642,157
Higher than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Sydney - Inner South West · Region (SA4)
Economy & Advantage in Sydney - Inner South West
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Over 642,000 people now call Sydney - Inner South West home, making it one of the largest areas in the region. While it remains a major population hub, its recent growth has stayed steady and kept pace with the rest of the state.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 5.7% since the last census, a figure that is about the same as the 6.1% seen across New South Wales.
5.7%
Lower than 53% of region (sa4) 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 South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/119/sydney-inner-south-west/topic/economy-advantage