- THE POPULATION OF SYDNEY HAS NOW PASSED 5 MILLION (AS OF 2019). THIS MAKES IT THE MOST POPULOUS CITY IN AUSTRALIA. WITHIN THE NEXT 15 YEARS, IT IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED 6 MILLION RESIDENTS.
- THE OLDEST HOUSE IN SYDNEY IS CALLED “CADMAN’S COTTAGE”. IT IS LOCATED IN THE ROCKS NEIGHBORHOOD AND WAS BUILT IN 1816.
- SYDNEY IS THE 12TH MOST EXPENSIVE CITY IN THE WORLD WITH PROPERTY PRICES AMONG SOME OF THE GLOBE’S HIGHEST. IN SPITE OF THE RISING COST OF LIVING, SYDNEY IS RANKED 10TH IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF LIVEABILITY SO IS AN AMAZING PLACE TO LIVE – AND I CAN ATTEST TO THAT!
- SYDNEY WAS THE LOCATION FOR MANY BIG FILM SHOOTS. SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS MOVIES FILMED IN SYDNEY ARE THE MATRIX SERIES, THE GREAT GATSBY AND INDEPENDENCE DAY.
- 65% OF AUSTRALIA’S FINANCE INDUSTRY IS LOCATED IN SYDNEY.
- SYDNEY SHARES A LATITUDE WITH SOME OTHER GREAT WORLD CITIES. THESE INCLUDE BUENOS AIRES IN ARGENTINA, LOS ANGELES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CAPE TOWN IN SOUTH AFRICA.