It is 4 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Woollahra Council.

Darling Point, renowned for its desirable and expensive real estate, is mostly residential and regarded as one of the most exclusive and prestigious suburbs in Australia.

Situated at the northern end of Darling Point Road, it has panoramic views of Sydney Harbour and is a popular location for picnics and weddings.

Saint Mark's Anglican Church in Darling Point Road was designed by Edmund Blacket in 1852 and is now a popular wedding venue.

[4][5][6] Situated close to McKell Park, Craigend is a mansion constructed in the Moorish and Art Deco styles in 1935, including a pair of doors from an ancient mosque in Zanzibar and a traditional Japanese garden.

The house designed by Joseph Alexander Kethel had been built in 1916 for Peter Britz, an American from Buffalo, New York, on a lot carved from the Lindsay Estate and was originally known as Youbri.

It is a rare example of an American plantation-style residence with deep verandas and oversized antebellum concrete columns and piers.

[9] Darling Point has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: In additional, the following buildings are on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate.