Granville is a suburb in western Sydney, in the
state of new South Wales, Australia. Granville is
located 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of the
Sydney central business district, in the local
government area of the City of Parramatta. A
small part in the north-west is located in the
local government area of the City of Holroyd.
South Granville is a separate suburb with the
distinguishing feature of a light industrial area.
Lisgar, Redfern, Heath and Mona Streets form
the approximate border between Granville and
South Granville. The Duck River provides a
boundary with Auburn, to the east.
At the 2011 census, there were 13,989 residents
in Granville. More than half of people were
born outside of Australia, with the top countries
of birth being India, China and Lebanon. Three-
quarters of people spoke a language other
than English at home. The most common other
languages spoken at home were Arabic 18.1%,
Cantonese 5.5% and Mandarin 4.8%. The
housing in Granville was evenly spread
between detached houses and higher density
units or apartments. 46.3% of residents were
renting their home and this was higher than the
national average of 29.6%