Sydney Inner West Suburbs

The Inner West is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the west of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. The suburbs of the Inner West are predominantly located along the southern shore of Port Jackson (Parramatta River), stretching south to the shores of the Cooks River.

Geography - The topography of the Inner West reflects rolling hills intersected by shallow valleys through which waterways including Iron Cove Creek, Hawthorne Canal (formerly Long Cove Creek), Whites Creek and Johnstons Creek flow. These waterways have been drastically altered since the late 19th century by the means of concrete lining. For example, in the 1860s Iron Cove Creek was a freely flowing waterway which in places broadened into ponds that made excellent and picturesque swimming holes.
It is now barely a trickle lined by residential areas, parkland and fast-food restaurants Municipalities, suburbs and localities - The Inner West is not a precise geographical region.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics limits its Inner Western Sydney statistical region to the local government areas of:
City of Canada Bay
Municipality of Ashfield
Burwood Council
Municipality of Strathfield
The NSW Government’s Metropolitan Strategy adds an extra local government area to its Inner West subregion:
Municipality of Leichhardt
The local newspaper, the Inner West Courier, adds one further local government area:
Marrickville Council

In real estate terms the following suburbs are classed as being in the Inner West:
Inner West Postcodes
Abbotsford 2046,
Alexandria 2015,
Annandale, 2038
Ashbury 2193,
Ashfield 2131,
Balmain 2041,
Balmain East 2041,
Beaconsfield 2015,
Belfield 2191,
Birchgrove 2041,
Breakfast Point 2137,
Burwood 2134,
Burwood Heights 2136,
Cabarita 2137,
Camperdown 2050,
Canada Bay 2046,
Chiswick 2046,
Clemton Park 2206,
Concord 2137,
Concord West 2138,
Croydon 2132,
Croydon Park 2133,
Drummoyne 2047,
Dulwich Hill 2203,
Earlwood 2206,
Enfield 2136,
Enfield South 2133,
Enmore 2042,
Erskineville 2043,
Eveleigh 2015,
Five Dock 2046,
Forest Lodge 2037,
Glebe 2037,
Haberfield 2045,
Homebush 2140,
Homebush Bay 2127,
Homebush South 2140,
Homebush West 2140,
Hurlstone Park 2193,
Leichhardt 2040,
Lewisham 2049,
Liberty Grove 2138,
Lilyfield 2040,
Marrickville 2204,
Marrickville South2204,
Mortlake 2137,
Newington 2127,
Newtown 2042,
North Strathfield 2137,
Petersham 2049,
Petersham North 2049,
Rhodes 2138,
Rodd Point 2046,
Rozelle 2039,
Russell Lea 2046,
St Peters 2044,
Stanmore 2048,
Strathfield 2135,
Strathfield South 2136,
Summer Hill 2130,
Sydenham 2044,
Tempe 2044,
The University of Sydney 2006,
Ultimo 2007,
Undercliffe 2206,
Wareemba 2046,
Westgate 2048