Our Changing City: Sydney - a Census overview 2001-2006

The CITYFUTURES Research Centre is releasing its new analysis of the 2006 Census for Sydney. Our Changing City: Sydney - a Census overview 2001-2006 presents the first detailed suburb-by-suburb analysis of social changes in Sydney between 2001 and 2006.

Using a range of key Census statistics, Our Changing City offers a new look at how Sydney has changed in the first half decade of the 21^st Century. Each analysis is backed by detailed suburb level maps and summary statistical tables.  

The Report features four “stories” of change that pick out key trends in Sydney’s population and households: 

• Sydney's population blows hot and cold, but gains a new heart in the processlooks at basic changes in population numbers across the city;
• The babies are back in town but their mums are getting older charts the changing location of younger Sydneysiders, and shows how their mothers are also differentiated by age;
• Stretching the budget: a tale of two citiespicks up the story of housing affordability for both home buyers and renters in a detailed analysis of housing costs;
• Sydney: For richer or for poorerillustrates how the rich and poor divide continues to grow and has increasing split the city.

CITYFUTURES would like to thank the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for provision of Census data and acknowledge the support of the Sydney Morning Herald in the production of the report.

Please click on the link to download Our Changing City (PDF 6185KB).

For further information on the CITYFUTURES Research Centre, please visit our website: http://www.cityfutures.net.au

CITYFUTURESResearch Centre
Faculty of the Built Environment
Universityof New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052

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Email: cityfutures@fbe.unsw.edu.au