527,701
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Sydney - South West · Region (SA4)
Economy & Advantage in Sydney - South West
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Fast-growing neighbourhoods and a booming population define daily life in Sydney - South West. With over 527,000 people, it is one of the largest and most rapidly expanding regions in the country.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has climbed by 10.8% since 2021, a rate much higher than most areas. This growth is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
10.8%
Higher than 84% 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 - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/127/sydney-south-west/topic/economy-advantage