Nightlife is growing significantly faster in Sydney’s west than in the east: spending on dining in the Parramatta district has risen by 71 per cent over the past five years.

In Blacktown and south-west Sydney, spending has risen 44 and 43 per cent respectively over the same period, adjusted for inflation, while it has grown at 42 per cent in the Sydney CBD.

Frankie B’s, a pizza restuarant on Church Street, Parramatta, is the first in eight years to open 24 hours a day. Credit: Edwina Pickles

The data, based on depersonalised transaction information from Visa and analysed by the Herald , underscores the momentum achieved by local councils and the state government’s work to reform the night-time economy but it also reveals the work yet to be done to allow more businesses to open at

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