City profile
A quick snapshot of Randwick, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data. Randwick is a compact, coastal Eastern Suburbs LGA — bounded roughly by Centennial Park in the north and Botany Bay in the south, with about 29km of coastline taking in Coogee, Maroubra, Clovelly, Malabar and other beaches — and is home to the growing UNSW Sydney / Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct around Prince of Wales Hospital and the Sydney Children's Hospital.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (ERP, 30 Jun 2024)
- 144,598ABS Estimated Resident Population, via OLG time-series data.
- Area
- 36.3 km²A small, dense coastal LGA with about 29km of coastline.
- Population density
- ~3,983 people per km²
- Region
- Eastern Suburbs, Sydney (about 8–10 km south-east of the Sydney CBD)
- Council classification
- Metropolitan (OLG Group 3)
- Main centres
- Coogee, Maroubra, Randwick, Kensington, Kingsford, ClovellyA selection of suburbs is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Randwick2031
- Clovelly2031
- Kingsford2032
- Kensington2033
- Coogee2034
- South Coogee2034
- Maroubra2035
- Chifley2036
- Matraville2036
- Malabar2036
- Little Bay2036
- La Perouse2036
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in the Randwick LGA; some suburbs (e.g. Centennial Park, part of Clovelly) are shared with neighbouring councils. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Randwick City Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.