Sydney's South Asian community is centred on the west and north-west: Harris Park and Parramatta, where Wigram Street has been the community's high street for two decades, then out through Westmead, Toongabbie, Girraween, Blacktown, Quakers Hill, Schofields, Kellyville and Glenwood, with a second concentration through Lakemba, Punchbowl and Bankstown.
Housing costs push younger couples further along the north-west and south-west growth corridors each year, which is why relocation and commute come up in Sydney matches more than in any other city.
Hindi-speaking families in Sydney are concentrated in the west and north-west — Parramatta, Harris Park, Westmead, Blacktown, Kellyville and Schofields — where Wigram Street in Harris Park functions as the community's high street for everything from sweets to jewellery to wedding cards. Diwali events run across the region each October and November, and the community associations tend to organise by city rather than by home state.