Local Guides

The City of Sydney Local Government Area (LGA) covers approximately 26.15 square kilometres. This includes the former City of Sydney comprising the Central Business District (CBD), the Rocks, Millers Point, Ultimo, Pyrmont, Surry Hills, Woolloomooloo, Kings Cross, Elizabeth Bay, Rushcutters Bay, Darlinghurst, Chippendale, Darlington, Camperdown, Forest Lodge and Glebe.
The other part of the merged entity is the former City of South Sydney comprising the suburbs of Alexandria, Beaconsfield, Centennial Park, Erskineville, Newtown, Redfern, Rosebery, Waterloo, Zetland, and the remainder of Surry Hills. Read more

The significance of Bondi Beach as Aboriginal site is evidenced by the quarries used for tool and weapon making, and the carvings on many of the rocks near the waters edge. The name “Bondi” is believed to have evolved from the Aboriginal word for the sound of water breaking on rocks, “Bundi”. White settlement began here as a cattle run in the early part of the 19th century. As Bondi is the closest beach to the city, the lure of ocean proved too great, with the area beginning to develop in mid century. The ocean baths arrived in 1886, and the Bondi Tram arrived in 1894. Read more

Lane Cove Council area is located in Sydney’s northern suburbs – about 9 kilometres from the Sydney GPO. The Council area is bounded by Willoughby City in the north, the North Sydney Council area in the east, and the Lane Cove River in the south and west.
Lane Cove Council area includes the suburbs of Greenwich, Lane Cove, Lane Cove North, Lane Cove West (part), Linley Point, Longueville, Northwood, Riverview and St Leonards (part).
Lane Cove is predominantly a residential area with some industrial and commercial areas. Significant parklands/reserves/bushland are located along the waterways and foreshores of the Lane Cove River and its tributaries. Read more

The Ku-ring-gai Council area is located in Sydney’s northern suburbs – about 16 kilometres from the Sydney GPO. The Council area is bounded by Cockle and Cowan Creeks in the north, Middle Harbour Creek and Middle Harbour in the east, Boundary Street, Blue Gum Creek and the Lane Cove River in the south and Coups Creek and the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway in the west.
The Ku-ring-gai Council area includes the suburbs of East Killara, East Lindfield, Gordon, Killara, Lindfield, North Turramurra, North Wahroonga, Pymble, Roseville (part), Roseville Chase, South Turramurra, St Ives, St Ives Chase, Turramurra, Wahroonga (part), Warrawee and West Pymble. Read more

Leichhardt was incorporated as a local government area in 1871. The suburbs within the Leichhardt local government area are Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Balmain (including Balmain East), Birchgrove, Rozelle and Annandale.
The Municipality of Leichhardt has a population of 48,705 (2001 Census figures) within an area of 1,003 hectares. There are parks, gardens or reserves covering 84 hectares providing both active and passive recreation. The Municipality also has a 17km frontage to Sydney harbour and Parramatta River. Read more

Situated one of the world’s most picturesque harbour foreshores, Woollahra Municipality is located just 10 minutes from the Sydney central business district. The local government area covers approximately 12 square kilometres, with a population of around 50,000 people. Read more

Just 5 kms from Sydney’s CBD, the City of Randwick is home to 29 km of magnificent natural coastline, nine beaches, 15 suburbs and many major recreation facilities. The City has been called the ‘playground’ of Sydney.
Proclaimed as the first Municipality in NSW in February 1859, the City has a rich history, proud cultural heritage and a diverse multicultural community.
Randwick City is an enticing and accessible location for many people and is the most visited tourist area outside central Sydney. Major attractions such as the coastline, beaches such as Maroubra and Coogee and large parks result in the area attracting more than 11 million visitors each year. Read more

The City of Botany Bay is situated on the northern shores of Botany Bay in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney. It is one of the oldest local government areas in New South Wales. It was formally known as 'Botany Municipal Council' and was proclaimed a city on January 1, 1996.
It covers an area of 2,675 hectares miles. It is highly industrialized with more than half the area given over to industry and commercial activity.
Approximately 36,000 residents live in the area and more than 100,000 people come into the area each day to work. Read more

If you put all of Sydney’s best features into a single suburb, you’d come up with Walsh bay. Here world-class theatres, excellent restaurants, and sophisticated pier apartments all look out onto the heart of the Harbour.
If much of Walsh Bay looks shiny and new, that’s probably because it is: most of Walsh Bay was redeveloped between 1999 and 2005 as part of the Walsh Bay Masterplan.
The plan was a good one – the Walsh Bay development has won over 60 industry awards, making it Australia’s most highly awarded development project. Read more

From the hustle and bustle of Ashfield’s Town Centre on Liverpool Road, to the village atmosphere at Summer Hill and the popular, Italian influenced cafes and patisseries at Haberfield, the Ashfield municipality is a vibrant and diverse community. With a rich history and heritage architecture, Ashfield offers public transport by way of bus and rail, local primary and secondary schools and access to shopping centres, restaurants and local services.
The municipality of Ashfield is 8.29 square kilometres in size. It includes Ashfield, Summer Hill, Haberfield, the eastern part of Croydon and the fringes of Croydon Park, Hurlstone Park and Ashbury. Read more

The North Sydney Council area is located in Sydney’s inner northern suburbs – about 3 kilometres from the Sydney GPO. It covers 10 sq kilometres, incorporates a Central Business District for commercial use and two high-density mixed-use centres (St Leonards and Milsons Point).
The North Sydney Council area includes the suburbs of Cammeray, Cremorne, Cremorne Point, Crows Nest, Kirribilli, Lavender Bay, Mcmahons Point, Milsons Point, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, St Leonards (part), Waverton and Wollstonecraft. Read more