New South Wales, Australia

NSW uses EST during Winter, and EDT during Summer

Capital City of New South Wales

The Capital City of New South Wales (NSW) is Sydney, famous for its Bridge and the Opera House, amongst many other attractions.

Sydney is a very big City, covering an area of about 12,000 square kilometres, and a population of about 4.5 million people in over 600 suburbs.

To give a comparison idea of size:
The county of Kent in SE England covers 3,736 square kilometres.
Sydney, in New South Wales covers 12,144 square kilometres.
Therefore Sydney is about 3 times the size of Kent

British Groups in Sydney and New South Wales

Some links for groups that are specifically related to the British in Sydney and New South Wales that may be of use to new arrivals.

Sydney Poms

Population

The 2006 Census of the resident population of New South Wales was 6,549,177.

75.2% of these were born in Australia, and 3.3% were born in England.
2006 Census QuickStats : New South Wales

The 2006 Census of Sydney (Major Statistical Region) was 4,119,190.

60.4% of these were born in Australia and 3.5% in England.
Others included: China 2.6%, New Zealand 2.0%, Viet Nam 1.5% and Lebanon 1.3%.
The median age was 35 years,
12.3% of the population were aged over 65.
Children under 15 years of age totalled 19.6%.

Sydney Property prices

Sydney Established House price index compared with the Sydney New House Price Index

Note the differences between New Home Prices and established prices, since 2004 when the index for both was at about 100

Sydney House Price Index Established and New Homes

Sydney Established House price index compared with the average for all Capital Cities

Note how the Sydney and the Australian median prices moved at about the same level up to about 2003, but then the gap changed with Sydney not rising as fast as the median for the other Capital Cities.

Sydney Established House Price Index 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Taxi fares in NSW

Maximum Taxi Fares and Charges are set annually by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).
www.transport.nsw.gov.au/taxi/fares-2008.html

National Parks in New South Wales

NSW National Parks – There are over 600 parks and reserves in NSW, covering more than seven per cent of the state. 44 of these parks charge an entry fee. You can pay a daily fee, or an Annual pass is available for those who visit the parks more often.