Sydney’s popularity as a world-class city, its warm, sunny climate and its strong economy secures its place as the most popular choice for people moving to Australia. Sydney’s population of four and a half million people enjoys living in a zestful, multicultural city with a soothing climate. Many immigrants wish to settle in Sydney than any other Australian city. 15,000 new houses are constructed in Sydney each year to accommodate the 40,000 new people who move to Sydney each year. After World War II, it experienced mass migration and became one of the most multicultural cities in the world. There are more than 250 languages spoken in Sydney. People from Sydney are called Sydneysiders.

Located on Australia’s east coast, the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and extends about 70 km on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions.

Sydney has an advanced market economy with strengths in finance, manufacturing and tourism for which it has bagged eleventh position in the world for economic opportunity. There is a significant cluster of foreign banks and multinational corporations in Sydney and the city is endorsed as Australia’s financial capital and one of Asia Pacific’s major financial hubs. Sydney is also home to the oldest library in Australia, State Library of New South Wales, opened in 1826. The University of Sydney is Australia’s first university which was established in 1850 is regarded as one of the world’s leading universities.