[4] Some suburbs in the City of Sydney and Bayside Council which are south of Central station, west of the Eastern Distributor and north of the Airport Starting with Redfern and ending in Mascot are sometimes included in this region, even though these suburbs are neither east nor south-east of Sydney CBD.

Randwick Racecourse is a popular recreational spot for residents in the Eastern Suburbs and is the largest racetrack in New South Wales.

The Eastern Suburbs railway line which opened in 1979 has stations at Martin Place, Kings Cross, Edgecliff and terminates at Bondi Junction.

[9] The Eastern Suburbs railway was originally intended to include more stations and to reach as far as Kingsford or Daceyville, but the route was shortened due to budget constraints.

The light rail takes residents of both of these suburbs as well as Kensington to Circular Quay via Moore Park, Surry Hills and the CBD through George Street.

Bus services are operated by Transdev John Holland and Transit Systems NSW for the eastern and south-eastern suburbs.

Although being based in the inner southern suburb of Redfern the South Sydney Rabbitohs have leagues clubs called 'The Juniors' in Kingsford, Maroubra and Malabar.

ESFA offers women's competitions including AAW Premier League running from April through to August.

[18][19][20] At the state government level, the Eastern Suburbs are represented by a number of electorates in the lower house.

From south to north, these are the Electoral Districts of Maroubra, Heffron, Coogee, Vaucluse and (partly) Sydney.