Regions of Sydney

Like many major cities, Sydney's residents, known throughout Australia as 'Sydneysiders', refer to different regions of the City by different names. These areas don't always correspond directly to official boundaries of suburbs, or local government authorities, but instead refer to broader, and occasionally less well defined areas. This is a brief description of the regions of Sydney.

= City =

Composed of the local government area of the City of SydneyThe City of Sydney [http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/WhatsOn/suburbs.htm website] ] .

Suburbs include Glebe, Potts Point and The Rocks.

Eastern Suburbs

Composed of the local government areas of the City of Randwick, Waverley Council, City of Botany Bay and the Municipality of Woollahra. [http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/10510Related%20Areas2003?OpenDocument&tabname=Related%20Products&prodno=10510&issue=2003&num=&view=& National Regional Profile : Eastern Suburbs (Statistical Subdivision)] .]

Suburbs include Bronte, Bellevue Hill and Point Piper.

Northern Beaches

Composed of the local government areas of Manly Council, Warringah Council, and the Pittwater Council.

Suburbs include Manly, Palm Beach and Seaforth.

Lower North Shore

Composed of the local government areas of the City of Willoughby, North Sydney Council, Municipality of Mosman, Municipality of Lane Cove, City of Ryde and the Municipality of Hunter's Hill.

Suburbs include Mosman, Hunters Hill and Cremorne Point.

Upper North Shore

Composed of the local government areas of the Ku-ring-gai Council and the Hornsby Shire.

Suburbs include Killara, Cheltenham and Pymble.

= Northern Suburbs =

This area includes suburbs in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire, City of Ryde, City of Parramatta and Municipality of Hunters Hill.

= The Hills =

These suburbs are generally located within the local government area of Baulkham Hills Shire but parts of the City of Parramatta, City of Blacktown, and Hornsby Shire are also included in the area.

= The Forest =

These suburbs are located within the local government area of Warringah Council but are also often included in the Northern Beaches or Upper North Shore regions.

Inner West

Composed of the local government areas of the Marrickville Council, City of Canterbury, Municipality of Ashfield, Burwood Council, Municipality of Strathfield, City of Canada Bay and the Municipality of Leichhardt.

Suburbs include Balmain, Strathfield and Cabarita.

Canterbury-Bankstown

The suburbs of Canterbury-Bankstown region are not specific to the LGAs of Canterbury and Bankstown but are approximately north-west of southern Canterbury, south-west of Lidcombe and north-east of Bankstown.

Southern Sydney

Composed of the local government areas of the City of Rockdale, City of Hurstville, Municipality of Kogarah and the Sutherland Shire.

Suburbs include Kyle Bay, Kangaroo Point and Cronulla.

= St George =

The area includes all the suburbs in the local government areas of the City of Hurstville, the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah.

South-eastern Sydney

Includes suburbs within the Local Government Areas of City of Sydney, City of Botany Bay and Randwick and falls approximately within the Federal Division of Kingsford Smith.

South-western Sydney

South-western Sydney can be used to describe the suburbs found in the local government areas of the City of Canterbury, City of Bankstown, City of Liverpool, City of Fairfield, City of Campbelltown and Camden Council.

Western Sydney

Composed of the local government areas of the City of Bankstown, City of Fairfield, City of Parramatta, Auburn Council, City of Liverpool, City of Campbelltown, Camden Council, City of Penrith, City of Blacktown, Baulkham Hills Shire and the City of Holroyd.

Suburbs include Bella Vista, Glenhaven, Kenthurst and Macquarie Fields.

Greater Western Sydney

Greater Western Sydney includes the 14 local government areas covered by the New South Wales government's Office of the Minister for Western Sydney and the Greater Western Sydney Economic Development Board. These are Auburn, Bankstown, Baulkham Hills, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Holroyd, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith and Wollondilly

= Macarthur =

Macarthur is a region to the south-west of Sydney that includes the city of Campbelltown, as well as the town of Camden and Wollondilly Shire.

References

Bibliography

* [http://www.sydney.visitorsbureau.com.au/page2.html List of Sydney regions] from the Sydney Visitors Bureau