North Sydney

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North Sydney

Total population

62,289

WeatherAvg high 71.8°F

Coordinates-33.84°, 151.21°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

North Sydney is a suburb and commercial district on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is the administrative centre for the local government area of North Sydney Council.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

C

Charlie Bell

Australian businessman

James Farnell

Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales (1825–1888)

S

Simon Taufel

Australian cricket umpire

A

Aaron O'Brien

Australian Cricketer

Aubrey Abbott

Australian politician

Edward Trickett

Australian rower

E

Eve van Grafhorst

Australian child

Francis Bland

Australian politician (1882-1967)

F

Frank Stanton

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

H

Herb Narvo

Australian rugby league player (1912–1958)

Janette Howard

Wife of Australian Prime Minister John Howard

John Armstrong

Australian politician, born 1908

Lionel Bowen

Australian politician, 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (1922-2012)

Mark Arbib

Australian politician; Member of the Australian Senate (2008–2012)

M

Matthew Nicholson

cricketer

N

Noel Hughes

English cricketer (1928-2011)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New South Wales

• Yango
  58.2 mi away
• Narone Creek
  61 mi away
• Mootai
  61.4 mi away
• Wallaby Gully
  61.5 mi away
• Diable Pit
  64.6 mi away
• Paxton
  64.6 mi away · pop. 1,160
• Pelton
  66.1 mi away · pop. 86
• Mulbring
  66.2 mi away · pop. 366
• Kitchener
  66.9 mi away · pop. 554
• Jenolan Caves
  68.2 mi away
• Tomalpin
  71 mi away
• Duckmaloi Junction
  72.2 mi away

Browse all places in New South Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about North Sydney

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus

Seen 2026-06-14

anemone stinkhorn fungus

Aseroe rubra

Seen 2026-06-14

Swamp Banksia

Banksia robur

Seen 2026-06-14

Headband Headshield Slug

Mariaglaja inornata

Seen 2026-06-14

Common Sydney Octopus

Octopus tetricus

Seen 2026-06-14

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-06-14

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-06-14

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

Seen 2026-06-14

Indo-Pacific House Gecko

Hemidactylus garnotii

Seen 2026-06-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of North Sydney, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.