City of Sydney New South Wales
Population: • Density:	151,920 (2006) (25th)[1] 4,900/km²
Area:	25 km²
Mayor:	Lord Mayor Clover Moore
Council Seat:	Sydney CBD (Town Hall)
Region:	Metropolitan Sydney
State District:	Sydney, Balmain, Heffron, Marrickville
Federal Division:	Sydney, Wentworth
Website: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around City of Sydney Municipality of Lane Cove North Sydney Council Municipality of Mosman Municipality of Leichhardt City of Sydney Municipality of Woollahra Marrickville Council City of Botany Bay City of Randwick

This article is about the local government area. For the wider metropolitan area, see Sydney.

The City of Sydney comprises the Sydney central business district and the surrounding inner west and inner city suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. It is a Local Government Area (LGA), and on 6 February 2004, the former LGA of the City of South Sydney was formally merged into the City of Sydney. Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Image File history File links City_of_sydney. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... 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The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Sydney is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Balmain is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Heffron is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Marrickville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Sydney is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... The Federal Division of Wentworth is a foundation division of the Australian Parliament, created at the Federation of the Australian Colonies as the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Image File history File links Sydneyflag. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The Municipality of Lane Cove is a Local Government Area located about 10km from the central business district. ... North Sydney Council is a Local Government Area on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Municipality of Mosman is a Local Government Area on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Municipality of Leichhardt is a Local Government Area in the inner-west of Sydney, in state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Municipality of Woollahra is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Marrickville is a Local Government Area in the Inner West region of Sydney, Australia. ... The City of Botany Bay is the name of the local government area which encompasses suburbs adjacent to the Botany Bay (such as Botany, New South Wales) (before 1996, it was known as the Municipality of Botany). ... The City of Randwick is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ... A view of the Sydney CBD from the Harbour Bridge, the Circular Quay is in the foreground Map of the CBD The Sydney central business district (CBD) extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... King Street in Newtown, an inner-city suburb of Sydneys Inner West The Inner West of Sydney is an area which encompasses the inner-city suburbs of Sydney located immediately adjacent to, and west of the central business district. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Suburbs within the boundaries of the City of Sydney before the merger include the actual downtown or central business district of Sydney itself, Pyrmont and Ultimo to the west, Haymarket to the south and Woolloomooloo to the east and other suburbs. Pyrmont is an inner suburb of Sydney, Australia located on a peninsula directly across Darling Harbour from the central business district and linked to it by the pedestrian-only Pyrmont Bridge. ... Ultimo is a suburb in central Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Haymarket is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Woolloomooloo Bay and Finger Wharf Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

[edit] Geography

The CBD is roughly bounded by Circular Quay and the Harbour to the north, Macquarie Street to the east, the Western Distributor to the west and Liverpool Street to the south. Suburbs within the City of South Sydney before the merger included Alexandria, Darlington (now mostly occupied by the University of Sydney), Erskineville, Newtown, Redfern, Glebe, Waterloo, Paddington. Categories: Suburbs of Sydney | Incomplete Sydney suburbs ... Macquarie Street, Sydney, is the most eastern street of Sydneys CBD. Extending from Hyde Park at its southern end to the Sydney Opera House at its northern end, Macquarie Street is arguably Australias most beautiful and prominent avenue. ... Liverpool Street is an important east-west throughfare in the southern portion of the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. ... Alexandria is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, postcode 2015. ... A typical back lane in Darlington Darlington is a small suburb in southern inner Sydney, Australia. ... The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ... Bridge Street, Erskineville Erskineville Road Erskineville Public School South Sydney Council Chambers St Marys, Swanston Street Rose of Australia Hotel Imperial Hotel Erskineville Hotel Erskineville is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... King Street at night: Newtowns vibrant high street. ... Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Glebe Glebe is a suburb located slightly west of Sydneys central business district, in the Inner West. ... Cabbage Hotel, Botany Road, Waterloo Waterloo is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Paddington is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ...

[edit] Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics ^[2], there:

- were 151,920 people as at 30 June 2006, the 13th largest Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 2.2% of the New South Wales population of 6,827,694

- was an increase of 2,934 people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 3rd largest population growth in a Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 5.0% of the 58,753 increase in the population of New South Wales

- was, in percentage terms, an increase of 2.0% in the number of people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 11th fastest growth in population of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 0.9%

- was an increase in population over the 10 years to 30 June 2006 of 45,347 people or 43% (3.6% in annual average terms), the 2nd highest rate of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 622,966 or 10% (1.0% in annual average terms) over the same period.

[edit] Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs within or partially within the City of Sydney are:

• Alexandria
• Annandale
• Barangaroo
• Beaconsfield
• Camperdown
• Centennial Park
• Chippendale
• Darlinghurst
• Darlington
• Dawes Point
• Elizabeth Bay
• Erskineville
• Eveleigh
• Forest Lodge
• Glebe
• Haymarket
• Millers Point
• Moore Park
• Newtown
• Paddington
• Potts Point
• Pyrmont
• Redfern
• Rosebery
• Rushcutters Bay
• Surry Hills
• Sydney CBD
• The Rocks
• Ultimo
• Waterloo
• Woolloomooloo
• Zetland

Alexandria is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, postcode 2015. ... Annandale is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, located in the Inner West; Glebe lies to its east, Leichhardt to its west, Stanmore to its south and its northern end terminates at the back of Rozelle Bay, part of Sydney Harbour. ... Barangaroo is an inner-city foreshore suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Beaconsfield is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... A view of rooftops in Camperdown Camperdown postcode 2050 is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Centennial Park is a large area of parkland in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, set aside to celebrate the first 100 years of European settlement in Australia. ... Chippendale is a small inner suburb of Sydney, Australia, sandwiched between Broadway to the north and Cleveland Street to the south, and Sydney Central railway station to the east and the University of Sydney to the west. ... Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... A typical back lane in Darlington Darlington is a small suburb in southern inner Sydney, Australia. ... Dawes Point is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Elizabeth Bay is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bridge Street, Erskineville Erskineville Road Erskineville Public School South Sydney Council Chambers St Marys, Swanston Street Rose of Australia Hotel Imperial Hotel Erskineville Hotel Erskineville is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Eveleigh is a suburb of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Forest Lodge is a small, inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Glebe Glebe is a suburb located slightly west of Sydneys central business district, in the Inner West. ... Haymarket is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Millers Point is an inner-city suburb right next to the city of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Moore Park is a large area of parkland to the south-east of central Sydney, Australia, and is continuous with another, even larger park, Centennial Park, to its east. ... King Street at night: Newtowns vibrant high street. ... Paddington is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ... Potts Point is a small, densely-populated suburb of inner-city Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Pyrmont is an inner suburb of Sydney, Australia located on a peninsula directly across Darling Harbour from the central business district and linked to it by the pedestrian-only Pyrmont Bridge. ... Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Rosebery is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Rushcutters Bay is a suburb in the inner-east of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The clock tower of Central railway station on the western edge of Surry Hills Surry Hills is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... A view of the Sydney CBD from the Harbour Bridge, the Circular Quay is in the foreground Map of the CBD The Sydney central business district (CBD) extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... George Street, the main street of The Rocks The Rocks is a tourist precinct and historic area near the central business district (CBD) of Sydney, Australia. ... Ultimo is a suburb in central Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Cabbage Hotel, Botany Road, Waterloo Waterloo is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Woolloomooloo Bay and Finger Wharf Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Zetland is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ...

[edit] Localities in the local government area

Localities in the City of Sydney are:

• Broadway
• Central
• Chinatown
• Circular Quay
• Darling Harbour
• The Domain
• East Sydney
• Goat Island
• Garden Island
• Kings Cross
• Macdonaldtown
• Railway Square
• Strawberry Hills
• Wynyard

Broadway is both an urban locality and a road within the suburb of Ultimo, in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Central is an urban locality around Central railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Sydneys Chinatown Market City Sydneys Chinatown is located within the southern central business district of the City of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia, in the Haymarket area between Central Station and Darling Harbour. ... Buildings and railway station at Circular Quay Circular Quay wharf and railway station as seen from an approaching Rivercat ferry. ... Darling Harbour at Night Darling Harbour is a locality of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia with a large recreational, pedestrian precinct. ... The Domain is a large open space in Sydney, Australia, immediately east of the central business district. ... East Sydney is a small inner-east suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Goat Island from Balmain Goat Island is a rocky island in Sydney Harbour, in New South Wales, Australia. ... Garden Island is a facility of the Royal Australian Navy in Port Jackson, Sydney. ... Kings Cross intersection in the 1950s Kings Cross is a former suburb that is now an inner-city locality of Sydney. ... Macdonaldtown is an urban locality within the suburb Newton, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Railway Square in the late 1890s Railway Square is an urban locality in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Strawberry Hills is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Wynyard is an urban locality around Wynyard railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

[edit] History

Lower George Street, Sydney in about 1828

The name Sydney comes from "Sydney Cove" which is where the English admiral Arthur Phillip established the first settlement, after arriving with the First Fleet. On 22 January 1788, he named it after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, who was the home secretary at the time, and the man responsible for the plan for the convict colony in Australia. Lower George Street, Sydney about 1828. ... Lower George Street, Sydney about 1828. ... The start of George Street in the historic Rocks district George Street is the main street of the city of Sydney, Australia. ... Sydney Cove is a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson (commonly but incorrectly called Sydney Harbour), on the coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. ... The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which sailed from Great Britain on May 13, 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. ... Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (24 February 1732 - 30 June 1800), the British politician after whom the city of Sydney, Australia, is named, was born at Frognal House, near Chislehurst in Kent. ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). ...

The "City of Sydney" was established on 20 July 1842^[3] by the Corporation Act which encompasses present-day Woolloomooloo, Surry Hills, Chippendale and Pyrmont, an area of 11.65 km². There were six wards established by boundary posts. A boundary post still exists in front of Sydney Square. July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Woolloomooloo Bay and Finger Wharf Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The clock tower of Central railway station on the western edge of Surry Hills Surry Hills is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Chippendale is a small inner suburb of Sydney, Australia, sandwiched between Broadway to the north and Cleveland Street to the south, and Sydney Central railway station to the east and the University of Sydney to the west. ... Pyrmont is an inner suburb of Sydney, Australia located on a peninsula directly across Darling Harbour from the central business district and linked to it by the pedestrian-only Pyrmont Bridge. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...

The boundaries of the City of Sydney have changed fairly regularly since 1900. The Municipality of Camperdown was merged with the city in 1909. Added in 1949 were Alexandria, Darlington, Erskineville, Newtown, Redfern, Glebe, Waterloo, and Paddington. In 1968 the boundaries were changed and many of these suburbs moved to be part of a new municipality of South Sydney. South Sydney was brought back into the city in 1982, but became separate again under the City of Sydney Act of 1988 and then became smaller than its original size at 6.19 km². It grew again in February, 2004 with the merger of the two council areas, and now has a population of approximately 170,000 people. A view of rooftops in Camperdown Camperdown postcode 2050 is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ...

The City of Sydney is a major supporter of the Sydney Peace Prize. The Sydney Peace Prize is awarded by the Sydney Peace Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation associated with the University of Sydney. ...

[edit] Politics

As noted above, the electoral boundary of the City of Sydney have been significantly altered by state governments on at least four occasions since 1945, with advantageous effect to the governing party in the New South Wales Parliament at the time. Successive State governments of both major parties, the Labor Party and the Liberal Party, have re-drawn the electoral boundaries to include inner suburbs that are traditionally supportive of them, and to exclude suburbs that are traditionally hostile. Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ...

A 1987 Liberal re-organisation saw Sydney Council split, with southern suburbs forming a new South Sydney council. This was thought to advantage the Liberal government of the day, as the southern suburbs had traditionally voted Labor. The City of Sydney comprises the central business district and surrounding Inner West suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ...

In 2004, the Labor State Government undid this change, again merging the councils of the City of Sydney and the City of South Sydney. Critics claimed that this was performed with the intention of creating a "super-council" which would be under the control of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), which also controlled the State Government. Subsequent to this merger, an election took place on 27 March 2004 which resulted in the independent candidate Clover Moore defeating the high-profile ALP candidate, former federal minister Michael Lee and winning the position of Lord Mayor. Critics of the merger claimed that this was a result of a voter backlash against the party for attempting to create the "super-council". The City of Sydney comprises the central business district and surrounding Inner West suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clover Moore is an Australian independent politician. ... Councillor Patrick (Pat) John Stannard, Lord Mayor of Oxford (2004). ...

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[edit] Sister cities

To encourage sharing of cultural, trade and tourist links, Sydney City Council maintains sister city relations with the following cities:^[1] This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ...

• San Francisco, California
• Nagoya, Japan
• Tokyo, Japan (partnership city)
• Wellington, New Zealand
• Portsmouth, United Kingdom
• Guangzhou, China
• Florence, Italy
• Paris, France (partnership city)

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Nagoya Castle in June of 2004. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Alternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation) A view of Wellington from the top of Mount Victoria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_China. ... Guangzhou (Traditional Chinese: 廣州; Simplified Chinese: 广州; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu; Wade-Giles: Kuang-chou; Jyutping: Gwong2zau1; Yale: Gwóngjaū) is the capital of the Guangdong Province in southern China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Florence (Italian, Firenze) is a city in the center of Tuscany, in central Italy, on the Arno River, with a population of around 400,000, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

[edit] External links

• Official website for the City of Sydney
• Boundaries and map of the City of Sydney
• The Sydney Festival
• Sydney Exposed - online photo collection from State Library of NSW
• City of Sydney travel guide from Wikitravel

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[edit] References

Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...