Randwick air quality monitoring station

The Randwick air quality monitoring station is located in the grounds of the Randwick Army Barracks, on the corner of Avoca and Bundock Streets, Randwick. It is situated in the eastern suburbs of Sydney in a residential area. The Randwick station replaced the Kensington monitoring station.

Air quality monitoring region: Sydney east

Commissioned: 1995

Latitude: 33° 56' 00"S

Longitude: 151° 14' 31"E

Elevation: 28 metres

Using data from this station, we provide hourly pollutant concentrations, 24-hour summary and air quality category ratings (AQC).

The following air pollutants and meteorological variables are currently measured at Randwick:

  • Ozone (O3)
  • Oxides of nitrogen (NO, NO2 and NOx)
  • Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
  • Visibility using nephelometry
  • Fine particles as PM10 
  • Fine particles as PM2.5
  • Wind speed, wind direction and sigma theta
  • Ambient temperature
  • Relative humidity