Demographics of Sydney

Demographics of Sydney

Sydney is Australia's most populous city, and is also the most populous city in Oceania. In the 2006 census 4,119,190 persons declared themselves as residents of the Sydney Statistical Division - about one-fifth (19.38%) of Australia's total population. If contiguous urban areas are considered, Sydney's population was 3,641,421 persons. Sydney is also the most densely populated city in Australia.

The median age of Sydney residents was 35 years, and households comprised an average of 2.7 members.

The officially estimated population for the Sydney Statistical Division at 30 June 2010 was 4,575,532.[1]

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History

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European settlement in Sydney began in 1788, and in 1800 Sydney had around 3,000 inhabitants. It took time for its population to grow - in 1851 its population was only 39,000, compared with 77,000 in Melbourne. The subsequent gold rushes in Victoria caused the population of Melbourne to increase rapidly, while the lesser gold rushes in New South Wales had a less profound effect on the population of Sydney.

Sydney
population by year
1796 2,953 [2]
1911 629,503 [3]
1954 1,863,217
1961 2,183,231
1971 2,807,828
1981 3,204,696
1991 3,672,855
1996 3,881,136
2001 4,128,272
2006 4,281,988
2010 4,575,532 (Estimate)[4]
2026 5,426,300 (Projected)[5]
2056 6,976,800

Sydney overtook Melbourne as Australia's most populous city in the early twentieth century, and reached the million inhabitants milestone around 1925. The opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge helped pave the way for further urban development north of Sydney Harbour. Post-war immigration and a baby boom helped the population reach two million by 1962. Sydney remained Australia's most populous city throughout the 20th Century, and is projected to retain this position for much of the 21st Century.[5]

Ethnic groups

Significant overseas born populations[6]
Country of Birth Population (2006)
 United Kingdom 175,166
 People's Republic of China 109,142
 New Zealand 81,064
 Vietnam 62,144
 Lebanon 54,502
 India 52,975
 Philippines 52,087
 Italy 44,563
 Hong Kong 36,866
 South Korea 32,124
 Greece 32,021
 South Africa 28,427
 Fiji 26,928
 Malaysia 21,211
 Indonesia 20,562
 Iraq 20,216
 Germany 19,364
 Sri Lanka 17,917
 United States 16,340
 Egypt 16,238
 Croatia 15,501

At the 2006 census 39.4% of Sydney residents declared themselves to have been born overseas. The most common countries of birth outside Australia declared were the United Kingdom (4.3%), China (3.5%), New Zealand (2.0%), Vietnam (1.5%), India, The Philippines (about 1.3%), Lebanon (about 1.3%), and Italy (1.1%). Indigenous Australians were about 2% of all Sydney residents.

At the 2006 census respondents could nominate up to two ancestries they identified themselves.

Each dot indicates 100 persons born in Britain (dark blue), Greece (light blue), China (red), India (brown), Vietnam (yellow), Philippines (pink), Italy (light green) and Lebanon (dark green). Based on 2006 Census

The most common languages spoken at home are English (60.8%), Arabic (4.4%), Cantonese (3.4%), Mandarin (2.6%), Greek (2.2%) and Vietnamese (2.0%).[7]

Most common ancestries of
Sydney urban area (2006)[8]
Population  %
Australian 999,000 27.4
English 840,118 23
Chinese 287,952 7.9
Irish 277,545 7.6
Scottish 202,938 5.6
Italian 157,765 4.3
Lebanese 125,257 3.4
Greek 106,003 2.9
Indian 90,944 2.5
German 86,721 2.4
Total population 3,641,424

Some suburbs are associated with particular ethnic groups:

The adjacent show concentrations of persons born in different regions of the world residing in particular parts of Sydney.

Religion

At the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religion were Catholic (29.2%), Anglican (16.5%), Eastern Orthodox (4.8%) and Islam (4.4%). 14.1% declared no religious affiliation.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 31 March 2011. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Main+Features?OpenDocument. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "3105.0.65.001 - Australian Historical Population Statistics, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 May 2006. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3105.0.65.0012006?OpenDocument. Retrieved 21 November 2011. Table 1. Population by sex, states and territories, 31 December, 1788 onwards
  3. ^ "Australian Historical Population Statistics, 2008". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 5 August 2008. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mf/3105.0.65.001. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  4. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 31 March 2011. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Main+Features?OpenDocument. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  5. ^ a b "3222.0 – Population Projections, Australia, 2006 to 2101". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 4 September 2008. http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3222.0. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series : Sydney (Statistical Division)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ProductSelect?newproducttype=Community+Profiles&collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=105&breadcrumb=LP&currentaction=201&action=401. Retrieved 2008-02-28. 
  7. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Sydney (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL171400&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 23 November 2011.  Map
  8. ^ "Cat. No. 2068.0 - 2006 Census Tables". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2007. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/download?format=xls&collection=Census&period=2006&productlabel=Ancestry%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&producttype=Census%20Tables&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&areacode=105. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  9. ^ 1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 1995

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