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 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The suburbs of the inner west are predominantly located along the southern shore of Port Jackson/Parramatta River or either side of Parramatta Road.

Not a precise geographical region, this area includes some of the inner city suburbs of the City of Sydney, along with the local government areas of Leichhardt, Marrickville, Ashfield, Canada Bay (which includes the former local governmental areas of Drummoyne and Concord), Burwood, Strathfield and Canterbury.

Politically, the area is represented Federally by the electorates of Grayndler, Lowe and Sydney. In the state parliament the region is represented by the electoral districts of Canterbury, Drummoyne, Marrickville, Port Jackson and Strathfield.

The suburbs within the region are characterised by medium to high-density housing and include some of the older constructions in Sydney such as the terrace houses of Glebe and Newtown. It is also the location of several tertiary institutions such as Australian Catholic University, University of Sydney and the University of Technology, Sydney and the more downtown areas have high student populations. The inner west also features some of New South Wales best schools such as Fort Street High School (Public), Burwood Girls High School (Public), Strathfield Girls High School (Public), Homebush Boys High School (Public), Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (Private), MLC School (Private), Trinity Grammar School (Private), Newington College (Private), Santa Sabina College (Private) and St Patrick's College (Private).

Transport in the region includes CityRail's Inner West railway line and various bus routes provided largely by Sydney Buses.

The inner west is represented in the National Rugby League by the Wests Tigers, a merger of the Balmain and Western Suburbs clubs. In rugby union the area is represented by Sydney Uni and West Harbour in the Sydney grade competition.

External links

Regions of Sydney