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Region in New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greater Sydney is the most populous metropolitan area in Australia and Oceania, located in the state of New South Wales. Based around Sydney itself (the state capital of New South Wales), in its broadest definition, it also includes the neighbouring regions of the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast, the Hawkesbury, the Illawarra, Macarthur and Wollondilly.[2]
Greater Sydney New South Wales | |
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Population | |
LGA(s) | Several |
State electorate(s) | Several |
Federal division(s) | Several |
In its broadest definition, Greater Sydney covers the city of Sydney in addition to six neighbouring regions: the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast, the Hawkesbury, the Illawarra, Macarthur and Wollondilly.[2]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Greater Sydney was defined as the city of Sydney itself as well as the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Wollongong (including both the City of Wollongong in the north and the City of Shellharbour in the south).[2]
The Sydney Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA) is the definition of Greater Sydney used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It covers the following level-four statistical areas:[1]
Therefore, the Sydney GCCSA covers all of Sydney in addition to the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast, the Hawkesbury and Macarthur. However, it does not include the Illawarra.[1]
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