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Eastern
Suburbs

Hills
District

Parramatta

Blacktown

Greater
Western
Sydney

Hawkesbury

Inner West

Northern
Suburbs

Canterbury
Bankstown

North Shore

Northern
Beaches

South-western
Sydney

Sutherland Shire

Botany
Bay

St George

Macarthur

Sydney
CBD

Bondi
Beach

Airport

The Eastern Suburbs is a general term used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the east and south-east of the Sydney central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Eastern Suburbs can refer to the suburbs within the local government areas of Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick and part of the City of Sydney. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' "Eastern Suburbs Statistical Subdivision" includes only the Woolahra, Waverley and Randwick LGAs. According to the 2006 Census, the region's population is 230,757. ^[1]

The Eastern Suburbs of Sydney extends from the peninsula of South Head at Watsons Bay in the north to La Perouse in the South.

[edit] Demographics

Demographically, the northern part is home to a large proportion of Sydney's Jewish ethne. The southern parts around Randwick, Kingsford and Maroubra have a large percentage of residents with Greek, Indonesian and Chinese backgrounds.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Housing

Houses and apartments line the cliff top in Dover Heights

The region is marked by the predominance of medium and high density housing. The northern part features affluent suburbs such as Vaucluse, Rose Bay, Darling Point Dover Heights, Double Bay, Point Piper, Woollahra, Watsons Bay, Potts Point, Rushcutters Bay, Elizabeth Bay and Bellevue Hill.

South of these suburbs is Bondi Junction, Bondi, Bronte, Tamarama, Queens Park, Clovelly, Coogee, Randwick and Kensington.

To the west of Bondi Junction, suburbs are described as "Inner-City" and include Centennial Park, Paddington, Darlinghurst, Moore Park and the Kings Cross locality. These suburbs were originally working class but have been gentrified since the 1980s. The landscape in these areas is dominated by overhanging trees and renovated terrace houses.

Further south, the area is also known as "South-Eastern Sydney" and is more middle and working class. It includes suburbs such as South Coogee, Maroubra, Malabar, Little Bay and La Perouse.

[edit] Landmarks

The largest commercial areas in the Eastern Suburbs are found at Bondi Junction, North Randwick, Maroubra and Double Bay. The Eastern Suburbs features some of Sydney's well-known beaches such as Bondi Beach, Bronte Beach and Maroubra Beach. The University of New South Wales is one of Australia’s leading universities located in Kensington.

View of Bondi Junction from Sydney Tower

North Bondi Beach

Knox Street, Double Bay

University of NSW

[edit] Sport and Recreation

The Sydney Roosters Rugby League club, formerly known as the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, is in the National Rugby League competition. Junior League clubs in the area are now affiliated with the South Sydney Rabbitohs Junior Rugby League.

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