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The Inner West generally includes the [[Inner West Council]], [[Municipality of Burwood]], [[Municipality of Strathfield]], and [[City of Canada Bay]]. These span up to about 11&nbsp;km west of the CBD. Historically, especially prior to the building of the Harbour Bridgem<ref>Green, A, "[https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2022/guide/stra Strathfield By-election - NSW Election 2022]", ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation''</ref> the outer suburbs of the Inner West such as [[Strathfield, New South Wales|Strathfield]] were the location of "country" estates for the colony's elites. By contrast, the inner suburbs in the Inner West, being close to transport and industry, have historically housed working class industrial workers. These areas have undergone gentrification in the late 20th century, and many parts of the region are now highly valued residential suburbs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/inner-west/seven-inner-west-suburbs-pass-the-2m-median-mark-for-houses/news-story/e644adbdea6693bea16f4588269e3b6a|title=Sydney's new prestige hotspot|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=10 June 2016|last1=McIntyre|first1=Tim}}</ref> In addition to preserved areas of low-density suburban residences, the region now features a large proportion of medium- and high-density housing. MajorThe features[[University of Sydney]] is located in thethis area, includeas well as the [[University of Technology, Sydney]] and a campus of the [[Australian Catholic University]]. Geographically, the Parramatta River, aswhich wellforms asthe northern boundary of this areas, forms a largeseries cosmopolitanof communitylarge andbays, theincluding nightlife[[Homebush hubBay]], on[[Hen Kingand StreetChicken inBay]] and [[NewtownIron Cove]], Newcreating Southa Wales|Newtownseries of picturesque riverfront suburbs. The southern boundary is the smaller [[Georges River]]. The Anzac Bridge spans Johnstons Bay and connects [[Rozelle]] to [[Pyrmont, New South Wales|Pyrmont]] and the city, forming part of the [[Western Distributor (Sydney)|Western Distributor]]. It

The Inner West is today well-known as the location of village commercial centres that have acquired cosmopolitan flavours, such as the "Little Italy" commercial centres of Leichardt, Five Dock and Haberfield<ref>Boys, C., "[https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/eating-out/where-is-sydneys-new-little-italy-20140419-36x15.html Where is Sydney's new Little Italy?]", ''Good Food'', 22 April 2014</ref>, "Little Portugal" in Petersham<ref>"[https://www.smh.com.au/national/tarting-up-petersham-with-an-ethnic-flavour-20020906-gdfm08.html Tarting up Petersham with an ethnic flavour]", ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 6 September 2002</ref>, "Little Korea" in Strathfield<ref>Burke, K, [https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/little-korea-ready-to-rise-from-melting-pot-20120525-1za3z.html Little Korea ready to rise from "melting pot]", ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 26 May 2012</ref> or "Little Shanghai" in Ashfield<ref>West, A., "[https://www.smh.com.au/business/small-business/business-booms-in-little-shanghai-20110620-1gbey.html Business booms in 'little Shanghai']", ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 18 June 2011</ref> Large-scale shopping centres in the area include [[Westfield Burwood]], [[DFO Homebush]] and [[Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre]]. There is a large cosmopolitan community and the nightlife hub on King Street in [[Newtown, New South Wales|Newtown]].