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"For more than a century, Sydney has been Australia’s biggest city, but
Melbourne has snatched that mantle on one key population measure thanks to a
boundary change.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics uses several methods to calculate urban
populations, including the Significant Urban Area classification, which
includes all contiguous urban centres with more than 10,000 people.
An update to the bureau’s geographical boundaries following the 2021 census
quietly changed Melbourne’s Significant Urban Area to include the district of
Melton on the city’s northwestern fringe. That amalgamation lifted the
population of the Melbourne Significant Urban Area to 4,875,400 in June 2021 –
18,700 more than Sydney.
The population of Greater Sydney, which has different boundaries, is still
larger than Greater Melbourne, but official forecasts show it will last only a
few more years."
Cheres,
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
