Paddington is an inner-city, eastern suburb of
Sydney, in the state of New South Wales,
Australia. Located 3 kilometres east of the
Sydney central business district, Paddington lies
across two local government areas. The portion
south of Oxford Street lies within the City of
Sydney, while the portion north of Oxford
Street lies within the Municipality of
Woollahra.

In the leafy back streets of Paddington the
numerous hotels are matched by the
proliferation of galleries, interior design,
antique dealers and restaurants. Despite the
advent of shopping malls at Bondi Junction and
Edgecliff, corner shops can still be found in
many streets Oxford Street is a one kilometre
long shopping strip
extending unbroken the length of Paddington,
at least on the north side of the street. While
there is a range of speciality shops and cafes,
it is the plethora of clothing boutiques that has
put Oxford Street on the tourist map.