Balmain, New South Wales

Balmain Sydney, New South Wales
Darling Street
Balmain
Coordinates	33°51′32″S 151°10′45″E / 33.85895°S 151.17906°E / -33.85895; 151.17906
Population	10,454 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	6,788/km2 (17,580/sq mi)
Established	1836
Postcode(s)	2041
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Area	1.54 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Location	5 km (3 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Inner West Council
State electorate(s)	Balmain
Federal division(s)	Grayndler
Suburbs around Balmain: Drummoyne Birchgrove Rozelle Balmain Balmain East Rozelle Rozelle

Balmain within the Inner West Council area

Balmain is a suburb in the Inner West^[2] of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Balmain is located two kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Inner West Council.

It is located on the Balmain peninsula surrounded by Port Jackson, adjacent to the suburbs of Rozelle to the south-west, Birchgrove to the north-west, and Balmain East to the east. Iron Cove sits on the western side of the peninsula, with White Bay on the south-east side and Mort Bay on the north-east side.

Traditionally blue collar, Balmain was where the industrial roots of the trade unionist movement began. It has become established in Australian working-class culture and history, due to being the place where the Australian Labor Party formed in 1891 and its social history and status is of high cultural significance to both Sydney and New South Wales. Today, the ALP contends with the Australian Greens for political prominence in Balmain, and Kobi Shetty of the Greens holds the State seat of Balmain.

In the 21st century however, Balmain is often considered to be an affluent area. According to the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Balmain had a Median weekly household income of $3,039,^[3] and a 2021 article on the Domain website called Balmain comparable to Paddington^[4]