Location
Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 3 km south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.
Redfern is subject to extensive redevelopment plans by the state government, to increase the population and reduce the considerable concentration of poverty in the suburb and neighbouring Waterloo (see Redfern-Eveleigh-Darlington).
Parks
Redfern Park
51 Redfern Street
Redfern NSW 2016
This federation style park is a popular venue for indigenous political and cultural events. It is also famous for Redfern Oval, the former home ground for the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league team. Features of Redfern Park include:
• a sporting field
• a playground
• a fountain
• public toilets.
Transport
Redfern railway station, located on the western edge of the suburb is a major station on the CityRail network. Redfern is the first station south from Central Sydney terminus on the edge of the city. Redfern station is the closest station to the main campus of the University of Sydney at Camperdown and Darlington. A near-constant stream of commuters, mostly students, flows from Redfern station along the south side of Lawson Street towards the university in the morning, and back towards the station in a largely hourly rhythm in the afternoon.
Fitness
Elouera-Tony Mundine Gym
9319 0316
Vine St (Cnr Eveleigh St), Redfern 2016
Mc Kenzie Greg Personal Fitness Trainer
0414 92 5642
60 William Street, Redfern 2016
The Hun Ging Tai Chi Academy
9318 1117
Redfern 2016
Restaurants
Alio Restaurant
5 Baptist Street Redfern, NSW
Phone: (02) 8394 9368
Big Boy Thai
298 Chalmers Street Redfern, NSW
Phone: (02) 9319 5768
Erciyes Pizza House
409 Cleveland Street Redfern, NSW
Phone: (02) 9319 1309
Noodle Star
Surry Hills Shopping Redfern, NSW
Phone: (02) 9699 1899
Tandoori Rasoi Traditional Indian Cuisine
435 Cleveland Street Redfern, NSW
Phone: (02) 9310 2470
Wilson’s Lebanese Restaurant
91 Pitt Street Redfern, NSW
Phone: (02) 9319 6775
