Oxford Street precinct

Oxford Street’s LGBTIQA+ identity will be prioritised and protected under our strategy.

Oxford Street has long been recognised as the home of Sydney’s LGBTIQA+ communities, and we want to keep it that way. We’ve consulted widely on ways to revitalise the precinct and have incorporated community feedback and aspirations into the strategy.

The strategy is the first of its kind in Australia and one of only a handful in the world. It sets out principles and priorities to recognise, preserve and promote the significant connection LGBTIQA+ communities have with Oxford Street.

We worked with a volunteer steering committee to establish the charter. This group brought together passionate local businesses, community organisations and individuals committed to celebrating and sharing LGBTIQA+ identity. The charter is now managed by the Rainbow Precinct .

Local business owners can join the Oxford Street pride charter to be part of an active network that supports and sustains LGBTIQA+ communities and culture across the precinct.

Plans of management

Our LGBTIQA+ social and cultural place strategy has championed new planning controls to embed diversity and inclusion in everyday business. Plans of management for all new late-night trading premises in the Oxford Street precinct must now outline a commitment to diversity and inclusion, including:

• A commitment to ongoing employee training about LGBTIQA+ diversity and inclusion: demonstrate how hosts and employees will welcome, include and make safe spaces for the diversity of LGBTIQA+ people.
• A policy of gender-inclusive language use: hosts and employees avoid speaking to guests and customers with gendered terms like ‘ladies and gentlemen’, to welcome everyone including gender-diverse people.
• Supply of non-gendered facilities where possible, allowing individuals to use facilities according to their affirmed gender: gender-neutral or all-gender bathroom options to ensure safety and comfort for trans and gender diverse customers and guests.
• A policy of zero tolerance of homophobia, biphobia or transphobia for employees and at events: demonstrate how this policy is adopted in the business/team culture and how incidents will be addressed.

Oxford Street cycleway is one of Sydney’s busiest cycling routes.

Opened in July 2026, Oxford Street now has a separated cycleway making riding safer and more fun between the city and eastern suburbs.

Our most popular route for riding provides access to dedicated cycleways along Castlereagh, Liverpool, College and Bourke streets, and more bike trips than ever are being made across our area.

Progress Pride flag crossings and banners

In 2023, we updated the existing rainbow flag crossing on the Bourke and Campbell Street intersection and the existing rainbow pathway in Prince Alfred Park to the Progress Pride flag design.

In 2025, we completed work on a new Progress Pride crossing and raised intersection on Taylor Square at the Forbes and Bourke Street intersection outside Qtopia.

We permanently display 37 progress pride banners across Taylor Square north and south. Progress Pride banners are also displayed across the Oxford Street precinct during Mardi Gras and Pride Month, including the city centre and George Street. The large Progress Pride flag flies high, every day at Taylor Square.