Population Sydney (Australia)

Australia

5 230 330

people

As of September 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Sydney is 5 230 330 people, including children under the age of 6 - 530 225 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 609 987 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 634 831 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 2 241 850 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 983 302 people, and the centenarians Sydney over 80 years old - 230 135 people.

52

place is occupied by Australia in the ranking of countries by population

72

place is occupied by Sydney in the ranking of the largest cities in the world

Population size Sydney by age groups

Children under 6 years old

530 225 / 10.14%

Teenagers from 7 to 17

609 987 / 11.66%

Young people from 18 to 29

634 831 / 12.14%

Adults from 30 to 59

2 241 850 / 42.86%

Elderly over 60

983 302 / 18.8%

Centenarians over 80

230 135 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population Sydney

Total Sydney permanent residents 2 494 867 men (47.7%) and 2 735 463 women (52.3%).

Age

Men

Women

Percentage of women

0 – 4

163 186 / 6.1%

130 549 / 5.6%

47.7%

5 – 9

163 186 / 6.1%

128 039 / 5.5%

47.5%

10 - 14

145 612 / 5.4%

115 486 / 5%

47.5%

15 - 19

123 017 / 4.5%

100 423 / 4.4%

48%

20 - 24

145 612 / 5.4%

120 507 / 5.2%

49%

25 - 29

215 908 / 8.2%

180 761 / 7.6%

48.9%

30 - 34

210 887 / 8%

180 761 / 7.6%

49.4%

35 - 39

193 313 / 7.3%

175 739 / 7.4%

51.1%

40 - 44

178 249 / 6.7%

165 697 / 7%

51.5%

45 - 49

163 186 / 6.1%

153 144 / 6.5%

51.8%

50 - 54

185 781 / 7%

185 782 / 7.8%

53.6%

55 - 59

195 823 / 7.4%

213 398 / 8.9%

55.5%

60 - 64

163 186 / 6.1%

190 803 / 8%

57.3%

65 - 69

112 975 / 4.1%

150 634 / 6.4%

60.4%

70 - 74

47 700 / 1.5%

80 338 / 3.6%

65.8%

75 - 79

60 253 / 2%

125 528 / 5.4%

70%

80+

42 679 / 1.3%

112 976 / 4.9%

75.2%

Education level

Education level of residents Sydney: have higher education 22.7% (1 187 285 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (151 680 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (1 867 228 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (821 162 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (455 039 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (428 887 people), have no education — 0.4% (20 921 people), illiterate — 0.6% (31 382 people).

Higher education

1 187 285 / 22.7%

Incomplete higher

151 680 / 2.9%

Secondary vocational

1 867 228 / 35.7%

Elementary school

821 162 / 15.7%

Middle school

455 039 / 8.7%

High school

428 887 / 8.2%

Without education

20 921 / 0.4%

Illiterate

31 382 / 0.6%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Sydney

Total Sydney the number of officially employed population is 3 420 636 people (65.4%), pensioners 1 412 189 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 240 595 people (4.6%).

Employed population

3 420 636 / 65.4%

Unemployed

240 595 / 4.6%

Pensioners

1 412 189 / 27%

Disability

Total Sydney have a disability 498 450 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 76 886 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 194 568 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 186 723 (3.57.%), disabled children 40 274 (0.77.%).

Total disabled

498 450 / 9.53%

Disabled of the group I

76 886 / 1.47%

Disabled of the group II

194 568 / 3.72%

Disabled of the group III

186 723 / 3.57%

Disabled children

40 274 / 0.77%

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