| Thai Town ไทยทาวน์ซิดนีย์ (Thai) Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Thai Town street marker in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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Thai Town (Thai: ไทยทาวน์ซิดนีย์) is a neighbourhood in Sydney central business district in Australia with a high concentration of Thai retail outlets. It is located in Haymarket on Campbell Street, to the east of George Street, close to Central railway station. It is the second largest of its kind in the world to Thai Town, Los Angeles.[1] As of 2007[update], Sydney had the highest population of Thais in Australia, with a growing population of around 100,000.[2] Around 17.5 per cent of people who live in the suburb of Haymarket were born in Thailand, according to the 2021 Australian census.[1] Thai Town contains many Thai restaurants, video stores, grocery stores, salons and other businesses.[2]
Thai Town was established in the 1990s when rent was relatively affordable, and because it provided a source for Thai speciality foods, many Thai businesses moved into the area. In 2013, the area was officially recognised by the City of Sydney and given signage to indicate the hub's location on Campbell Street.[1]
Chinatown, created in 1980, and Koreatown are adjacent to Thai Town.[2][3]
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- ^ a b c Bowring, Declan (2 September 2023). "Ten years after formal recognition, Sydney's Thai Town is getting a long-awaited funding boost". ABC Australia. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Pai Nai Ma :: Thai-Australian Experiences". NSW Migration Heritage Centre. 2007. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "The rise of Korea Town and Thai Town". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2021.