Sydney's Population Set Up:
Sydney is an urban city. Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world.
Sydney is an urban city. Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world.
Population: Current, Past, and Future
- Australia's Current Population: 23.13 million
- Australia's Historical Population Changes: Australia’s population growth began with stimulation by the gold rushes of the 19th century. In 1901, the country’s population nearly reached 4 million, and throughout the early parts of the 20th century, continued to grow based on natural increase and the country moving into more industrialism. After World War II in 1945, total fertility and immigration rates grew, boosting the population, and has continued to grow into the mid 2000’s Overseas migration continues to drive population growth, making up about 60% of the population growth. In 2011, Australia’s population increased to over 22 million people and balanced out into a much older and gender balanced age structure.
- Australia's Future Population Predictions: 46 million in 2075
- Sydney's Current Population: 4.576 million
- Sydney's Historical Population Changes: Sydney was founded on January 26, 1788. Its population began real growth at a phenomenal rate through the 19th century. By 1861, Sydney’s population was 56,000 amid the flourishing town. In 1867 an epidemic of measles and in 1881 an epidemic of smallpox worked against the blossoming population of the city. Despite these challenges, the population of Sydney reached 221,000 in 1881. Sydney’s rapid population growth continued into the 20th century, reaching 481,000 in 1900, 981,000 people in 1921, and almost 1.7 million in 1950. By 1975, Sydney had reached a population of nearly 3 million and that growth has continued through today.
- Sydney's Future Population Predictions: 7.9 million in 2053
Population Affects:
The almost doubling of populations will mean that there is a greater demand on natural resources, a need for more energy and food and clean water and housing, greater waste output that will need to be recycled.
The almost doubling of populations will mean that there is a greater demand on natural resources, a need for more energy and food and clean water and housing, greater waste output that will need to be recycled.