population.com.auLast official estimated population of Greater Sydney (as Greater Capital City Statistical Area) was 5 132 355 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 20,7% of total Australian population. Area of Greater Sydney is 12 368,00 km², in this year population density was 414,97 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+2.14%/yr), Greater Sydney population in 2024 would be 5 951 516. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./km²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[1991-1992] +0,96 %/Y
[1992-1993] +0,54 %/Y
[1993-1994] +0,82 %/Y
[1994-1995] +1,17 %/Y
[1995-1996] +1,42 %/Y
[1996-1997] +1,26 %/Y
[1997-1998] +1,02 %/Y
[1998-1999] +1,19 %/Y
[1999-2000] +1,25 %/Y
[2000-2001] +1,51 %/Y
[2001-2002] +0,81 %/Y
[2002-2003] +0,65 %/Y
[2003-2004] +0,53 %/Y
[2004-2005] +0,78 %/Y
[2005-2006] +0,92 %/Y
[2006-2007] +1,63 %/Y
[2007-2008] +1,94 %/Y
[2008-2009] +1,88 %/Y
[2009-2010] +1,41 %/Y
[2010-2011] +1,17 %/Y
[2011-2012] +1,48 %/Y
[2012-2013] +1,71 %/Y
[2013-2014] +1,77 %/Y
[2014-2015] +1,84 %/Y
[2015-2016] +1,92 %/Y
[2016-2017] +2,14 %/Y
[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population
[1] Read more about GCCSA on abs.gov.au
[2] Population data from Australian Bureau of Statistics / ABS.Stat (Population and density: 2017; change: 2016-2017)
[3] Digital Boundaries: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016.