Lilyfield is nestled in between the suburbs of Annandale, Rozelle and Leichhardt and is bounded to the west by Iron Cove.

Property investors, eager to capitalise on the suburb's proximity to the Sydney CBD, have purchased many of the original workers' cottages to renovate or develop.

A psychiatric hospital was designed by James Barnet, the government architect, based on an asylum in Kent and utilising the principles of Dr Kirkbride, an American psychiatrist.

More recently, the Kirkbride complex became the home of the Sydney College of the Arts, and the hospital functions were confined to the western buildings.

Centred around Orange Grove Plaza, the locality shares its name with a primary school, market, and pub.

The 470 bus service runs from Lilyfield to the Sydney CBD via Glebe, Broadway and Elizabeth Street.

The City West Link is a major arterial road, which is part of the A44 and crosses the Anzac Bridge.

As part of the 50/50 joint venture, the Wests Tigers play 6 of their 12 home games every season at Leichhardt Oval