Regions of Sydney

The metropolis of Sydney is informally subdivided into a number of geographic regions. These areas do not always correspond directly to official boundaries of suburbs, or local government authorities, but instead refer to broader, and occasionally less well defined areas. Some commonly referred to regions overlap: for example, "Canterbury-Bankstown" is often referred to as a region, but it is also part of the "South Western Sydney" region. The regions themselves are not used as a formal jurisdiction, and do not have administrative or legislative bodies.

Satellite photo of the Sydney (centre) area at night, facing west by northwest. Wollongong can be seen at bottom left, while Gosford and the Central Coast are visible at the far right.

Regional areas

Blue Mountains

The region is mainly composed of the City of Blue Mountains, which borders on Sydney's metropolitan area, its foothills starting about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the state capital. Major towns in this local government area include Katoomba, Blackheath and Springwood.[1]

City

The City is composed of the inner parts of the local government area of the City of Sydney.[2] The core of the region known as "City" is the Sydney CBD, but the region is often also regarded to include other inner suburbs within the City of Sydney local government area, such as The Rocks and Pyrmont.[2]

Eastern Suburbs

Sydney's Eastern Suburbs are composed of the local government areas of the Randwick, Waverley, Bayside Council (part), Woollahra and the eastern parts of the City of Sydney.[3] Suburbs located within the Eastern Suburbs include Bronte, Bellevue Hill, Point Piper, and the inner suburbs of Paddington, Surry Hills and Darlinghurst.[3]

Inner West

The Inner West is primarily composed of the Inner West Council, Burwood Council, Municipality of Strathfield, and the City of Canada Bay local government areas. It may also be regarded as including small parts of nearby local government areas such as the northeastern part of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown and the western part of the City of Sydney. Suburbs usually regarded as being in the Inner West region include Ashbury, Ashfield, Balmain, Dulwich Hill, Hurlstone Park, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Newtown, Marrickville, Rozelle, Summer Hill, Burwood, Strathfield and Homebush.

South-Eastern Sydney

South-Eastern Sydney usually refers to the Bayside Council and Randwick local government areas, as well as the southern part of the City of Sydney.

Canterbury-Bankstown

The Canterbury-Bankstown region is centered on the City of Canterbury-Bankstown local government area but is not coextensive with it. It is generally regarded as the area approximately north-west of southern Canterbury, south-west of Lidcombe and north-east of Bankstown. It is a subset of South Western Sydney and Greater Western Sydney.

(Greater) Western Sydney

Western Sydney is generally regarded as the local government areas within metropolitan Sydney west of the Inner West and northwest of Canterbury-Bankstown. The councils of these local government areas participate in the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils, whose members are: the City of Blacktown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Liverpool, Hills Shire, Penrith and parts of the Parramatta local government areas.

The New South Wales government's Office of Western Sydney uses the term "Greater Western Sydney", which extends further west to also include the Blue Mountains and Wollondilly Shire.

Suburbs include Granville, Lakemba, Doonside, Cabramatta, Windsor, Wentworthville, Liverpool, Glenorie, Westmead, St Marys, Kellyville and Edmonson Park.

Hills District

Suburbs in the Hills District are generally located within The Hills Shire local government area and parts of the City of Parramatta Council and Hornsby Shire are also included in the area. Suburbs include Castle Hill, West Pennant Hills, Glenhaven, Kenthurst, Annangrove, Dural, Kellyville, Baulkham Hills, and Rouse Hill .

Macarthur

The Macarthur region is located to the south-west of Sydney that includes the City of Campbelltown, Camden Council and Wollondilly Shire local government areas.

South Western Sydney

South Western Sydney can be used to describe the suburbs found in the Canterbury-Bankstown, Liverpool, Fairfield, Campbelltown and Camden local government areas. It is a subset of Greater Western Sydney.

Northern Sydney

Northern Sydney includes suburbs in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire, City of Ryde, City of Willoughby, North Sydney Council, Municipality of Mosman, Municipality of Lane Cove, Northern Beaches Council, Ku-ring-gai Council, Municipality of Hunters Hill and the eastern parts of the City of Parramatta Council. Suburbs include Epping, Chatswood, Dee Why, Ryde and Manly.

Northern Beaches

The Northern Beaches generally correlates with the Northern Beaches Council local government area. Suburbs include Manly, Palm Beach and Seaforth.

Forest district

Sydney's Forest district is located within the Northern Beaches Council local government area and is also often included in the Northern Beaches or Upper North Shore regions. Suburbs include Frenchs Forest, Terrey Hills and Belrose.

Lower North Shore

The Lower North Shore is composed of the local government areas of the City of Willoughby, North Sydney Council, Municipality of Mosman, Municipality of Lane Cove, Municipality of Hunters Hill and parts of City of Ryde. Suburbs include Mosman and Cremorne Point. The Lower North Shore is a subset of the Northern Sydney regions.

Upper North Shore

The Upper North Shore is composed of the local government areas of the Ku-ring-gai Council and the Hornsby Shire. Suburbs include Killara, Pymble and Thornleigh. The Lower North Shore and Upper North Shore are sometimes together referred to as the North Shore. The Upper North Shore is a subset of the Northern Sydney region.

Southern Sydney

Southern Sydney is composed of the Bayside Council (part), Georges River Council and the Sutherland Shire local government areas. Suburbs include Kyle Bay, Kangaroo Point and Cronulla.

St George

The St George area includes all the suburbs in the Georges River Council and part of the Bayside Council government areas.

The Shire

The Shire generally correlates with the Sutherland Shire local government area. Suburbs include Miranda, Cronulla and Taren Point.

References
  1. Gregory's New South Wales State Road Map, Map 220, 11th Edition, Gregory's Publishing Company
  2. http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/council/our-responsibilities/areas-of-service website]
  3. National Regional Profile : Eastern Suburbs (Statistical Subdivision).

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