Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)

The region includes the suburbs east of Sydney CBD within Woollahra Municipal Council and Waverley Council as well as The Centennial Parklands. This covers postcodes 2021 to 2030, consisting of 21 suburbs in total and roughly corresponds with the Federal Division of Wentworth. The Centennial Parklands as a whole are considered part of the Eastern Suburbs despite being separated by three councils with Moore Park being City of Sydney, Centennial Park being Randwick City Council and Queens Park being Waverley Council.

In a more expansive sense the Eastern Suburbs can sometimes include the South-Eastern Suburbs as well as the Inner Eastern Suburbs. The South-Eastern Suburbs are the suburbs south-east of Sydney CBD which is everything south of The Centennial Parklands and east of the M1 covering Randwick City Council and the eastern portion of Bayside Council. The Inner Eastern Suburbs are the suburbs directly east of Sydney CBD within City of Sydney comprised of Surry Hills, Darlinghurst, Woolloomooloo, Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and Rushcutters Bay with postcodes 2010 and 2011.

For statistical purposes, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) defines a region of "Eastern Suburbs - North" which includes Woollahra Municipal Council, Waverley Council and The Centennial Parklands covering this area that’s east of Sydney CBD. This region is part of the ABS Statistical Area Level 3.

Collectively the Eastern Suburbs and The South-Eastern Suburbs are part of the larger Eastern Sydney metropolitan area while the Inner Eastern Suburbs are part of the Central Sydney metropolitan area.

History[]

The Eastern Suburbs’ history Follows in the footsteps of the south-eastern council of Randwick which established itself on February 23rd, 1859 as the second oldest municipality in Greater Sydney. Waverley Council taking advantage of the newly established Municipalities Act of 1858 established itself merely months after Randwick on June 16th, 1859 making it the third oldest municipality in Greater Sydney. Woollahra followed Waverley shortly afterwards becoming its own municipality on April 17th, 1860 with Paddington establishing its own municipality at the same time as Woollahra.

The area that once was the Municipality of Paddington has since changed hands several times as the municipality was first amalgamated into City of Sydney in 1948 before most of the area was then separated and amalgamated into Woollahra Municipal Council in 1968 and then once again separated and amalgamated into the then revived South Sydney Council in 1989. Following the amalgamation of South Sydney Council into City of Sydney in 2004 most of what once was The Municipality of Paddington was given to Woollahra Municipal Council with a portion south of Oxford St given to City of Sydney. Vaucluse and Watsons Bay separated themselves from Woollahra in 1895 to form The Municipality of Vaucluse only to be amalgamated back into Woollahra Municipal Council in 1948.

Landmarks[]

Major commercial hubs within Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs are Bondi Junction and Double Bay with Bondi Junction being the largest commercial hub in Eastern Sydney.

Popular localities in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs include Five Ways in Paddington and Charing Cross in Waverley. Moore Park features the popular recreational destination called 'The Entertainment Quarter' formerly known as 'Fox Studios'.

Shopping centres in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs are Supa Centa in Moore Park, Eastpoint Food Fair at Edgecliff Centre, Eastgate Bondi Junction and Westfield Bondi Junction which is the largest centre in Eastern Sydney, completed in 2003.

Transport[]

Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs has the Eastern Suburbs railway completed in 1979 which stops at Martin Place, Kings Cross, Edgecliff and terminates at Bondi Junction.

Sydney's Eastern Suburbs' ferry services go from Circular Quay go to Darling Point, Double Bay, Rose Bay and Watsons Bay. Sydney's main seaplane base is The Rose Bay Water Airport.

Major roads connecting Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs to Sydney CBD include New South Head Road, Oxford Street and Syd Einfeld Drive. Other major roads in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs include Old South Head Road, Bondi Road, Hopetoun Avenue, Bronte Road, Military Road, Ocean Street, Bellevue Road, Victoria Road and Birrell Street.

Sporting Culture & Recreation[]

Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs are represented by the NRL Sydney Roosters. The Sydney Roosters have their leagues club called ‘Easts’ in Bondi Junction, their administration in Paddington and play out of The Allianz Stadium in Moore Park. Moore Park also features other sporting grounds such as The Sydney Cricket Ground, The E S Marks Athletics Field and The Moore Park Golf Course.

Popular beaches and bays in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs include; Double Bay Beach, Redleaf Pool, Lady Martins Beach, Bellamy Beach, Rose Bay Beach, Shark Beach, Parsley Bay Beach, Kutti Beach, Gibsons Beach, Watsons Bay Beach, Camp Cove Beach, Lady Bay Beach, Diamond Bay, Bondi Beach, Tamarama Beach and Bronte Beach with Bondi Beach being the largest beach in Eastern Sydney as well as Sydney’s most famous.

Governance[]

Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs are governed by Woollahra Municipal Council and Waverley Council with smaller pockets governed by City of Sydney. The Woollahra Municipal Council Chambers is in Redleaf in Double Bay, a building that acts as the council’s administrative centre in front of Redleaf Pool. Waverley Council Chambers is in Bondi Junction on Bondi Road.

Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs' electoral district is ‘Vaucluse’ with a portion falling within ‘Coogee’ and ‘Sydney’. Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs federal division is ‘Wentworth’. Both the Electoral District of Vaucluse and the Federal Division of Wentworth have always shown strong Liberal Party support as a result of the region's socio-demographic profile.

Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs Listing[]

Woollahra Municipal Council[]

(2021) Paddington
(2023) Bellevue Hill
(2025) Woollahra
(2027) Darling Point
(2027) Edgecliff
(2027) Point Piper
(2028) Double Bay
(2029) Rose Bay
(2030) Vaucluse
(2030) Watsons Bay

Waverley Council[]

(2022) Bondi Junction
(2024) Bronte
(2024) Waverley
(2026) Bondi
(2026) Bondi Beach
(2026) North Bondi
(2026) Tamarama
(2030) Dover Heights

The Centennial Parklands[]

(2021) Centennial Park (Randwick City Council)
(2021) Moore Park (City of Sydney)
(2022) Queens Park (Waverley Council)