Parramatta. Disparity in internet access

While Parramatta local government area (LGA) has a comparable internet connection, 60 per cent in 2006, to the Sydney Statistical Division, it has a marginally lower broadband figure of 42.7 per cent compared to 42.0 percent Sydneywide. A wide disparity exists in access between the northern and southern suburbs within the LGA. Approximately 30 per cent of households in both areas have no Internet connection