Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Sydney, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2025.

The BTS is the primary source of forecasts of population and dwellings at the small area (travel zone) level for the Sydney Greater Metropolitan Area. This area includes the Sydney Greater Capital City Statistical Area, and the Illawarra and Hunter regions. There are 2,949 travel zones in the Sydney GMA.

The latest September 2014 Release Population Forecasts provide forecasts at travel zone level for the following variables:

• Population (Estimated Resident Population) by 5-year Age categories by Sex

• Occupied Private Dwellings (Households)

• Population in Occupied Private Dwellings

• Population in Non-Private Dwellings

The forecasts in this release are five-yearly, from 2011 to 2041.

The BTS is the primary source of forecasts of population and dwellings at the small area (travel zone) level for the Sydney Greater Metropolitan Area. This area includes the Sydney Greater Capital City Statistical Area, and the Illawarra and Hunter regions. There are 2,949 travel zones in the Sydney GMA. The latest September 2014 Release Population Forecasts provide forecasts at travel zone level for the following variables: Population (Estimated Resident Population) by 5-year Age categories by Sex Occupied Private Dwellings (Households) Population in Occupied Private Dwellings Population in Non-Private Dwellings The forecasts in this release are five-yearly, from 2011 to 2041.

As of October 2024, around ****** Japanese residents lived in Sydney, marking ***** consecutive years of growth. Australia was one of the countries with the highest number of Japanese residents.

These aerial survey data of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off southern Australia were collected in August 2016. Such annual flights in winter/spring between Cape Leeuwin (Western Australia) and Ceduna (South Australia) have now been conducted over a 23-year period 1993-2016. These surveys have provided evidence of a population trend of around 6% per year, and a current (at 2014) population size of approximately 2300 of what has been regarded as the 'western' Australian right whale subpopulation. With estimated population size in the low thousands, it is presumed to be still well below carrying capacity. No trend information is available for the 'eastern' subpopulation of animals occurring around the remainder of the southern Australian Coast, to at least as far as Sydney, New South Wales and the populations size is relatively small, probably in the low hundreds. A lower than expected 'western' count in 2015 gives weak evidence that the growth rate may be starting to show signs of slowing, though an exponential increase remains the best description of the data. If the low 2015 count is anomalous, future counts may be expected to show an exponential increase, but if it is not, modelling growth as other than simple exponential may be useful to explore in future.

These aerial survey data of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off southern Australia were collected in August 2016. Such annual flights in winter/spring between Cape Leeuwin (Western …Show full descriptionThese aerial survey data of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off southern Australia were collected in August 2016. Such annual flights in winter/spring between Cape Leeuwin (Western Australia) and Ceduna (South Australia) have now been conducted over a 23-year period 1993-2016. These surveys have provided evidence of a population trend of around 6% per year, and a current (at 2014) population size of approximately 2300 of what has been regarded as the 'western' Australian right whale subpopulation. With estimated population size in the low thousands, it is presumed to be still well below carrying capacity. No trend information is available for the 'eastern' subpopulation of animals occurring around the remainder of the southern Australian Coast, to at least as far as Sydney, New South Wales and the populations size is relatively small, probably in the low hundreds. A lower than expected 'western' count in 2015 gives weak evidence that the growth rate may be starting to show signs of slowing, though an exponential increase remains the best description of the data. If the low 2015 count is anomalous, future counts may be expected to show an exponential increase, but if it is not, modelling growth as other than simple exponential may be useful to explore in future. A data update was provided in August, 2020 to correct some incorrectly given longitude values. Version Description:

These aerial survey data of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off southern Australia were collected in August 2018. Such annual flights in winter/spring between Cape Leeuwin (Western Australia) and Ceduna (South Australia) have now been conducted over a 26-year period 1993-2018. These surveys have provided evidence of a population trend of around 6% per year, and a current (at 2014) population size of approximately 2300 of what has been regarded as the 'western' Australian right whale subpopulation. With estimated population size in the low thousands, it is presumed to be still well below carrying capacity. No trend information is available for the 'eastern' subpopulation of animals occurring around the remainder of the southern Australian Coast, to at least as far as Sydney, New South Wales and the populations size is relatively small, probably in the low hundreds. A lower than expected 'western' count in 2015 gives weak evidence that the growth rate may be starting to show signs of slowing, though an exponential increase remains the best description of the data. If the low 2015 count is anomalous, future counts may be expected to show an exponential increase, but if it is not, modelling growth as other than simple exponential may be useful to explore in future.