Sydney

New South Wales · Sydney - City and Inner South · 207,999 people · 39 suburbs · 18 postcodes

Sydney at a glance

207,999

Population

#12 of 130 in NSW

km² area

7,430/km² density

34.2

Median age

-5.5 vs NSW

$2,226

Median HH income/wk

#19 of 130 in NSW

1124

SEIFA IRSAD

#11 of 130 in NSW

Schools

24 gov, 5 Cath, 14 indep

49.0%

Born overseas

65.8%

Renting

Map shows the Sydney LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Sydney is a metropolitan Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 39 suburbs across 18 postcodes and an area of 28 km². Sydney has a population of 207,999 , ranking #12 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Sydney (16,667 residents), and the highest median household income is in Dawes Point at $4,708/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $2,226/week and median age is 34.2. About 49.0% of residents were born overseas and 35.5% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

7.7%

12.7%

50.6%

19.3%

9.8%

0–14 (7.7%) 15–24 (12.7%) 25–44 (50.6%) 45–64 (19.3%) 65+ (9.8%)

Show counts

0–14 years	15,939 (7.7%)
15–24 years	26,330 (12.7%)
25–44 years	105,331 (50.6%)
45–64 years	40,094 (19.3%)
65+ years	20,291 (9.8%)

49.0%

Born overseas

35.5%

Speak a language other than English at home

1.4%

First Nations

2.0

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

14.6%

19.7%

65.8%

Owned outright (14.6%) Mortgaged (19.7%) Renting (65.8%)

Dwelling type mix

20.9%

75.1%

Separate house (4.1%) Semi/townhouse (20.9%) Flat/apartment (75.1%)

$556

Median weekly rent

$2,741

Median monthly mortgage

86.2%

Households with 0-1 cars

13.8%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

5.7%

Unemployment rate

81,069

In full-time work

30,874

In part-time work

Schools in Sydney

43 schools across Sydney: 55.8% Government, 11.6% Catholic, 32.6% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1103 (range 667 to 1274). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

55.8%

11.6%

32.6%

NSW average for comparison

69.6%

16.9%

13.5%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

39.5%

30.2%

16.3%

14.0%

Primary (39.5%) Secondary (30.2%) Combined (16.3%) Special (14.0%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 1103 NSW median 1005LGA range 667 to 1274

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 43 schools in Sydney, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Sydney Grammar School	Independent	Combined	Darlinghurst	1,925	1274
St Andrew's Cathedral School	Independent	Combined	Sydney	1,436	1189
Alexandria Park Community School	Government	Combined	Alexandria	1,313	1052
International Grammar School	Independent	Combined	Ultimo	1,224	1170
Sydney Boys High School	Government	Secondary	Moore Park	1,205	1189
Inner Sydney High School	Government	Secondary	Surry Hills	1,161	1104
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point	Independent	Secondary	Glebe	1,044	1138
St Mary's Cathedral College	Catholic	Combined	Sydney	937	1125
SCEGGS Darlinghurst	Independent	Combined	Darlinghurst	936	1209
Sydney Girls High School	Government	Secondary	Surry Hills	929	1193
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus	Government	Secondary	Glebe	798	1094
St Vincent's College	Independent	Secondary	Potts Point	755	1145
Sydney Distance Education High School	Government	Secondary	Woolloomooloo	615	1032
Ultimo Public School	Government	Primary	Ultimo	483	1088
Gardeners Road Public School	Government	Primary	Rosebery	393	1058
Bourke Street Public School	Government	Primary	Surry Hills	381	1135
Erskineville Public School	Government	Primary	Erskineville	334	1155
Forest Lodge Public School	Government	Primary	Forest Lodge	307	1161
Crown Street Public School	Government	Primary	Surry Hills	288	1114
Fort Street Public School	Government	Primary	Sydney	284	1094
Darlinghurst Public School	Government	Primary	Potts Point	210	1156
GOAL College	Independent	Special	Ultimo	204	1027
Glebe Public School	Government	Primary	Glebe	193	982
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Erskineville	169	1145
Conservatorium High School	Government	Secondary	Sydney	156	1194
St James Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Glebe	152	1125
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Rosebery	150	1112
Darlington Public School	Government	Primary	Chippendale	147	1030
Central Sydney Intensive English High School	Government	Secondary	Alexandria	142	1037
Australian Performing Arts Grammar School	Independent	Secondary	Glebe	129	1103
Sydney Distance Education Primary School	Government	Primary	Surry Hills	124	1094
Macquarie Grammar School	Independent	Secondary	Sydney	84	1027
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Waterloo	76	938
Plunkett Street Public School	Government	Primary	Woolloomooloo	73	968
Key College	Independent	Special	Redfern	70	909
Westbourne College Sydney	Independent	Secondary	Ultimo	65	1153
St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School	Independent	Primary	Sydney	38	817
Bridge Road School	Government	Special	Camperdown	37	977
Yudi Gunyi School	Government	Special	Waterloo	29	890
Redfern Jarjum College	Independent	Special	Redfern	25	667
Australian International High School	Independent	Secondary	Sydney		1028
Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre	Government	Combined	The Rocks
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School	Government	Special	Camperdown

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Sydney. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

1124

Ranked #11 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

1030

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

887

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

1156

Suburbs in Sydney

Sydney contains 39 suburbs and 18 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Sydney	2000	16,667	$2,227/wk	32
Waterloo	2017	16,379	$2,028/wk	33
Surry Hills	2010	15,828	$2,308/wk	35
Rosebery	2018	13,533	$2,274/wk	33
Redfern	2016	13,072	$2,145/wk	36
Pyrmont	2009	12,658	$2,422/wk	37
Zetland	2017	12,622	$2,192/wk	30
Glebe	2037	11,680	$1,756/wk	38
Darlinghurst	2010	10,615	$2,279/wk	37
Erskineville	2043	9,657	$3,020/wk	34
Alexandria	2015	9,649	$2,654/wk	34
Camperdown	2050	9,381	$2,331/wk	33
Haymarket	2000	8,305	$1,931/wk	30
Chippendale	2008	7,803	$1,606/wk	28
Ultimo	2007	7,410	$1,805/wk	30
Potts Point	2011	7,183	$2,054/wk	37
Forest Lodge	2037	4,965	$2,437/wk	34
Elizabeth Bay	2011	4,878	$2,116/wk	43
Woolloomooloo	2011	3,792	$2,001/wk	39
Darlington	2008	2,597	$2,392/wk	27
Rushcutters Bay	2011	2,335	$1,877/wk	38
Centennial Park	2021	2,225	$2,154/wk	36
Millers Point	2000	1,735	$3,160/wk	43
Beaconsfield	2015	1,172	$3,061/wk	33
The Rocks	2000	629	$4,374/wk	43
Eveleigh	2015	606	$1,339/wk	34
Dawes Point	2000	385	$4,708/wk	55
Barangaroo	2000	220	$4,591/wk	40
Moore Park	2021	18	$3,874/wk	30
Darling Harbour	2000
Darling Island	2009
Hmas Kuttabul	2011
Kings Cross	2011
Parliament House	2000
Sydney Domestic Airport	2020
Sydney International Airport	2020
Sydney South	2000
Taylor Square	2010
The University Of Sydney	2006

Postcodes covered

2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2037, 2043, 2050, 2330, 2795

Compare Sydney with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Sydney and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	Median HH income	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Sydney (NSW)	207,999	34.2	$2,226/wk	1124	65.8%	49.0%
Inner West	180,536	37.7	$2,439/wk	1119	45.8%	33.2%
Woollahra	63,303	40.8	$3,095/wk	1172	39.1%	35.2%
Bayside (NSW)	175,826	36.9	$1,969/wk	1046	44.0%	48.4%
Upper Lachlan Shire	8,274	49.1	$1,551/wk	994	13.3%	7.5%
North Sydney	73,701	38.9	$2,589/wk	1164	54.1%	41.2%

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Frequently asked questions about Sydney

What is the population of Sydney?

The 2021 Census recorded 207,999 people living in Sydney, across 39 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Sydney?

Sydney contains 39 suburbs. The most populous are Sydney, Waterloo, Surry Hills, Rosebery, Redfern.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Sydney?

Sydney covers 18 postcodes: 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2037, 2043, 2050, 2330, 2795.

What is the median household income in Sydney?

The population-weighted median household income across Sydney is $2,226 per week (2021 Census), ranking #19 of 130 NSW LGAs.

How many schools are in Sydney?

Sydney has 43 schools, including 24 government, 5 Catholic, and 14 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Sydney?

Sydney has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 1124, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.