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.

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 suburbs in this local government area include Katoomba, Blackheath and Springwood.

The City is composed of the inner parts of the local government area of the City of Sydney. Suburbs within the City of Sydney include the Sydney CBD, The Rocks, and Pyrmont.

The suburbs of the Canterbury-Bankstown region are not specific to the Canterbury-Bankstown Council local government area, yet are approximately north-west of southern Canterbury, south-west of Lidcombe and north-east of Bankstown. These two precincts are technically considered Inner West yet have their own classifications.

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. Suburbs located within the Eastern Suburbs include Bronte, Bellevue Hill, Point Piper, and the inner suburbs of Paddington, Surry Hills and Darlinghurst.

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