Where to Live in Eastern Sydney

Where to Live in Eastern Sydney

East Sydney Folklore

East Sydneysiders are even more pretentious than North Sydneysiders. They tend to be younger, yuppie types who are obsessed with their clothes, egos, self-image and money.

They love to talk about house prices.

They are seen as culturally pretentious too, eating in French restaurants and visiting art-galleries - though most could not tell a Vincent van Gogh from a Damien Hurst.

East Sydneysiders rent and share houses - not because they want to but because they are forced to by the very high real-estate prices in Sydney East.

East Sydney Facts

The average house price in Sydney City and East is indeed high, at $890,000. Most properties are part of a row or are flats / apartments. A higher proportion of property is rented here than elsewhere in the city.

The proportion of Australian born residents is about average for Sydney. British and New Zealanders are the biggest migrant groups.

East Sydney has average crime rates.