Understand the plans behind the places: how housing, employment, infrastructure and innovation connect across Western Sydney.
Explore the places & resources Official sources · Reviewed 12 October 2026Regional development is a long-term process. Current planning frameworks, adopted local strategies and operating infrastructure each tell a different part of the story. Explore them together before deciding where your organisation can contribute.
The Sydney Plan
2036City Economy Strategy 2026–2036
2050Parramatta 2050
A planning horizon is not a project completion date. Check the responsible agency’s delivery updates for individual projects.
The current regional land-use framework connects housing, jobs, infrastructure and open space. Version 1.0 commenced on 13 August 2026.
It replaces the 2018 Greater Sydney Region Plan and five district plans. Read the technical appendices for industrial land, infrastructure and local planning context.
NSW PlanningOfficial informationA long-term direction for innovation in NSW, connecting research, enterprise and the broader innovation system.
Read the government’s priorities before designing a research partnership, startup initiative or precinct programme.
Investment NSWOfficial informationAdopted on 11 May 2026, the strategy organises Parramatta’s economic direction around productivity, place and people.
Use the ten-year strategy to understand the city’s priorities for employment, economic resilience and shared prosperity. It supports the longer-term Parramatta 2050 vision.
City of ParramattaOfficial informationCouncil’s long-term city vision, endorsed in August 2024, sets an ambition for Parramatta’s role in the region.
Read alongside current delivery plans and budgets. A vision describes direction; it does not mean every proposed project is funded or complete.
City of ParramattaOfficial informationPlanning for an emerging employment area around the airport, with precinct controls and approved master plans.
Bradfield’s master plan was approved in September 2024. Its capacity for 10,000 homes and 20,000 jobs is a planning ambition, not a count of homes or jobs delivered.
NSW PlanningOfficial informationStage 1 is operational, connecting Westmead and Carlingford through Parramatta CBD and Camellia.
The route spans 12 kilometres. Stage 2 is a separate project; consult official project and travel information rather than treating future extensions as operating services.
Transport for NSWOfficial informationAn independent Nexus guide. Institutions manage their own services, access and programmes. Source links do not imply a partnership.
