Sydney, New South Wales

Sydney: Capital city of New South Wales, Australia

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Quick Facts about Sydney

Population :	4,840,600
Country :	Australia
State :	New South Wales (Australia)
Instagram username :	cityofsydney
Twitter username :	cityofsydney
Postal code :	2000
Phone Area Codes :	0290, 0294, 0277, 0280, 0293, 0282, 0297, 0279, 0299, 0298, 0285, 0272, 0274, 0283, 0295, 0273, 0288, 0292, 0296, 0276, 0291
Area :	12144.6 km²
Official name :	Sydney
Named for :	Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
Altitude :	20 feet / 6, 58 meters
Capital city :	Sydney is capital of New South Wales, City of Sydney
Establishment :	January 01, 1788 (237 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+10:00
Local time :	19:56:23 (7th December 2025)

Sydney skyline at dusk - Dec 2008 image

Geography

Sydney is located at 33°52'4"S 151°12'26"E (-33.8678500, 151.2073200).

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Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1800	3,000	-	census
1820	12,000	75%	census
1851	39,000	69.23%	census
1871	200,000	80.5%	census
1901	500,000	60%	census
2014	4,840,600	89.67%	census

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