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.
Sydney holds the largest Muslim population in the country, and the South Asian part of it — Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan families — is spread through Lakemba, Wiley Park, Punchbowl and Bankstown in the south-west, and out through Rooty Hill, Mount Druitt and Marsden Park in the west. Introductions through family, the masjid or a trusted community member remain the norm.