney, apart from people going to work, loss of lisence, school/ uni kids and pensioners, who else do you have left on the trains??? Drug users, alcoholics, people who think its easier to steal than to work....

Go on parra line between 10am-1pm and you see what people use trains, at that time its mostly pensioners and the scums of the earth, poor pensioners cop it at that time of the day.

I personaly wouldn't live too close to any train station except for the city stations, and im not saying city stations are better, just saying you have no choice in the city, there stations not far away from anywhere there.

[RB25PWR]

Think about it like this, Paramatta is only one step above all the other worse places. IE: Blacktown, Cabramatta, Mt Druit etc. It's not really bad, but I'd still say it's bad. If anything try for North Paramatta or even Northmead.

[Deceiver]

Think about it like this, Paramatta is only one step above all the other worse places. IE: Blacktown, Cabramatta, Mt Druit etc. It's not really bad, but I'd still say it's bad. If anything try for North Paramatta or even Northmead.

Are you kidding me?

North Parramatta is worse than central Parramatta. That's where all the trouble is.

All the Persians, Lebanese, Dole-Bludger Aussies, Aboriginals & Greeks live there. And not the nice ones either.

[Wacky Dee]

which part of paramatta do you live in Ben ?

I may have to actually rent an apartment there now as I can't find anything in the area I wanted so might as well rent in parra for a year before I buy something .. which areas/surrounding suburbs of parramatta should I avoid ??

[Deceiver]

which part of paramatta do you live in Ben ?

I may have to actually rent an apartment there now as I can't find anything in the area I wanted so might as well rent in parra for a year before I buy something .. which areas/surrounding suburbs of parramatta should I avoid ??

I live on the Merrylands side of the GWH, just off Pitt Street. It's still Parramatta though.

Avoid Merrylands, some areas of Wentworthville, North Parramatta and Guildford.

You can't find anything you want? As I said, there's one above me for sale. 2 bedder w/ security garage for $350,000. It's advertised with The Professionals real estate.

[Wacky Dee]

I meant for rent ..not buying for another year or so

[GoldZilla]

When Ben says avoid some areas of Wentworthville, this ESPECIALLY means the units along Lane Street, and therefore most houses/units in the area between Station Street and Lytton Street...

That's where most of the housing commission houses were/are, and it's pretty much the ghetto of Wentworthville. Sad, but true.

[Wacky Dee]

yeah not interested in wentworthville ... had a mate who lived there, true ghetto. Mainly central Paramatta .. just still not sure which parts are good. So far North Paramatta is off the list. But where IS Nth Parra ..north of Victoria Rd sort of?