Darlinghurst
Originally named Henrietta Town after Governor Macquarie’s wife, the following Governor changed the suburb’s name to reflect his own name, Darling in 1831. It was immediately home to Australia’s wealthiest, with 17 extravagant white villas lining the hill down to Woolloomooloo. By the 1840s these large blocks were subdivided and high-density building took over. Darlinghurst Gaol was built, Oxford Street became a bustling commercial centre and the area experienced a development boom. Oxford Street lost much of it commercial relevance after the 1950s, but it survived due to its popularity with Sydney’s gay community and a building revival at the western end of the street. It remains one of Sydney’s truly unique and cosmopolitan suburbs
Darlinghurst is predominately made up of studio and on bedroom furnished apartments, some Victorian terrace style furnished homes and a very small number of free-standing furnished houses. Given the proximity to the city, most are without street parking due to resident permits and time restrictions but you can walk to great attractions from your accommodation.
Darlinghurst facts & figures
Housing
Dwellings
- Total Dwellings
- 13,396
- Flat/Unit/Apartment
- 63%
- Separate house
- 1%
- Semi/Terrace
- 23%
Nature of occupancy
- Rented
- 46%
- Fully Owned
- 11%
- Purchasing
- 12%
Demographics
Population Size
- Total
- 25143
Statistics
- Males
- 59%
- Females
- 41%
- Median age
- 34
- Mean Household size
- 1.7
- Median weekly household income
- $1,000-$1,199
Family Statistics
- Never Married
- 55%
- Married
- 24%
- Divorced
- 8%
- Widowed
- 3%
- Separated
- 3%
Occupation
- Total Employed
- 49%
- Managers and Administrators
- 59%
- Professionals
- 6%
- Semi Professional
- 7%
- Tradespersons and Related Workers
- 2%
- White Collar workers
- 13%
- Unskilled Workers
- 3%
Work Force
- Total Workforce
- 13,210
- Full-time Workers
- 71%
- Part-time Workers
- 22%
- Unemployed
- 6%
Education
- Total Students
- 3,027
- Primary/Pre School
- 12%
- Secondary Education
- 9%
- TAFE
- 24%
- University
- 56%
All data and demographic information provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Copyright in ABS Data resides with the Commonwealth of Australia. Used here with permission. For more information visit www.abs.gov.au
