Matraville is located in the Eastern Suburbs of
Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Matraville is approximately 9 km (6 mi) by road
south-east of the Sydney central business district,
in the local government area of the City
of Randwick.
Matraville is primarily a residential area. The area
has predominately low-rise housing but there is
also a diverse range of retail, commercial and
recreational uses. Approximately 52 per cent of all
private dwellings in Matraville are separate
houses, significantly higher than the Randwick City
average (28 per cent).