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The real population of Sydney is 205,000 with Greater metropolitan Sydney being around 5,000,000. This is according to Australia Census and Sydney's local guide.
The real population of Sydney is 205,000 with Greater metropolitan Sydney being around 5,000,000. This is according to Australia Census and Sydney's local guide.
Depends how you classify urban boundaries.
The Central Coast for instance is often included in Sydney figures, but in reality it is not geographically or socioeconomically a part of it. (even allowing for a lot of commuters).
But Greater Sydney is also much bigger than the lower figure you quote, as western Sydney is extensive.
I would suggest a figure of 4.5 million is still representative, the 2016 Census will show more light on it.
The most commonly expressed definition of Sydney would be the "Greater Capital City Statistical Area" which in the case of Sydney is enormous. It's the area within the thick blue line, it includes, not just the Central Coast but also vast areas of national parks and wilderness areas where no one lives. The population of that area is 4.9 million as at June 30 2015.
The smaller area in thin red outline roughly in the middle of the statistical area is the "Significant Urban Area" of Sydney, which includes only the contiguous urban extent of Sydney, which also think is the more correct definition. That population is 4.5 million on June 30 2015. Incidentally, Sydney's significant urban area is smaller than both Melbourne's and Brisbane's, but still has a larger population.
There's also the local government area of Sydney, which is much smaller and really only contains the CBD. Comparing cities between countries is very complicated due the nature of these differing definitions which are sometimes presented as though they're on the same level, even though they're really quite different.
The most commonly expressed definition of Sydney would be the "Greater Capital City Statistical Area" which in the case of Sydney is enormous. It's the area within the thick blue line, it includes, not just the Central Coast but also vast areas of national parks and wilderness areas where no one lives. The population of that area is 4.9 million as at June 30 2015.
The smaller area in thin red outline roughly in the middle of the statistical area is the "Significant Urban Area" of Sydney, which includes only the contiguous urban extent of Sydney, which also think is the more correct definition. That population is 4.5 million on June 30 2015. Incidentally, Sydney's significant urban area is smaller than both Melbourne's and Brisbane's, but still has a larger population.
There's also the local government area of Sydney, which is much smaller and really only contains the CBD. Comparing cities between countries is very complicated due the nature of these differing definitions which are sometimes presented as though they're on the same level, even though they're really quite different.
When you say Sydney as the city f 205k, what sq km does that represent?
Its 25 km squared, the area covered by the city of Sydney local government.
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