R&H Suburb Profile DOUBLE BAY

Double Bay is a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney, 4km from the CBD. It is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra.

Just minutes from the centre of Sydney by ferry, Double Bay is one of Sydney's prettiest harbourside shopping villages. Tagged by many as Sydney’s “little Europe”, Double Bay boasts elegant streets, fine fashion boutiques, a vibrant cafe society and upmarket real estate featuring grand residential homes.

Double Bay is widely regarded as the most fashionable and expensive shopping district in Sydney. The commercial area runs along New South Head Road and extends along Knox Street, Cross Street and Bay Street. It features boutique hotels and shopping, restaurants and cafes, ritzy hairdressers, beauticians and delicatessens. Double Bay also has cinemas, a swimming pool, parks and more.

The suburb is home to a public school, pre-schools, and has some of Sydney’s most exclusive high schools nearby. The suburb is served by several hospitals in and near Sydney’s CBD.