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Neighbourhoods in Sydney

What different parts of Sydney are like to live in — character, transport, green spaces, housing and honest trade-offs.

How Sydney is organised

Sydney is described here by its districts and the localities inside them. This page currently covers 0 districts and 8 localities.

There is no “best neighbourhood”: what suits you depends on your work, budget, family and lifestyle. We describe places — we do not score them.

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Larger pins are districts, smaller ones localities. Every place is also listed below.

Map of neighbourhoods in Sydney

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Districts and their localities

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  • The sweep of Bondi Beach and its surf, looking south-west
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    Bondi Beach

    A beachside suburb 7 km east of the CBD in the Waverley council area, with one of Sydney's best-known beaches, cafés and restaurants along Campbell Parade, high population density and rents well above the Greater Sydney median.

  • Aerial view of the Chatswood high-rises with the Sydney CBD in the distance
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    Chatswood

    A commercial centre on the Lower North Shore, 10 km north of the CBD, with a train and Sydney Metro station, a major bus terminus, two big shopping centres, many Chinese, Japanese and Korean restaurants, and high-density apartments around the station.

  • Rows of Victorian terrace houses in Glebe with city towers behind
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    Glebe

    A harbourside inner-west suburb 3 km south-west of the CBD, on Blackwattle and Rozelle bays, with heritage buildings and a shopping strip along Glebe Point Road, foreshore parks and the Inner West Light Rail.

  • Manly Beach and its Norfolk Island pines seen from above
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    Manly

    A beachside suburb 17 km north-east of the CBD, between Sydney Harbour and the Pacific Ocean, linked to Circular Quay by a 20-minute ferry, with the Corso's cafés and restaurants and rents above the Greater Sydney median.

  • Shops and Victorian buildings along King Street in Newtown
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    Newtown

    An inner-west suburb about 4 km south-west of the CBD, built around King Street and Enmore Road with hundreds of shopfronts, cafés, pubs and restaurants, Victorian terrace houses and a railway station on the Inner West lines.

  • The Parramatta River at Parramatta Wharf with the city centre towers behind
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    Parramatta

    A city and major commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, 24 km west of the CBD on the Parramatta River, with government offices, Westfield Parramatta, a large train and bus interchange, light rail and a ferry wharf, and rents just below the Greater Sydney median.

  • Shops and apartment buildings along The Boulevarde in Strathfield
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    Strathfield

    An inner-west suburb 13.8 km west of the CBD, built around one of Sydney's major railway interchanges, with a diverse population, large older homes on established streets and rents below the Greater Sydney median.

  • Victorian corner building at Crown Street and Campbell Street in Surry Hills
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    Surry Hills

    An inner-city suburb immediately south-east of the Sydney CBD, beside Central station, known for 19th-century terrace houses, Crown Street's restaurants, pubs and bars, and light rail and train access within walking distance.