The world's population will have hit about 9.7 billion and Sydney will have grown to about 8 million. Right now experts are planning for the Sydney of 2050 and they're pretty optimistic about it.
The populations of Sydney and Melbourne are forecast to swell by 60 to 80 per cent to reach about 8 million by 2050, while Perth's population is poised to more than double to 4.6 million. In addition, the profile of the Australian population is altering and ageing.
With almost two-thirds of Australia's population now living in the major capitals, the biggest, Sydney and Melbourne, are on a trajectory to more than double to more than 10 million residents each by the middle of this century - "megacity" status as defined by the United Nations.
Perth city lies at the heart of Greater Perth, which is home to just over two million people or 77 per cent of the state's population. This is forecast to grow to 2.9 million people by 2031 and 3.5 million people by 2050, becoming the third largest city in Australia after Sydney and Melbourne.
Greater Sydney will grow from 5.3 million people today to about 6.1 million people by 2033. Border closures as a result of the pandemic blew previous population data out of the water, wiping a million people from Australia's ten-year population forecasts.
Sydney's Top 5 for price growth
Shore Financial's State of Sydney Report found the top five suburbs for each quintile (as defined by current median asking prices) for price growth, with the quintiles being Heartland Sydney, Suburban Sydney, Rising Sydney, Professional Sydney, and Affluent Sydney.
To meet the needs of a growing and changing population the vision seeks to transform Greater Sydney into a metropolis of three cities, the Western Parkland City, the Central River City and the Eastern Harbour City.
In its 2022 population statement, Australia's federal government said Melbourne was projected to overtake Sydney as Australia's largest city in just under 10 years' time, in 2031-32. But the newly recast Melbourne has a total of about 5.8 million residents, almost 19,000 more people than Sydney, 9News added.
Migration out of Melbourne and Sydney combined to other parts of Australia amounted to 78,000 people in net terms for the 2021-22 financial year alone. At a capital city level, Brisbane was the fastest growing of our capitals, with 2.3% growth, and the largest numerical increase of 59,156 people.
A staggering 99% of locations are projected to experience a warming increase of up to 4.8°, with almost all areas losing their winter season altogether. NSW will be the state hardest hit by temperature increases; 8 of the top 10 most likely areas to increase in average temperature rise are in the state.
Greater Sydney is predicted to grow to 6 million people between 2032 and 2033, while Greater Melbourne will most likely surpass the 6 million mark in 2031.
Population change
The areas with the largest growth were in Sydney's outer north-west: Schofields - East (up by 4,300 people) Marsden Park - Shanes Park and Box Hill - Nelson, both up by 4,200 people.
Set around the world's largest natural harbour, Sydney is home to beautiful golden beaches, world-class museums and art galleries, delicious fresh food, and a calendar of exciting events and festivals.
Civilisations could collapse by 2100. Despite only dealing with probabilities, scientists predict without a determined effort to reduce emissions, the globe will likely experience 4 degrees of warming by 2100. “That makes large parts of Australia and other continents uninhabitable,” Prof Flannery warns.
The current metro area population of Sydney in 2023 is 5,121,000, a 1.27% increase from 2022.
With Melbourne's population forecast to reach 8 million by 2050, we have 8 million reasons to get Plan Melbourne right.
The highest number of rich-listers live in the 2088 postcode in Sydney - which includes Mosman and Spit Junction - with 19,707 people earning $188,324, on average.
In the Australian continent, Sydney which is the capital of New South Wales, Australia is the richest city. It is the home to 126,900 millionaires, 184 centi-millionaires, and 15 billionaires.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the top cultural centre of Australia and it also ranked on the list of the most liveable cities in the world.
People from all over the world move to Sydney for various reasons: its temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters; its proximity to some amazingly beautiful countryside and national treasures like the Great Barrier Reef; its outdoorsy lifestyle; its prominent cultural and academic position within Australia; ...
Not only does Melbourne have more international students per capita. It's also the best student city in Australia, with Sydney coming in at a close second. In the Qs Best Student Cities Ranking 2022, Melbourne stands at the 6th position worldwide, with Sydney coming in at 8th.
People moving to Melbourne from around Australia
Net internal migration data even showed there has consistently been a distinctive group of people moving from Sydney to Melbourne. Sydneysiders moving to Melbourne are attracted to the cheaper house prices and the better cost of living, Parr said.
In 2030, when Melbourne overtakes Sydney to be our largest city, it won't be for the first time. As a result of the Gold Rush and until the 1890's, Melbourne was Australia's largest city. But back then, Melbourne was a side show to Victoria's growth, home to just one in four Victorians.
Population growth will be a key driver, with Sydney identified as one of the fastest growing cities of the developed world, with 8.4% population growth forecast between 2020 and 2030.
“This is due to the relatively lower capacity of healthcare resources available in the city on account of excessive backlogs of elective surgeries.” Sydney's stunning coastline wasn't enough to prevent its slide from the liveable cities list.