population.com.auLast official estimated population of Sydney City (as Local Government Area) was 232 926 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.94% of total Australian population and 2.928% of NSW population. Area of Sydney is 26.70 km², in this year population density was 8 723.82 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+4.58%/yr), Sydney population in 2024 would be 318 765. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./km²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[1996-2001] +3.88 %/Y
[2001-2002] +5.79 %/Y
[2002-2003] +6.39 %/Y
[2003-2004] +5.39 %/Y
[2004-2005] +3.89 %/Y
[2005-2006] +3.63 %/Y
[2006-2007] +2.71 %/Y
[2007-2008] +2.32 %/Y
[2008-2009] +2.41 %/Y
[2009-2010] +2.03 %/Y
[2010-2011] +1.40 %/Y
[2011-2012] +3.42 %/Y
[2012-2013] +3.57 %/Y
[2013-2014] +4.18 %/Y
[2014-2015] +4.66 %/Y
[2015-2016] +4.06 %/Y
[2016-2017] +4.58 %/Y
[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population
[1] Read more about LGA and Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) on abs.gov.au
[2] Population data from Australian Bureau of Statistics (Population and density: 2017; change: 2016-2017)
[3] Digital Boundaries: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016.