Managing supply of burial land to meet customer needs

With many Sydney cemeteries beginning to reach capacity in available land, cemetery managers are striving to maximise burial space within their existing grounds. Metropolitan Memorial Parks was established to unite Northern Metropolitan Cemeteries, Rookwood General Cemetery, and Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries, with our remit being to work with the NSW Government to manage the cemetery land issue and meet community demand.

At Metropolitan Memorial Parks, availability of burial allotments across our memorial parks varies, and this is particularly evident within some of our dedicated religious and cultural areas. To address this, where demand is high and availability of allotments is limited, we prioritise those with an immediate need for a burial. This enables us to ensure that during life’s most challenging moments, those in need can be accommodated.

Our commitment to serving the community extends to offering pre-purchase burial allotments where possible. While allotments may not be available for pre-purchase in all areas, families have a range of choices, especially when they are flexible regarding location. As a general guideline, non-denominational areas typically offer more availability.

In our ongoing efforts to address shortage of cemetery land, we are working closely with the NSW Government to identify long-term solutions. This includes, seeking opportunities to acquire suitable land for new cemeteries, maximising the use of remaining land within our existing memorial parks, and exploring cemetery renewal projects.

To enquire about the availability of pre-purchase allotments across our memorial parks, contact us here

Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park

Pioneer Park Development

New development

The project delivers an additional 700 burial allotments, drainage and parking.

The Pioneer Park section development entails the excavation and processing of the sandstone shelf approx. 500mm below the surface to provide additional burial sites at the cemetery.

With the sandstone substrate close to the surface, the project utilises the existing sandstone by finely crushing it for reinstatement as fill for the site.

Works are progressing with 50% of the stone substrate excavation complete at Pioneer Park development at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park. The expected completion is late May 2024 subject to weather.

Woronora Memorial Park

Full & Lawn Monumental Area

New development

Works are now complete. With the delivery of 1500 burial allotments.

The new area is between Anglican 7 and the Café/Function Centre at Woronora Memorial Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Sutherland.