Sydney Thaitown is a hang out place for Thai Australian

Thai Australian

A Thai Australian is an Australian of Thai descent. The Australian census records 20,606 Australians with Thai ancestry in 2001, and 30,022 in 2006.There is currently an estimation of 150000 Thais living in Australia.-Community:...

s and Thais. Thaitown is located in Haymarket on Campbell Street bordering Chinatown

Chinatown, Sydney

Sydney's Chinatown is an urban locality in the southern part of the Sydney central business district, in New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Haymarket, between Central Station and Darling Harbour...

. It consist of Thai restaurants, Thai video stores and Thai groceries. Sydney has the highest population of Thais in Australia with a population of 100,000.

Thaitown celebrates many Thai festivals such as the Songkran Festival which is held every April (Thai New Year). Thaitown formed around 2000 when cheaper rents and a reputation as a source for Thai specialty foods led Thai businesses to move into the area. It is served by Central railway station

Central railway station, Sydney

Central Railway Station, the largest railway station in Australia, is at the southern end of the Sydney CBD. It services almost all the lines on the CityRail network, and is the major terminus for interurban and interstate rail services...

.