Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous urban city in Australia. It is located on Australia's south, east coast along the Tasman Sea. To the east of Sydney you will find the basin bordered by the Pacific Ocean. To the west is the Blue Mountains region in New South Wales. North of Sydney you will find the Hawkesbury River. South of Sydney is the Woronora Plateau. To see more information on Sydney’s location, see Image 1 below. Sydney is located on a submerging coastline, meaning the ocean level has risen and is flooding deep river valleys carved out in sandstone. There are more than seventy harbors and ocean beaches in Sydney including the famous Bondi Bay (Australian Government 2008). According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2007), Sydney's urban area covers 690 miles as of 2006. This area consists of 3,641,421 people, giving Sydney an urban population density of 2,037 people per square kilometer. The Sydney Statistical Division, which they use to collect census data, found that their unofficial metropolitan area covers 4,689 miles (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2003). This metropolitan area includes the Central Coast, the Blue Mountains, and the many national parks and other non-urban land. Their 2006 census found the area had 4,119,190 people living within the city (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2007).
Geographically, Sydney covers two major regions; the Cumberland Plain, a flat region south west of Port Jackson, and the Hornsby Plateau, a sandstone plateau lying north of Sydney’s harbor and two-hundred meters above sea level (Australian Government 2008). The oldest parts of the city are located in the flat areas south Sydney’s harbor. The North Shore was slower to develop because of it...
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...ed four projections of Sydney’s population to represent the impact on Sydney’s size and age structure of the four projections for the years 1999, 2009, 2019, 2039 and 2049. In the diagrams, each successive layer from the bottom to the top represents the size of the population in a five year age group. The male population is portrayed on the left side of the diagram and the female population on the right. It was found under all the years 1999, 2009, 2019, 2039 and 2049; the population becomes distinctly older, with the proportion of the population aged sixty-five and over increasing from twelve percent in 1999 to twenty-four percent in 2049 (McDonald and Keppen 2002). It can also be determined that the population pyramids show that the slightly younger population results prove higher fertility and higher migration in Sydney for the future (McDonald and Keppen 2002).
Australia is a continent, located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. It's size rests at 7.692 million km², which is separated into 7 countries. called Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and a small island called Tasmania. The population of Australia is at 23 688 377, and like China most can be found near the coastlines which are stretched out to reach 25,760
The closing case in chapter 1 points us to a shift in the worldwide demographics. When looking at population pyramid, there has been a shift from the traditional pyramid of a country’s age distribution, to pyramids that are starting to look more like diamonds or rectangles. This is caused by lower birth rates and an increase in life expectancy. The change in both birth rates and life expectancy can mainly be attributed to an increase in urbanization and education levels. Further, low birth rates and high life expectancy has also led to a decrease in the country’s population leaving a larger portion of the population over the age of 65.
Cromer is a Sydney suburb located only 20 kilometres from the northeast side of the CBD. This suburb is considered
Soccer, or also known as “Football”, is one of the most popular outdoor team sports in Australia. In 2006, a total of 970,728 people in Australia played soccer, with 435,728 as registered players, and 535,000 as unregistered players. With coaches and referees included, it is estimated that about 3.1 million people are involved in the sport, which is higher than any other sport in Australia.
Pyrmont is located 2 km west of Sydney CBD. It is situated on Sydney Harbor and so many of the houses and establishments harbor bridge views. Pyrmont is bounded by the shoreline of Port Jackson in the north, Pirrama Road, Murray Street and Pyrmont Street in the east, Fig Street in the south and Wattle Street and Blackwattle Bay in the west (City of Sydney Community Profile, 2014). Pyrmont was once a key component of Sydney’s industrial docklands, and so as a result the physical environment is filled with old shipyards and factories which developers have maintained the external shell of, but refurbished the interior into sophisticated offices and apartments. (Commentary for photo story, Mrs. Mitchell , 6th August 2014)
For many years Australia has been an isolated land, away in the bottom corner of the world, surrounded by thousands of kilometres of ocean at some points. This isolation has developed entire unique ecosystems across Australia, ones that are full of unique native animals and plants.
This region also includes the City of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria. Melbourne City comprised of inner and outer suburbs, and holds one the busiest business districts in the world. Its outer suburbs include the likes of: Frankston, Melton, and Deer Park. Its nearer suburbs are located in the ‘inner-mixed-zone’, where suburbs are closely connected to the Melbourne City Centre. Melbourne extends to the ‘rural-urban fringe’, where urban and rural land meets.
In 1900, Pyrmont was an important port and industrial area, with a population of almost 30 000 people. There was a wide range of industries and services present including wharves, dockyards, warehouses, abattoirs, wool stores, railway yards and even an incinerator for the disposal of Sydney’s waste. It was deemed a working-class suburb with a predominantly Irish/Catholic population. As the income for Pyrmont was only modest, semi-detached cottages were the most common type of housing present.
Woke up on Sunday morning and decided that we would explore Hawkesbury region today, after hearing good things about it. Hawkesbury is a huge city in New South Wales and 80% of this region is national park or reserve.
Sydney is the largest city in Australia area of 12,144.6 km ² which has a population 4.5 million people (2009). City is located on the southeastern coast of Australia, near the Pacific Ocean.
In land area, Australia is the sixth largest nation after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil. It is one of the world’s most urbanized countries, with about 70 per cent of the population living in the 10 largest cities. Most of the population is concentrated along the eastern seaboard and the southeastern corner of the continent.
This is evident in Walsh Bay as it had previously changed the wharfs that were as dock and made it into apartment with the intention that high income earners would accommodate the area. This clearly displays how there were changes made to try and improve the area. Consolidation arises many issues around the Sydney Harbour foreshore as there would be an increase in noise pollution thus disturbing nearby residence and the public. Another issue which will arise is an increase in need for transport due to higher population density. The stakeholder would would be impacted by consolidation are the public, residence, business workers and also tourist. Lend lease is a project for Barangaroo and is a project in which the government wishes to change the industrial use into a residential, commercial and recreational area by creating a Barangaroo Reserve Park and build a tall building. This then limit urban sprawl. This has an impact on the economy as Lend lease was estimate to cost $6 billion according to Barangaroo Delivery Authority. There would also be a boost in economy as there would be many people and workers moving in and it is also estimated that there would be roughly 12 million visitors a year. This has a significant impact economically. Barangaroo South will allow for 3.8% more office space within the CBD, an increase of 3.5% in retail space, 2.5% in visitor accommodation and
Located on the lower east coast of Florida the city of Miami is bordered by the Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Going east from the city the islands of Key Biscayne and Miami Beach help shelter the bay from the Atlantic Ocean, giving Miami a naturally protected harbor. The elevation of the city never rises above 40 feet and within most neighborhoods the elevation stays under 10 feet. The highest undulations are the Miami rock ridge which is found along the coast. A majority of the city lies on the shores of Biscayne Bay which contains hundreds of natural and artificially created islands, the largest being Miami Beach and South Beach.
Recent statistics show that the dependency ratio have rise from 15% to 20% from 1980 till 2012 and is projected to reach 36% in 2050 as a result of population ageing (Rafal, John 2012, p.5). In recent years, population ageing has been increasingly noticeable, in order to solve this problem, Australian’s government has developed policies aimed at lifting ageing population’s labor participation (Abs.gov.au 2010). In the past 10 years, the labor force participation rate of ageing population has increase 10% and this growth has became increasingly important to solve the problem results from population ageing (Abs.gov.au 2010). In conclusion, increasing ageing population’s labor participation is the most strategic solution to minimize the negative effects of population ageing, resulting in better financial situation, a reduction of fiscal burden, dynamic labor market and stably developing
This reef is off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It stretches more than 1,800 miles and tops 40 miles wide in some areas of the coral reef. This reef is so massive that you could see parts of the reef from outer space! This reef is made up of over 600 types of hard and soft corals; and over 3,000 individual reefs systems. This coral has 30 species of whales and dolphins; 1,625 species of different types of fish, 33 species of sharks and rays. There are over 100 islands making up the coral reef; here are 6 out of the 100 islands that make up this reef. Haggerstone Island, Heron Island, Brampton Island, Bedarra Island, lizard Island and, Hayman Island. This reef has many different cities that surround the coral, here are 4 out of the many cities that surround the reef; Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, and