New South Wales, commonly abbreviated NSW, is an Australian state located on the east coast. It borders Queensland to its north, Victoria to its south, and South Australia towards the west. Its coast borders on the east the Coral and Tasman Seas. There are two enclaves in the state: Jervis Bay Territory and Australian Capital Territory. Sydney is Australia’s largest city and the state capital of New South Wales.
The state is divided into 4 areas. New South Wales’s three biggest cities are Sydney, Newcastle, and Wollongong. New South Wales is experiencing rapid economic and social change. The largest export is coal-related products. New South Wales’ population is expected to reach 8.18 million in 2021.
Capital
New South Wales’ capital is Sydney. The eastern coast of NSW is where Sydney is found.
New South Wales Cities
Sydney is the capital of New South Wales. It is also home to 63% of New South Wales’s population. . The metropolitan population of Sydney is 4.76 million.
Wollongong is the most populous and largest city in Australia with a population greater than 100,000.
Newcastle is the second-largest major city. Newcastle is the second-largest city in the Newcastle metropolitan area. It includes many of the cities of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Maitland as well as Cessnock and Port Stephens Council. The population is 540,000.
New South Wales Population
The 2021 Census showed that 8.1 million people were counted as New South Wales residents (NSW). This is an increase of 7.5 million from 2016. In 1971, Census surveyed 4.3 million people. This was fifty years ago. Nearly two-thirds (5.2 million) of NSW’s population lived in Greater Sydney in 2021.
New South Wales’ 2021 estimated resident population is 8,093,815, at a density of 10.10 people per square km.
New South Wales Population Growth
The growth rate of New South Wales’s population over the past ten years is consistent at 1.00%-1.65%. This adds approximately 80,000-120,000 people to the total population each year. Many workers moved to New South Wales in order to find work opportunities. This contributes to the growth of the population.
New South Wales Demographics
New South Wales has the following ancestries:
- Scottish: 6.0%
- Australian: 25.0%
- Irish: 7.4%
- English: 24.2%
- Chinese 4.3%, about 20%
New South Wales has a majority of its residents who were born outside Australia. Only 3% of the population are native. North-Western Europe is the most popular region of origin for people born overseas (7%), followed closely by New Zealand and its neighbours.
Languages
According to 2016 statistics, language spoken at home is
English 5.1 Million
Chinese language,
401,448
Indian languages,
236,833
Arabic language
200,825,
Vietnamese,
102,896
Filipino.
24,214
Religion
The main religion in NSW was Christianity (47%). As more people report non-Christian religions or no religious affiliation, this proportion has declined.
Christian affiliation in 2016 was 55.2% and 1971 was 88.4%.
12.1% of NSW residents were members of a non-Christian religion in 2021. These were the most popular.
Islam (4.3%)
Hinduism (3,4%)
Buddhism (2.8%).
In 2021, 33.2% of those identifying as having no religious affiliation were identified. This is an increase of 25.5% and 5.5% respectively in 2016 and 1971.