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{{Short description|Local government area in Australia}}
{{About|the local government area|the metropolitan area|Sydney|the city centre of Sydney|Sydney central business district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type           = lga
| name           = City of Sydney
| state          = nsw
| image          = City of sydney.png 
| caption        = Location in [[Sydney|Metropolitan Sydney]] 
| image2         = 
| caption2       = 
| image2_upright =
| pop            = 211,632
| pop_year       = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes  = <ref name="Census2021" />
| pop2               = 
| pop2_year          = 
| pop2_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02018-19?OpenDocument|title = Regional population, 2019-20 financial year &#124; Australian Bureau of Statistics|date = 29 November 2021}}</ref>
| poprank        = 17th
| coordinates    = {{Coord|33|52|S|151|12|E|display=title,inline|region:AU-NSW_type:adm2nd_source:dewiki}}
| density        = 
| area           = 25
| est            = 20 July 1842
| timezone       = [[Australian Eastern Standard Time|AEST]]
| utc            = +10
| timezone-dst   = [[Australian Eastern Daylight Time|AEDT]]
| utc-dst        = +11
| seat           = [[Sydney central business district|Sydney CBD]] ([[Sydney Town Hall|Town Hall]])
| mayor          = [[Clover Moore]]
| mayortitle     = [[Lord Mayor of Sydney|Lord Mayor]]
| region         = Central Sydney
| logo           = CoS RGB LOCKED UP STANDARD BLACK.jpg
| logo_upright   = 1.2
| url            = https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
| stategov       = [[Electoral district of Sydney|Sydney]]
| stategov2      = [[Electoral district of Balmain|Balmain]]
| stategov3      = [[Electoral district of Heffron|Heffron]]
| stategov4      = [[Electoral district of Newtown|Newtown]]
| stategov5      = [[Electoral district of Vaucluse|Vaucluse]]
| fedgov         = [[Division of Sydney|Sydney]]
| fedgov2        = [[Division of Wentworth|Wentworth]]
| fedgov3        = [[Division of Grayndler|Grayndler]]
| near-ne        = [[Mosman Council|Mosman]]
| near-n         = [[North Sydney Council|North Sydney]]
| near-nw        = [[Lane Cove Council|Lane Cove]]
| near-e         = [[Municipality of Woollahra|Woollahra]]
| near-w         = [[Inner West Council|Inner West]]
| near-sw        = [[Inner West Council|Inner West]]
| near-s         = [[Bayside Council|Bayside]] 
| near-se        = [[City of Randwick|Randwick]]
}}
The '''City of Sydney''' is the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] (LGA) covering the [[Sydney central business district]] (CBD) and surrounding inner city suburbs of [[Greater Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia. Established by Act of Parliament in 1842, the City of Sydney is the oldest, and the oldest-surviving, local government authority in New South Wales, and the second-oldest in Australia, with only the [[City of Adelaide]] being older by two years.

Given its prominent position, historically, geographically, economically and socially, the City of Sydney has long been a source of political interest and intrigue. As a result of this, the boundaries, constitution and legal basis of the council have changed many times throughout its history, often to suit the governing party of the State of New South Wales. The City of Sydney is currently governed under the [https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/act/1988/48 City of Sydney Act 1988], which defines and limits the powers, election method, constitution and boundaries of the council area. On 6 February 2004, the former local government area of the [[City of South Sydney]], which itself had been created in 1989 from areas formerly part of the City of Sydney (including [[Alexandria, New South Wales|Alexandria]], [[Darlington, New South Wales|Darlington]], [[Erskineville]], [[Newtown, New South Wales|Newtown]] and [[Redfern, New South Wales|Redfern]]), was formally merged into the City of Sydney and the current city boundaries date from this merger.

The leader of the City of Sydney is known as the [[Lord Mayor of Sydney]], currently held since 27 March 2004 by [[Clover Moore]], who also served concurrently as the state Member of Parliament for [[Electoral district of Sydney|Sydney]] and [[Electoral district of Bligh|Bligh]] from 1988 to 2012.

==History==
{{See also|Coat of arms of Sydney|Flag of the City of Sydney}}[[Image:Lower George Street Sydney 1828.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Lower [[George Street, Sydney]], 1829, by J. Carmichael]]
[[File:City of Sydney Flag.svg|left|thumb|The [[Flag of the City of Sydney|City of Sydney flag]], designed in 1908]]
[[File:City Council Chambers, Sydney.jpg|thumb|right|City Council chambers, Sydney, 1840s]]
The name ''Sydney'' comes from "[[Sydney Cove]]" which is where Governor [[Arthur Phillip]] established the first British settlement, after arriving with the [[First Fleet]]. On 26 January 1788, he named it after [[Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney]], who was the [[Home Secretary]] at the time, and the man responsible for the plan for the convict colony in Australia.

The "City of Sydney" was established on 20 July 1842<ref name=scc>{{cite web|title=History of Sydney City Council |publisher=City of Sydney |url=http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/documents/history/hs_chos_history_of_council_1001.pdf |access-date=9 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203034320/http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/aboutsydney/documents/history/hs_chos_history_of_council_1001.pdf |archive-date=3 December 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> by the New South Wales Government under the ''City of Sydney Act 1842 No. 16a.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Sydney Act 1842 No. 16a |url=https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1842-16a |access-date=2 July 2025 |website=NSW Legislation, As Made}}</ref> The area encompasses present-day [[Woolloomooloo]], [[Surry Hills]], [[Chippendale, New South Wales|Chippendale]] and [[Pyrmont, New South Wales|Pyrmont]], an area of 11.65&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. There were six wards established by boundary posts. These wards were: Gipps, Brisbane, Macquarie, Bourke, Cook and Phillip. A boundary post still exists in front of Sydney Square.

The boundaries of the City of Sydney have changed fairly regularly since 1900. The bankrupt [[Municipality of Camperdown]] was merged with the city in 1909. As a result of the [[Local Government (Areas) Act 1948]], the municipalities of [[Municipality of Alexandria|Alexandria]], [[Municipality of Darlington|Darlington]], [[Municipality of Erskineville|Erskineville]], [[Municipality of Newtown|Newtown]], [[Municipality of Redfern|Redfern]], [[Municipality of The Glebe|The Glebe]], [[Municipality of Waterloo|Waterloo]], and [[Municipality of Paddington|Paddington]] were added to the city. In 1968 the boundaries were changed and many of these suburbs moved to be part of a new municipality of South Sydney. South Sydney was brought back into the city in 1982, but became separate again under the City of Sydney Act of 1988 and then became smaller than its original size at 6.19&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It grew again in February 2004 with the merger of the two council areas, and now has a population of approximately 170,000 people.

These changes in boundaries have often resulted in control of the council by the governing party in the [[Parliament of New South Wales]] at the time; the [[New South Wales Labor Party|Labor Party]] often sought to have traditional working-class suburbs like Redfern, Erskineville, Alexandria and Waterloo included in the council area, and the [[Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)|Liberal Party]] and its predecessors often desired a smaller council area focused on inner-Sydney or a limited/broader voting franchise. A 1987 re-organisation initiated by a Labor state government and completed in 1989 under a Liberal Coalition government saw the City of Sydney split again, with southern suburbs forming the [[City of South Sydney]], a moved that advantaged the government of the day, as the southern suburbs now in South Sydney Council had traditionally voted Labor.<ref name="green">{{cite news|last=Green|first=Antony|author-link=Antony Green|title=NSW Parliament looks to stack Sydney City Council - again!|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-05/nsw-parliament-looks-to-stack-sydney-city-council---again/9388484|access-date=23 May 2018|agency=Antony Green's Election Blog - ABC Elections|date=5 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Dias|first1=Avani|title=Cabinet papers reveal 1987 decision to sack Sydney council just as Clover Moore set to run for mayor|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-07/sydney-council-sacked-in-1987-hampered-clover-moore/8882436|access-date=23 May 2018|agency=ABC News|date=7 September 2017}}</ref>

On 8 May 2003 the Labor state Government partially undid this change, when approximately 40% of the South Sydney City Council area was merged back into the City of Sydney including Camperdown, Chippendale, Darlington, East Sydney, Kings Cross and Woolloomooloo. Glebe was also transferred back from Leichhardt Council to the City of Sydney.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Council Boundaries |url=https://cityofsydney.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=8cf4c625fd924e38a14d40e8ff1960a0 |website=City of Sydney Data Hub |publisher=City of Sydney |access-date=5 December 2020}}</ref> On 6 February 2004, the remaining parts of the South Sydney City Council were merged into the City of Sydney. Critics claimed that this was performed with the intention of creating a "super-council" which would be under the control of Labor, which also controlled the NSW Government. Subsequent to this merger, an election took place on 27 March 2004 which resulted in the independent candidate [[Clover Moore]] defeating the high-profile Labor candidate, former federal minister [[Michael Lee (Australian politician)|Michael Lee]] and winning the position of [[Lord Mayor of Sydney|Lord Mayor]].<ref name="green"/>

=== Boundary ===
The current City of Sydney Local Government Area (LGA) covers about {{convert|26.15|sqkm|sqft}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/areas-of-service|title=Areas of service|publisher=City of Sydney}}</ref>

City of Sydney provides an official [https://cityofsydney.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=b5eb60e72a2344dfbbaae0f20b62eb46 map] of the LGA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/-/media/corporate/files/general/map-of-city-of-sydney-local-government-area.pdf|title=Map of City of Sydney Local Government Area|publisher=City of Sydney}}</ref> Alternatively the [[Geographical Names Board of New South Wales]] provides an [https://proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au/public/suburbs/search interactive map] of the Sydney LGA.

==== Historical boundaries ====
The City of Sydney is traditionally the governing authority for Sydney's city centre. However, the boundaries of the City of Sydney have always been larger than the city centre or CBD. For example, [[Pyrmont, New South Wales|Pyrmont]] has been in the City of Sydney since 1842 but is usually considered to be an inner western suburb, not a part of the Sydney city centre or CBD.
<gallery>
File:COS pre 1909.png|Boundaries pre-1909
File:City of Sydney 1909-1949.png|Boundaries 1909–1948
File:City of Sydney 1949-1968.png|Boundaries 1949–1968
File:City of Sydney 1968-1982.png|Boundaries 1968–1982
File:City of Sydney 1982-1988.png|Boundaries 1982–1988
File:City of Sydney 1989-2003.png|Boundaries 1989–2003
</gallery>

The postcode zone 2000 is also roughly correlative with the city centre.

== Local Government Area ==
The City of Sydney [[Local government areas of New South Wales|local government area]] covers about {{convert|26.15|km2|sqmi}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/areas-of-service|title=The City of Sydney Local Government Area|institution=City Of Sydney}}</ref> The [[Geographical Names Board of New South Wales]] defines suburbs as a named geographical area with defined boundaries. A suburb is also known as a locality in rural areas.

=== Suburbs ===
Suburbs within or partially within the City of Sydney are:
{{Div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Alexandria, New South Wales|Alexandria]]
* [[Barangaroo, New South Wales|Barangaroo]]
* [[Beaconsfield, New South Wales|Beaconsfield]]
* [[Camperdown, New South Wales|Camperdown]] (shared with [[Inner West Council]])
* [[Centennial Park, New South Wales|Centennial Park]] (shared with [[City of Randwick]])
* [[Chippendale, New South Wales|Chippendale]]
* [[Darlinghurst]]
* [[Darlington, New South Wales|Darlington]]
* [[Dawes Point]]
* [[Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales|Elizabeth Bay]]
* [[Erskineville]]
* [[Eveleigh]]
* [[Forest Lodge, New South Wales|Forest Lodge]]
* [[Glebe, New South Wales|Glebe]]
* [[Haymarket, New South Wales|Haymarket]]
* [[Millers Point]]
* [[Moore Park, New South Wales|Moore Park]]
* [[Newtown, New South Wales|Newtown]] (shared with [[Inner West Council]])
* [[Paddington, New South Wales|Paddington]] (shared with [[Municipality of Woollahra]])
* [[Potts Point]]
* [[Pyrmont, New South Wales|Pyrmont]]
* [[Redfern, New South Wales|Redfern]]
* [[Rosebery, New South Wales|Rosebery]] (shared with [[Bayside Council]])
* [[Rushcutters Bay]]
* [[St Peters, New South Wales|St Peters]] (shared with [[Inner West Council]])
* [[Surry Hills]]
* [[Sydney central business district|Sydney CBD]]
* [[The Rocks, New South Wales|The Rocks]]
* [[Ultimo, New South Wales|Ultimo]]
* [[Waterloo, New South Wales|Waterloo]]
* [[Woolloomooloo]]
* [[Zetland, New South Wales|Zetland]]
{{Div col end}}

=== Localities ===
Localities in the City of Sydney are:
{{Div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Broadway, Sydney|Broadway]]
* [[Central, New South Wales|Central]]
* [[Central Park, Sydney|Central Park]]
* [[Chinatown, Sydney|Chinatown]]
* [[Circular Quay]]
* [[Darling Harbour]]
* [[The Domain, Sydney|The Domain]]
* [[East Sydney (locality)|East Sydney]]
* [[Garden Island (New South Wales)|Garden Island]]
* [[Goat Island (Port Jackson)|Goat Island]]
* [[Golden Grove, New South Wales|Golden Grove]]
* [[Green Square, New South Wales|Green Square]]
* [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]]
* [[Macdonaldtown]]
* [[Railway Square]]
* [[Strawberry Hills]]
* [[St James, New South Wales|St James]]
* [[Wynyard, New South Wales|Wynyard]]
{{Div col end}}

=== Urban Places ===
'''Urban places''':<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/areas-of-service|title=Areas of Service:Urban places|publisher=City of Sydney}}</ref><br>
The [[Geographical Names Board of New South Wales]] defines an urban place as a place, site or precinct in an urban landscape, the name of which is in current use, but the limits of which have not been defined under the address locality program.
{{Div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Argyle Cut]]
* [[The Entertainment Quarter|Centennial Parklands Entertainment Quarter]]
* [[Sydney CBD|Central]]
* [[Chinatown, Sydney|Chinatown]]
* [[Church Hill, Sydney|Church Hill]]
* [[Circular Quay]]
* [[Darling Island]]
* [[Darling Harbour|Darling Square]]
* [[East Sydney (locality)|East Sydney]]
* Equality Green
* [[Disney Studios Australia|Fox Studios]]
* [[The Rocks, New South Wales|Gallows Hill]]
* [[Glebe Point]]
* [[Golden Grove, New South Wales|Golden Grove]]
* [[Herald Square]]
* Jack Mundey Place
* [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]]
* [[Macdonaldtown]]
* [[Queens Square, Sydney|Queens Square]]
* Shakespeare Place
* [[Strawberry Hills]]
* [[Taylor Square]]
* [[The Hungry Mile]]
* [[The University of Sydney]]
* [[Darlinghurst|Three Saints Square]]
* [[Sydney Town Hall|Town Hall]]
* [[Walsh Bay]]
* [[Wynyard, New South Wales|Wynyard]]
{{Div col end}}

==Demographics==
At the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]], there were {{formatnum:211632}} people in the Sydney local government area, of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people]] made up 1.4% of the population. The [[median]] age of people in the City of Sydney was 34 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 7.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.7% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 25.2% were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated.<ref name="Census2021">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=LGA17200|name=Sydney (C)|access-date=26 June 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

Population growth in the City of Sydney between the 2006 Census and the 2011 Census was 4.57%; with a significant increase of 22.93% between 2011 and 2016; and a more modest increase of 1.56% between 2016 and 2021 likely as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. When compared with total population growth of Australia of 8.81% between 2011 and 2016, population growth in the Sydney local government area was almost triple the national average.<ref name="Census2021"/> The median [[disposable household and per capita income|weekly income]] for residents within the City of Sydney was just under 1.5 times the national average.<ref name="Census2016"/><ref name="Census2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA17200|name=Sydney (C)|access-date=30 June 2017|quick=on}}</ref>

The proportion of dwellings in the City of Sydney that are apartments or units is 78.5%, which is substantially different from the Australian average of 14.2%. The proportion of residents in the Sydney local government area that claimed Australian [[ancestor|ancestry]] was approximately half the national average.<ref name="Census2021"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="8" |Selected historical census data for Sydney local government area
|-
!colspan=3|Census year !!2001<ref name="Census2001">{{Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA17200 |name=Sydney (C) |access-date=11 November 2012 |quick=on}}</ref><ref>{{Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA17070 |name=South Sydney (C) |access-date=11 November 2012 |quick=on}}</ref>&nbsp;{{ref|1|a}}!!2006<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA17200 |name=Sydney (C) |access-date=11 November 2012 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2011<ref name="Census2011"/>!!2016<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA17200|name=Sydney (C)|access-date=30 June 2017|quick=on}}</ref> !!2021<ref name="Census2021"/>
|-
|rowspan=6 colspan="2"|Population ||Estimated residents on [[Census in Australia|census night]] ||align="right"|{{formatnum:137641}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:156571}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:169505}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:208374}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:211632}}
|-
|align="right"|[[Local government in New South Wales|LGA]] rank in terms of size within New South Wales ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|10<small>th</small> ||align="right"|{{increase}}8<small>th</small> ||align="right"| {{decrease}}12<small>th</small>
|-
|align="right"|% of New South Wales population ||align="right"|2.18% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;2.39% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;2.45% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;2.79% ||align="right"| {{decrease}}&nbsp;2.62%
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian population ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;0.73% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;0.79% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.79% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;0.89% ||align="right"| {{decrease}}&nbsp;0.83%
|-
|Estimated [[Indigenous Australians|ATSI]] population on census night ||align="right"|1,993 ||align="right"|{{decrease}} 1,982  ||align="right"|{{increase}} 2,175 ||align="right"|{{increase}}2,413 ||align="right"| {{increase}}3,009
|-
|align="right"|% of ATSI population to residents ||align="right"|1.4% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;1.3% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;1.3% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;1.2%  ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;1.4%
|-
!colspan=3|[[Median]] weekly [[Disposable household and per capita income|incomes]] !! !! !! !! !!
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Personal income ||Median weekly personal income||align="right"| ||align="right"|{{AUD}}717 ||align="right"|{{AUD}}888 ||align="right"|{{AUD}}953 ||align="right"| $A1,241
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"|153.9% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;153.9% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;144.0% ||align="right"| {{increase}}&nbsp;154.2% 
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Family income  ||Median weekly family income ||align="right"| ||align="right"|A$1,204 ||align="right"|A$2,273 ||align="right"|$A2,524  ||align="right"| $A3,057
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"|117.2% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;153.5% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;145.6% ||align="right"| {{decrease}}&nbsp;144.2%
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Household income ||Median weekly household income ||align="right"| ||align="right"|A$1,819 ||align="right"|A$1,639 ||align="right"|A$1,926 ||align="right"|A$2,212
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"|105.9% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;132.8% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;133.9% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;126.7%
|-
!colspan=3|Dwelling structure !! !! !! !! !!
|-
|rowspan=5 colspan=2|Dwelling type ||[[Apartment|Flat or apartment]]||align="right"|61.6% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;73.7% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;73.6% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;77.1% ||align="right"| {{increase}}&nbsp;78.5% 
|-
|[[Semi-detached]], [[Terraced house|terrace]] or [[townhouse]]||align="right"|22.9% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;20.2% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;21.2% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;19.7% ||align="right"| {{decrease}}&nbsp;18.3%
|-
|[[Single-family detached home|Separate house]] ||align="right"|2.8% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;4.9% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;4.2% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.0% ||align="right"| {{increase}}&nbsp;2.1%
|-
|Other dwellings||align="right"|1.5% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;1.0% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;0.3% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;0.5% ||align="right"| {{increase}}&nbsp;0.6% 
|-
|Unoccupied dwellings||align="right"|10.2% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;8.5% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;11.2% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;11.9% ||align="right"| {{increase}}&nbsp;16.1% 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=10|Selected historical census data for Sydney local government area
|-
!colspan=10|Ancestry, top responses
|- 
!colspan=2|2001<ref name="Census2001"/>{{ref|1|a}}
!colspan=2|2006<ref name="Census2006"/>
!colspan=2|2011<ref name="Census2011"/>
!colspan=2|2016<ref name="Census2016"/>
!colspan=2|2021<ref name="Census2021"/>
|-
|rowspan=5 colspan= 2 align="center"| No Data
|rowspan=5 colspan= 2 align="center"| No Data 
||English||align="right"|19.3%  ||English||align="right"|{{decrease}} 18.1% ||English||align="right"| 25.1%
|-
||Australian||align="right"|13.9%  ||Chinese||align="right"|{{increase}} 13.4% ||Australian||align="right"| 16.8%
|-
||Chinese||align="right"|9.7%  ||Australian||align="right"|{{decrease}} 11.9% ||Chinese||align="right"| 16.8%
|-
||Irish||align="right"|8.5%  ||Irish||align="right"|{{decrease}} 8.0% ||Irish||align="right"|10.7%
|-
||Scottish||align="right"|5.8%  ||Scottish||align="right"|{{decrease}} 5.3% ||Scottish||align="right"|7.5%
|-
!colspan=10|Country of Birth, top responses
|- 
!colspan=2|2001<ref name="Census2001"/>{{ref|1|a}}
!colspan=2|2006<ref name="Census2006"/>
!colspan=2|2011<ref name="Census2011"/>
!colspan=2|2016<ref name="Census2016"/>
!colspan=2|2021<ref name="Census2021"/>
|-
|Australia||align="right"|41.1% ||Australia||align="right"|{{decrease}} 40.5% ||Australia||align="right"|{{increase}} 44.0% ||Australia||align="right"|{{decrease}} 39.4%  ||Australia||align="right"|{{increase}} 44.6%  
|-
|United Kingdom||align="right"|5.0% ||England||align="right"|{{decrease}} 4.2% ||China||align="right"|{{increase}} 5.4% ||China||align="right"|{{increase}} 9.7% ||China||align="right"|{{decrease}} 7.8%
|-
|New Zealand||align="right"|3.5% ||China||align="right"|{{increase}} 3.5% ||England||align="right"|{{increase}} 4.9% ||England||align="right"|{{decrease}} 4.5% ||England||align="right"|{{increase}} 4.8%
|-
|China||align="right"|2.2% ||New Zealand||align="right"|{{decrease}} 3.0% ||New Zealand||align="right"|{{increase}} 3.3% ||Thailand||align="right"|{{increase}} 3.3% ||Thailand||align="right"|{{decrease}} 3.0%
|-
|Indonesia||align="right"|1.9% ||Indonesia||align="right"|{{increase}} 2.0% ||Indonesia||align="right"|{{increase}} 2.2% ||New Zealand||align="right"|{{decrease}} 2.6% ||Indonesia||align="right"|{{increase}} 2.7%
|-
|Hong Kong||align="right"|1.0% ||South Korea||align="right"|{{increase}} 1.6% ||Thailand||align="right"|{{increase}} 2.1% ||Indonesia||align="right"|{{increase}} 2.5% ||New Zealand||align="right"|{{increase}} 2.7%
|-
!colspan=10|Language, top responses (other than English)
|- 
!colspan=2|2001<ref name="Census2001"/>{{ref|1|a}}
!colspan=2|2006<ref name="Census2006"/>
!colspan=2|2011<ref name="Census2011"/>
!colspan=2|2016<ref name="Census2016"/>
!colspan=2|2021<ref name="Census2021"/>
|-
|Cantonese||align="right"|2.9% ||Mandarin||align="right"|{{increase}} 3.7% ||Mandarin||align="right"|{{increase}} 5.1% ||Mandarin||align="right"|{{increase}} 9.9% ||Mandarin||align="right"|{{decrease}} 8.6%
|-
|Mandarin||align="right"|2.2% ||Cantonese||align="right"|{{increase}} 3.3% ||Cantonese||align="right"|{{decrease}} 3.2% ||Thai||align="right"|{{increase}} 3.2% ||Cantonese||align="right"|{{decrease}} 2.8%
|-
|Indonesian||align="right"|1.6% ||Indonesian||align="right"|{{increase}} 1.7% ||Thai||align="right"|{{increase}} 2.1% ||Cantonese||align="right"|{{decrease}} 2.9% ||Thai||align="right"|{{decrease}} 2.8%
|-
|Greek||align="right"|1.5% ||Korean||align="right"|{{increase}} 1.6% ||Indonesian||align="right"|{{increase}} 1.9% ||Indonesian||align="right"|{{increase}} 2.2% ||Spanish||align="right"|{{increase}} 2.4%
|-
|Russian||align="right"|1.2% ||Greek||align="right"|{{decrease}} 1.3% ||Korean||align="right"|{{steady}} 1.6% ||Spanish||align="right"|{{increase}} 1.7% ||Indonesian||align="right"|{{decrease}} 2.1%
|-
!colspan=10|Religious affiliation, top responses
|- 
!colspan=2|2001<ref name="Census2001"/>{{ref|1|a}}
!colspan=2|2006<ref name="Census2006"/>
!colspan=2|2011<ref name="Census2011"/>
!colspan=2|2016<ref name="Census2016"/>
!colspan=2|2021<ref name="Census2021"/>
|-
|No Religion||align="right"|19.0% ||No Religion||align="right"|{{increase}} 23.7% ||No Religion||align="right"|{{increase}} 33.6% ||No Religion||align="right"|{{increase}} 43.2% ||No Religion||align="right"|{{increase}} 51.0%
|-
|Catholic||align="right"|18.4% ||Catholic||align="right"|{{decrease}} 18.3% ||Catholic||align="right"|{{increase}} 19.0% ||Not Stated||align="right"| 15.8% || Catholic||align="right"|{{decrease}} 15.2%
|-
|Anglican||align="right"|11.1% ||Anglican||align="right"|{{decrease}} 10.0% ||Anglican||align="right"|{{decrease}} 9.0% ||Catholic||align="right"|{{decrease}} 15.4% ||Not Stated||align="right"|8.4%
|-
|Buddhism||align="right"|4.2% ||Buddhism||align="right"|{{increase}} 5.2% ||Buddhism||align="right"|{{increase}} 6.5% ||Buddhism||align="right"|{{increase}} 7.0% ||Buddhism||align="right"|{{decrease}} 6.5%
|-
|Eastern Orthodox||align="right"|2.7% ||Eastern Orthodox||align="right"|{{decrease}} 2.6% ||Eastern Orthodox||align="right"|{{steady}} 2.6% ||Anglican||align="right"|{{decrease}} 5.8% ||Anglican||align="right"|{{decrease}} 4.9%
|-
|}

:<small>{{note|1|a}}&nbsp;2001 Census data comprise the sum of the former South Sydney and the former Sydney local government areas with the addition of localities Glebe and Forest Lodge.</small>

==Council==
{{See also|List of mayors, lord mayors and administrators of Sydney}}

{{Infobox legislature
| name = City of Sydney Council
| leader1 = [[Clover Moore]] ({{Australian politics/name|team clover}})
| leader1_type = Lord Mayor
| leader2 = Zann Maxwell ({{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}})
| leader2_type = Deputy Lord Mayor
| leader3 = Monica Barone
| leader3_type = Chief Executive Officer
| seats = 10 including the Lord Mayor
| structure1 = 
| political_groups1 = {{plainlist|
* {{nowrap|{{colour box|{{Australian politics/party colours|team clover}}|border=silver}} {{Australian politics/name|Team Clover}} (4)}}
* {{nowrap|{{colour box|{{Australian politics/party colours|labor}}|border=silver}} {{Australian politics/name|labor}} (2)}}
* {{colour box|{{Australian politics/party colours|greens}}|border=silver}} {{Australian politics/name|greens}} (2)
* {{nowrap|{{colour box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Liberal NSW}}|border=silver}} {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}} (1)}}
* {{nowrap|{{colour box|{{Australian politics/party colours| YWI}}|border=silver}} Weldon Independents (1)}}
}}
| voting_system1 = [[Single transferable vote]]
| last_election1 = [[2024 Sydney City Council election|14 September 2024]]
| next_election1 = 16 September 2028
| session_room = SydneyTownHall gobeirne.jpg
| session_res = 
| session_alt = 
| meeting_place = [[Sydney Town Hall]], seat of the City Council
}}

===Current composition and election method ===
Sydney City Council is composed of ten Councillors, including the Lord Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Lord Mayor is [[Instant-runoff voting|directly]] elected while the nine other Councillors are elected [[Single transferable vote|proportionally]]. The Deputy Lord Mayor is elected annually by the councillors.

[[2024 Sydney City Council election|The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024]], and the makeup of the council, including the Lord Mayor, is as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Sydney - Elections |url=https://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2401/sydney/results |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Party!!Councillors
|-
| bgcolor="#008080"|
| [[Clover Moore|Clover Moore Independent Team]]
| align=right | 4
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; 
| [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Australian Labor Party]] 
| align=right | 2
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| [[The Greens NSW|The Greens]]
| align=right | 2
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp; 
| [[Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)|Liberal Party of Australia]] 
| align=right | 1
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Independent
| align=right | 1
|-
|
| '''Total'''
| align=right | '''10'''
|}

The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Sydney - Mayoral Election results |url=https://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2401/sydney/mayoral |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Sydney |url=https://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2401/sydney/councillor/candidates-in-sequence |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Lord Mayor!!Party!!Notes
|-
| bgcolor="#008080"|
| [[Clover Moore]]
| Clover Moore Independents
| '''Lord Mayor''', 2004–present. MP for Sydney and Bligh 1988–2012.<ref>{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Ms Clover Moore (1945- ) |id=2131 |access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Visentin|first1=Lisa|last2=Robertson|first2=James|title=Clover Moore wins record fourth term as Sydney lord mayor|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/clover-moore-poised-for-record-fourth-term-as-sydney-lord-mayor-20160910-grdd8x.html|access-date=23 May 2018|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=11 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="21elect">{{cite news |title=Meet the City of Sydney's new councillors |url=https://news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/articles/meet-the-city-of-sydneys-new-councillors |access-date=25 December 2021 |publisher=City of Sydney |date=23 December 2021 |format=Media Release}}</ref>
|-
!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Party!!Notes
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Zann Maxwell
| Labor
| '''Deputy Lord Mayor''', 2024–present.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sydney |first=City of |title=Hear ye, hear ye! Your new City of Sydney Council {{!}} City of Sydney - News |url=https://news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/articles/new-city-of-sydney-council-elected |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Lyndon Gannon
| Liberal
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| Sylvie Ellsmore
| Greens
| [[Marrickville Council]] Councillor, 2012–2016; Deputy Lord Mayor, 2022–2023.
|-
| bgcolor="#008080"|
| Robert Kok
| Clover Moore Independents
| Elected 2008; '''Deputy Lord Mayor''', 2011–2012, 2023–2024
|-
| bgcolor="#008080"|
| Jess Miller
| Clover Moore Independents
| Elected 2016–2021; '''Deputy Lord Mayor''', 2017–2018
|-
| bgcolor="#008080"|
| Adam Worling
| Clover Moore Independents
|
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Olly Arkins
| Labor
| [[List of transgender politicians in Australia|First transgender person elected to Sydney City Council]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Magaletti |first1=Douglas |title=Sydney Makes History By Electing A Record Four LGBT Councillors |url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/sydney-makes-history-by-electing-a-record-four-lgbt-councillors/233388 |publisher=Star Observer |access-date=18 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119100649/https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/sydney-makes-history-by-electing-a-record-four-lgbt-councillors/233388 |archive-date=19 January 2025 |date=14 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Councillor Olly Arkins (they recently changed their name from Mitch Wilson) |url=https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=7357 |publisher=City of Sydney |access-date=18 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109095516/https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=7357 |archive-date=9 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Yvonne Weldon]]
| Independent
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| Matthew Thompson
| Greens
| BDE
|}

===Business vote===
Unlike all other local government area in NSW (which are governed under the ''Local Government Act, 1993''), the City of Sydney is governed under the ''[https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-1988-048 City of Sydney Act, 1988]''. On 25 September 2014, the NSW [[Coalition (Australia)|Liberal/National Coalition]] Government of [[Mike Baird]], in conjunction with the [[Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party|Shooters and Fishers Party]] in the Legislative Council, passed the ''[https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/repealed/current/act-2014-050 City of Sydney Amendment (Elections) Act, 2014]'', which allowed businesses to have two votes each in City of Sydney elections via a compulsory non-resident register that is maintained at the expense of the City Council.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Sydney Amendment (Elections) Act 2014 No 50 |url=https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/repealed/current/act-2014-050/lh |website=Legislation NSW |publisher=NSW Government |access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Osborne-Crowley |first1=Lucia |title=A history of the business vote |url=https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2014/09/a-history-of-the-business-vote/ |access-date=6 November 2021 |agency=City Hub Sydney |date=11 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Register to vote as a non-resident property owner, occupier or rate-paying lessee |date=3 November 2021 |url=https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/elections/non-residential-register |publisher=City of Sydney |access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref>

Implemented for the 2016 election and maintained by Council at an annual cost of $1.7 million, the additional business roll was widely criticised as being an infringement on the democratic process and an attempt to [[gerrymandering|gerrymander]] election results by the Liberal/National Coalition.<ref name=Osullivan/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bastians |first1=Kate |title=City of Sydney election: Doubling businesses' votes favours Liberals- political analyst |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/city-of-sydney-election-doubling-businesses-votes-favours-liberals-political-analyst/news-story/c00050c1fec51632f42ad843b8c1597c |access-date=6 November 2021 |agency=[[Wentworth Courier]]|date=10 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomsen |first1=Simon |title=NSW Government Plans To Give Business 2 Votes Each In City Of Sydney Council Elections |url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/nsw-government-plans-to-give-business-2-votes-each-in-city-of-sydney-council-elections-2014-8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815065111/http://www.businessinsider.com.au/nsw-government-plans-to-give-business-2-votes-each-in-city-of-sydney-council-elections-2014-8 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 August 2014 |access-date=6 November 2021 |agency=[[Business Insider Australia]]|date=13 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Raue |first1=Ben |title=City of Sydney council election: business vote the latest battleground in long war |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/05/city-of-sydney-council-election-business-vote-the-latest-battleground-in-long-war |access-date=6 November 2021 |agency=[[The Guardian]]|date=5 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chuter |first1=Andrew |title=Residents push for an end to rigged City of Sydney vote |url=https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/residents-push-end-rigged-city-sydney-vote |access-date=6 November 2021 |agency=Green Left |date=1 November 2021}}</ref> At the time of the bill ABC election analyst, [[Antony Green]], noted: "For eight decades both sides of NSW politics have viewed Sydney's Lord Mayoralty as a bauble to be delivered as soon as possible to someone that the new government thinks is right and proper to hold the position [...] Given the history ... it is a little difficult to view the proposed changes as anything other than being a state government trying again to get its way on who should be Lord Mayor of Sydney."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Antony |title=NSW Parliament looks to stack Sydney City Council - again! |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-05/nsw-parliament-looks-to-stack-sydney-city-council---again/9388484 |website=ABC News - Antony Green's Election Blog |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=6 November 2021 |date=5 September 2014}}</ref>

The Lord Mayor Clover Moore also expressed her opposition, seeing it as another attempt to attack her administration and that the new compulsory business register "placed an unworkable and costly burden on the council [...] One of the great flaws of the legislation was that it gives businesses two votes and residents just one, completely reversing one of the founding principles of Australia’s democracy: one vote, one value. [It] was not about business voting at all – it was about manipulating democracy."<ref name=Osullivan/> Moore's position has been supported by several community groups and also Labor Councillor and President of Local Government NSW, Linda Scott, who expressed her view that the business vote is "complex, costly and has no clear public benefit."<ref name=Osullivan>{{cite news |last1=O'Sullivan |first1=Matt |title=Cost to ratepayers of businesses voting in City of Sydney election nears $13m |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/nsw/cost-to-ratepayers-of-businesses-voting-in-city-of-sydney-election-nears-13m-20210706-p58767.html |access-date=6 November 2021 |agency=Brisbane Times |date=12 July 2021}}</ref> However, one supporter of the business vote was former councillor [[Angela Vithoulkas]]: "Businesses and property owners pay over 72% of the rates [in the City of Sydney], they deserve to have a voice and exercise their democratic right."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Simos |first1=Andriana |title='Make your voice heard': Angela Vithoulkas on business vote in council elections |url=https://greekherald.com.au/news/australia/make-your-voice-heard-angela-vithoulkas-business-vote-council-elections/ |access-date=6 November 2021 |agency=The Greek Herald |date=27 September 2021}}</ref> Following the [[2021 New South Wales local elections|2021 council elections]], the [[NSW Electoral Commission]] issued 18,501 failure to vote notices and fines to non-residential electors in the City of Sydney, representing 39% of all non-residential electors for the area.<ref name="RH"/>

On 13 September 2023, [[Ron Hoenig]], the Minister for Local Government in the new Labor state government of [[Chris Minns]], announced that the government had introduced the ''City of Sydney Amendment Bill 2023'' and planned to be implemented at the next elections scheduled for September 2024, that would reverse the 2014 amendment act and remove the compulsory double business voting roll, and return to the system of optional single business voting.<ref name="RH"/><ref>{{cite news |title='North Korea would be proud': Labor to unwind Coalition 'get Clover' laws |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/north-korea-would-be-proud-labor-to-unwind-coalition-get-clover-laws-20230531-p5dct5.html |access-date=20 September 2023 |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |date=31 May 2023}}</ref> On this announcement Hoenig commented: "The amendments were made by the Liberals in a brazen attempt to oust Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore from office and give the party an electoral advantage in controlling the Sydney Town Hall. As expected, the amendments have clearly missed their target with thousands of non-resident ratepayers being slugged with fines for not voting instead. For nearly a decade, City of Sydney ratepayers have also been forced to foot an annual bill of approximately $1 million to maintain the non-residential electoral roll. Nowhere else in this state do we see one group of voters favoured in this way. It erodes the democratic process and undermines the vital importance of giving residents and ratepayers a balanced voice in local council elections."<ref name="RH">{{cite news |last1=Hoenig |first1=Ron |title=Fairer democratic elections to return for City of Sydney |url=https://www.olg.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/fairer-democratic-elections-to-return-for-city-of-sydney/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |publisher=Office of Local Government NSW |date=13 September 2023 |format=Media Release}}</ref> The ''City of Sydney Amendment Act 2023'' passed the Parliament on 21 September, and received royal assent from the Governor on 27 September 2023, returning to the optional single business vote in city elections.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Sydney Amendment Act 2023 No 27 |url=https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-2023-27 |website=legislation.nsw.gov.au |publisher=NSW Government |access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>

==Policies, services and initiatives==
===Environment===
{{Further|Climate change in Australia}}

The City of Sydney has adopted various policies to reduce the council's [[climate change|climate impact]], including strategies implemented since the 2000s to reduce [[exhaust gas|car pollution]] by investing in mass and [[public transport|public transit]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.statetransit.info/bus-fleet/buses-and-the-environment|title=Buses and the Environment|work=[[State Transit Authority]]|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> and introducing a fleet of 10 new [[Nissan Leaf]] [[electric car]]s, the largest order of the vehicle in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/city-clears-the-way-on-pollution-free-car-fleet/|title=City clears the way on pollution-free car fleet|work=sydneymedia.com.au|date=13 February 2013|access-date=3 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504082128/http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/city-clears-the-way-on-pollution-free-car-fleet/|archive-date=4 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The council has also invested in [[bicycle]] infrastructure, and cycling trips have increased by 113% across Sydney's inner-city since March 2010, with approximately 2,000 bikes passing through top peak-hour intersections on an average weekday.<ref name="SustainableSydney2030" />

The City of Sydney became the first council in Australia to achieve formal certification as [[carbon neutrality|carbon-neutral]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Sydney-Water-to-become-carbon-neutral/2007/07/19/1184559926917.html|title=Sydney Water to become carbon neutral|work=[[The Age]]|date=19 July 2007|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/sydney-becomes-australias-first-carbon-neutral-government-body.html|title=Sydney Becomes Australia's First Carbon-Neutral Government Body|work=treehugger.com|date=5 September 2008|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> The city has reduced its 2007 [[greenhouse gas emissions|carbon emissions]] by 6% and since 2006 has reduced carbon emissions from city buildings by up to 20%.<ref name="SustainableSydney2030">{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/vision/sustainable-sydney-2030/achievements|title=Achievements – City of Sydney|work=cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/4772-its-official-sydney-is-first-carbon-neutral-council|title=It's official: Sydney is first carbon-neutral council|work=SydneyMedia.com.au|date=9 November 2011|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> In 2008, the council adopted the ''Sustainable Sydney 2030'' program, which outlined various energy targets, such as a comprehensive plan to reduce energy in homes and offices within Sydney by 30%.<ref name="SustainableSydney2030" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.climatecontrolnews.com.au/news/building-owners-applaud-city-s-ambitious-master-plan|title=Building owners applaud city's ambitious master plan|work=climatecontrolnews.com.au|date=25 February 2015|access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref> In the commercial space, reductions in energy consumption have decreased energy bills by $30 million a year in more than half of office spaces, and [[solar panel]]s] have been installed on many CBD buildings in an effort to minimise carbon pollution by around 3,000 tonnes a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/18/sydney-businesses-cotton-on-climate-change-action-is-good-for-the-bottom-line|title=Sydney businesses cotton on: climate change action is good for the bottom line|work=The Guardian (UK)|date=18 March 2015|access-date=19 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/city-sydney-extends-solar-roll-historic-rocks-88330|title=City of Sydney extends solar roll out to historic Rocks|date=16 June 2014|access-date=3 February 2015|work=RenewEconomy.com}}</ref> Sydney has become a leader in the development of [[green building|green office buildings]] and enforcing the requirement of all building proposals to be energy-efficient.

The [[One Central Park]] development, completed in 2013, is an example of this implementation and design.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/greenest-sydney-building-using-rainforest-timber-20110727-1hz71.html|title='Greenest' Sydney building using rainforest timber|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=27 July 2011|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centralparksydney.com/gardens/ |title=One Central Park Gardens |publisher=Frasers Property |access-date=3 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923041440/http://www.centralparksydney.com/gardens/ |archive-date=23 September 2013 }}</ref><ref name="OCP arc">{{cite web|url=http://www.centralparksydney.com/architecture/ |title=Central Park Sydney – Architecture |publisher=Frasers Property |access-date=3 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005163802/http://www.centralparksydney.com/architecture |archive-date=5 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afr.com/p/202020_vision/sydney_central_park_project_shows_IFwlwOc7VqwlXPkqUD85GN|title=Sydney Central Park project shows sustainable living|work=[[Australian Financial Review]]|date=28 November 2013|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

===Sydney Peace Prize===
The City of Sydney is a major supporter of the [[Sydney Peace Prize]].

===Libraries===
{{main|City of Sydney Library}}

==Sister cities==
Sydney City Council maintains [[sister city]] relations with the following cities:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Business/AwardsPrograms/SisterCityProgram.asp|title=Sister cities: City of Sydney|date=22 February 2019|access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[San Francisco]], [[California]], United States, since 1968
* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nagoya]], Japan, since 1980
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Wellington]], New Zealand, since 1982
* {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Portsmouth]], England, since 1984
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou]], China, since 1986
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Florence]], [[Tuscany]], Italy, since 1986

===Friendship cities===
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]], France, since 1998
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Berlin]], Germany, since 2000
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Athens]], Greece, since 2000
* {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Dublin]], Ireland, since 2002
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], United States, since 21 February 2019 (The City of Sydney considers the City of Chicago a "friendship city", while the City of Chicago considers the City of Sydney a "[[Chicago#Sister cities|sister city]].")<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 February 2019|title=Joint Sister Cities Declaration|url=https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=25800|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210331050001/https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=25800|archive-date=31 March 2021|archive-format=PDF|access-date=31 March 2021|website=City of Sydney|language=en|format=PDF|quote=Based on the City of Sydney's guidelines for sister city relationships, the City of Chicago will be considered a "friendship city." Based on the City of Chicago's guidelines for sister city relationships, the City of Sydney will be considered a "sister city."}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Wuhan]], China, since 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wsb.wuhan.gov.cn/html/friendly/201602/t20160203_45633.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413010101/http://wsb.wuhan.gov.cn/html/friendly/201602/t20160203_45633.shtml|script-title=zh:武汉国际友好城市一览表 |trans-title=List of sister cities of Wuhan |website=www.whfao.gov.cn（Foreign Affairs Office of Wuhan Municipal Government）|archive-date=April 13, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=September 7, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/ Official website for the City of Sydney]
* [http://www.sydney.com/ Official tourism site for the City of Sydney]
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Sydney/City|City of Sydney}}

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