Suburb Profiles
BONDI
Backpackers, billionaires, board riders and bodies beautiful, Bondi is home to them all. But there's more to this diverse suburb than first meets the eye. One of Sydney's most eclectic and exciting precincts, Bondi is a name that is familiar around the world. Bondi Beach lies ...
BONDI JUNCTION
Located six kilometres east of the Sydney central business district , Bondi Junction is part of the local government area of Waverley . A largely commercial area, which has undergone many changes since the late 20th century Bondi Junction has a colourful history. ...
CLOVELLY
Clovelly is 7km from the Sydney CBD. Bus number 329 travels to the Bondi Junction Interchange, while the 339 travels from Clovelly to Wynyard and Millers Point. The suburb is located on the northeastern boundary of Randwick City, bounded by the South Pacific Ocean to the east, ...
DARLINGHURST
Named after NSW Governor Ralph Darling, cosmopolitan Darlinghurst, or ‘Darlo’, is the heart of Sydney’s gay scene and the home of the Mardi Gras. In the early days, however, Darlinghurst was more famous for its 1841 gaol, now the National Art School, and the ...
DOUBLE BAY
Only 4.5km from the CBD, Double Bay offers an excellent transport network with frequent buses along New South Head Road to the city. Catch a train from nearby Edgecliff Station or board a 5-minute ferry ride to Circular Quay. The original name of Double Bay was “Keltie ...
EDGECLIFF
Edgecliff is less than four kilometres east of the Sydney CBD and is part of the municipality of Woollahra, which was proclaimed in 1860. Early inhabitants of the area were the Eora, a grouping of Aboriginal people who inhabited the southern shore of Port Jackson. The Eora ...
GLEBE
In Glebe you will find a large student population within an area with a multicultural heritage. The diverse range of residents in Glebe make this an interesting place to visit. At nearby Glebe Harbour, you’re within easy access to one of the world’s most magnificent ...
KINGSFORD
Kingsford is an inner city suburb located 3.5 kilometres southeast from Sydney's CBD. It is bounded by Randwick and Kensington to the north, the suburbs of Randwick and South Coogee to the east, by the suburbs of Maroubra, Daceyville and Eastlakes to the south and Kensington to ...
ELIZABETH BAY
Only 2.5km east of the CBD, Elizabeth Bay Elizabeth Bay combines spectacular harbour views and a privileged lifestyle. With an excellent transport network, the suburb can be reached by the 311 bus from Circular Quay, or by frequent train services from Kings Cross, a five-minute ...
NORTH SYDNEY
Business capital of Sydney's Lower North Shore, North Sydney is a northern extension of the CBD, with many offices where graphic designers, architects publishers, advertising, engineering and computing firms conduct their business. North Sydney is approximately 5.5km from the ...
POTTS POINT
A small suburb (with one of the highest population densities in the country) of inner-city, Potts Point is three kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, sitting on a ridge immediately east of Woolloomooloo, west of Elizabeth Bay and Rushcutters Bay and north of ...
ROSE BAY
Rose Bay is an affluent, much sought after address, its seven Kilometres east of the Sydney CBD. Bordering Vaucluse to the north, Dover Heights to the east, North Bondi to the south-east, and Bellevue Hill to the south-west, Rose Bay offers views of both the Sydney ...
SURRY HILLS
In the early 19th century Surry Hills was on the outskirts of the city and the ideal place to build a mansion, but the area later sank into decline, becoming an overcrowded slum with brothels. In the 1920s notorious razor gangs roamed the streets, terrifying residents. Ruth Park ...
WAVERLEY
Prior to European settlement indigenous people of the Eora tribe settled in the area now known as Waverley. A number of place names within Waverley - most famously Bondi - have been based on words derived from Aboriginal languages of the Sydney region. Waverley was the second ...