- Regions of Sydney
Like many major cities,
Sydney 's residents, known throughoutAustralia 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 Sydney The City of Sydney [http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/WhatsOn/suburbs.htm website] ] .Suburbs include
Glebe ,Potts Point andThe Rocks .Eastern Suburbs
Composed of the local government areas of the
City of Randwick ,Waverley Council ,City of Botany Bay and theMunicipality 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 andPoint Piper .Northern Beaches
Composed of the local government areas of
Manly Council ,Warringah Council , and thePittwater Council .Suburbs include
Manly ,Palm Beach andSeaforth .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 theMunicipality of Hunter's Hill .Suburbs include
Mosman ,Hunters Hill andCremorne Point .Upper North Shore
Composed of the local government areas of the
Ku-ring-gai Council and theHornsby Shire .Suburbs include
Killara ,Cheltenham andPymble .
= 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 theMunicipality of Leichhardt .Suburbs include
Balmain ,Strathfield andCabarita .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 theSutherland Shire .Suburbs include
Kyle Bay ,Kangaroo Point andCronulla .
= 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 theCity of Holroyd .Suburbs include
Bella Vista ,Glenhaven ,Kenthurst andMacquarie 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
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