population.com.auLast official estimated population of Sydney (as Significant Urban Area) was 4 741 249 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 19.14% of total Australian population. Area of Sydney is 4 196.28 km², in this year population density was 1 129.87 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+2.24%/yr), Sydney population in 2024 would be 5 536 007. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./km²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[2001-2002] +0.82 %/Y
[2002-2003] -0.02 %/Y
[2003-2004] +0.56 %/Y
[2004-2005] +0.81 %/Y
[2005-2006] +0.95 %/Y
[2006-2007] +1.84 %/Y
[2007-2008] +1.95 %/Y
[2008-2009] +1.92 %/Y
[2009-2010] +1.43 %/Y
[2010-2011] +1.20 %/Y
[2011-2012] +1.53 %/Y
[2012-2013] +1.78 %/Y
[2013-2014] +1.83 %/Y
[2014-2015] +1.90 %/Y
[2015-2016] +1.98 %/Y
[2016-2017] +2.24 %/Y
[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population
[1] Read more about SUA 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.