248,588
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Sydney Inner City · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Sydney Inner City
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A growth rate of 12.5% has seen Sydney Inner City expand much faster than most other areas. This rapid increase in residents marks the area as one of the largest populations at this level, far outpacing the state's general trend.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Population growth since 2021 was 12.5%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
12.5%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Sydney Inner City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11703/sydney-inner-city/topic/economy-advantage