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The Eastern Suburbs is the metropolitan region directly to the east and south-east of the central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Eastern Suburbs New South Wales
Dolphin Point, Coogee, New South Wales
Population	267,037 (2016 census)[1]
LGA(s)	Municipality of Woollahra Waverley Council City of Randwick Bayside Council (part) City of Sydney (part)
State electorate(s)	Vaucluse Coogee Maroubra Sydney (part)
Federal division(s)	Wentworth Kingsford Smith Sydney (part)

Location

The Eastern Suburbs (region of Sydney, New South Wales) refers to the residential, commercial and industrial areas that are situated to the east and south-east of the Sydney central business district, around the southern shore of Sydney Harbour to the Pacific Ocean beaches and continuing on to the port and airport at Botany Bay. The region includes most of the City of Sydney and its suburbs as well as suburbs within local government areas of the Municipality of Woollahra, Waverley Council, City of Randwick and parts of Bayside Council.[2]

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) however, limits its definition of the “Eastern Suburbs Statistical Subdivision" to comprising just the Woollahra, Waverley and Randwick local government areas. As at the 2016 census, this ABS region had an estimated population of 267,037,[1] up from 249,546 in the 2011 census.[3]

For descriptive purposes, the Eastern Suburbs can be grouped into four parts:

Harbour

The suburbs surrounding the southern shores of Sydney Harbour are Vaucluse, Rose Bay, Darling Point, Double Bay, Point Piper, Woollahra, Edgecliff, Woolloomooloo, Watsons Bay, Potts Point, Rushcutters Bay, Elizabeth Bay, Bellevue Hill, Waverley and Bondi Junction.

Coastal

This area includes well known and popular ocean and beach-side suburbs of Dover Heights, Bondi, Bronte, Tamarama, Clovelly and Coogee.

Inner City

To the west of Bondi Junction are the inner-city suburbs of Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, Moore Park, Centennial Park, Paddington and Queens Park.

South West

The south-western portion of the Eastern Suburbs includes Kingsford, Kensington and Randwick.

Landmarks

The largest commercial areas in the Eastern Suburbs are found at Bondi Junction, Randwick, Maroubra and Double Bay. The Eastern Suburbs features some of Sydney's well-known beaches such as Bondi Beach, Bronte Beach, and Coogee Beach. The University of New South Wales is located in Kensington. The Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub lie on the coastal areas of the region, albeit in fragments.

Gallery

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  Clifftop homes, Vaucluse
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  Dover Heights
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  North Bondi Beach
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  Knox Street, Double Bay
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  University of NSW
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  North Bondi apartments

Sporting teams

In the National Rugby League, the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney are represented by the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, the Sydney Roosters.

In the Australian Football League (AFL) the Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club. The Swans' headquarters and training facilities are located at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the club's playing home ground since 1982.

The New South Wales cricket team (currently named the NSW Blues) are professional first class men's cricket team also based at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The team competes in the Sheffield Shield Australia's first class interstate cricket competition.

The Sydney Sixers are a NSW professional franchise men's cricket team, competing in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League (BBL).

The Eastern Suburbs Football Association Inc. (ESFA) is the delegated authority governing football (soccer) in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. ESFA aims to develop football for the entire community; irrespective of age, colour, gender and disability. ESFA offers women's competitions including AAW Premier League running from April through to August. Competition and coaching is offered for junior and senior grades.

References

External links

• SYDNEY.com – Sydney East
• Australian Bureau of Statistics - 2016 Census - Sydney - Eastern Suburbs

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