Woollahra is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs located 5 kilometres east of the Sydney CBD, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra. The Municipality of Woollahra takes its name from the suburb but its administrative centre is located in Double Bay. Woollahra is famous for its quiet, tree-lined residential streets and…

Vaucluse is located 8 kilometres north-east of the Sydney CBD. Vaucluse is located on the South Head peninsula, just south of The Gap with Sydney Harbour on the west and the Tasman Sea to the east. The Sydney Harbour side of the suburb commands views across the harbour to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Vaucluse is…

Rose Bay is an affluent harbour-side, eastern suburb of Sydney, located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney CBD, in the local government areas of Waverley Municipal Council (east of Old South Head Road) and Woollahra Council (on its western side towards the bay). Famous for its views, Rose Bay has views of both the Sydney…

Point Piper is a small, affluent harbour-side eastern suburb 6 kilometres east of the Sydney CBD. Point Piper is generally regarded as the most exclusive residential suburb in Australia. Now a prestige living area, it was part of a 190 acre grant to Captain John Piper in 1820 who was Naval Officer of the Colony…

Paddington is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, located 3 kilometres east of the CBD. Paddington is bordered to the west by Darlinghurst, to the east by Centennial Park and Woollahra, to the north by Edgecliff and Rushcutters Bay and to the south by Moore Park. The first land grant in the Paddington area, of…

Dover Heights is a coastal, eastern suburb 9 kilometres east of the Sydney CBD. Dover Heights borders Vaucluse to its north, North Bondi to its south and Rose Bay to its west and has the Pacific Ocean to its east. Dover Heights is believed to have been named for its cliffs along the Pacific Ocean…

Double Bay is a harbour-side eastern suburb of Sydney, 4 kilometres east of the Sydney CBD. It is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra. Double Bay takes its name from the bay of Sydney Harbour. It refers to the two geographical formations between Point Piper and Darling Point,…

Darling Point is a harbour-side eastern suburb located 4 kilometres east of the Sydney CBD. Darling Point is bounded by Sydney Harbour to the north, Double Bay to the east, Edgecliff to the south and Rushcutters Bay to the west. Darling Point, renowned for its desirable and expensive real estate, is mostly residential and regarded…

Bondi is an eastern suburb located 7 km east of the Sydney CBD, with North Bondi and Bondi Junction as neighbouring suburbs. Most known for its world famous beach, Bondi Beach, the area is popular amongst locals and travellers alike. “Bondi” or “Boondi” is an aboriginal word meaning “water breaking over rocks” or “noise of…

Bellevue Hill, located 5 kilometres east of the Sydney CBD, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra, is well known for being one of Australia’s wealthiest suburbs. What it lacks for in water views it makes up in iconic heritage buildings, Australia’s top private schools and a long list of notable residents.…