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Measuring the changing face of Global Sydney
A Global Sydney
Globalisation has brought society more closely together
than could possibly be imagined before. Social,
economic, political, and cultural changes have been
widespread in Australia and abroad, while
communications and other technological advances
have made it easier to contact family and friends or do
business anywhere in the world.
A key trend of globalisation has been the growing
concentration of people, business, and political power
in a small number of “global cities”, such as New York,
London, and Paris. Sydney is Australia’s foremost
global city – acting as a gateway to Australia, a base for
many Trans-National Corporations (TNCs), and the
nation’s largest city by population and economy. These
features have increasingly seen the Sydney region
become a base for major business transactions and
social interaction, attracting people from all over the
world to live, work, and exchange knowledge and ideas.
Contents
Global Migration Index P.1
Key findings P.2
Trends P.5
Future releases P.8
Using Sydney as a first project, researchers from the
ANZSOG Institute for Governance at the University of
Canberra, and the Commonwealth Department of
Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), are embarking on a
range of efforts to explain the complex links between
Global Cities. One of these is the creation of a Global
Migration Index, or GMI, for Sydney.
The GMI results are based on Census data from 2001 and
2011 to show changes in the multicultural make-up of
urban areas. This has been done by comparing the 43
local councils across the Sydney region, from Wyong and
Gosford in the north, west to the Blue Mountains, and
south to Wollondilly, Campbelltown, and Sutherland.
Global Migration Index
How the GMI is measured
The GMI is a weighted index that considers four key
factors:
1) Percentage of foreign born population;
2) Total foreign born population;
3) Percentage of population born in non-English
speaking countries; and
4) Whether any one ethnic or national group makes up
more than 25% of the foreign born population.
Globalisation and Cities Research Program
ANZSOG Institute for Governance at the University of Canberra
December 2012
GMI findings: Who won? Who grew?
Fairfield was the highest ranking local council for both
2001 and 2011.
Councils across Sydney’s west were the highest
performers: Blacktown, Auburn, Canterbury and
Parramatta made up the rest of the top five councils for
2011.
The lowest-ranking councils were on Sydney’s urban
fringe. Wollondilly ranked the lowest in both 2001 and
2011. Hawkesbury, Wyong, Camden and the Blue
Mountains made up the rest of the bottom five.
Driving distance to the centre of Sydney, and access to
passenger train services, have significant impacts on
councils’ GMI scores.
Blacktown recorded the highest change in GMI between
2001 and 2011, rising from 0.88 to 1.48.
The Sydney region’s main business centres also
recorded a much higher GMI in 2011 than 2001. City of
Sydney, Parramatta, and North Sydney were among the
top five councils in terms of their increase in GMI to 2011.
Other large increases in GMI occurred in Sydney’s north-
west, in areas such as The Hills and Ryde.
Marrickville and Botany Bay had the largest declines in
GMI.
Most councils bordering the City of Sydney, and the
region’s urban-rural western fringe, recorded lower GMIs
in 2011 than 2001.
Fairfield recorded a lower GMI in 2011 than 2001,
despite ranking first in the Sydney region in both years.
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2011 rank
Council name
GMI 2001
GMI 2011
1 Fairfield 1.90 1.73
2 Blacktown 0.88 1.48
3 Auburn 1.20 1.37
4 Canterbury 1.46 1.32
5 Parramatta 0.69 1.26
6 Liverpool 0.87 1.01
7 Bankstown 0.73 0.87
8 Sydney 0.27 0.85
9 Strathfield 0.74 0.84
10 Rockdale 0.62 0.73
11 Holroyd 0.36 0.73
12 Ryde 0.33 0.66
13 Randwick 0.44 0.51
14 Hornsby 0.15 0.50
15 Burwood 0.67 0.49
16 Willoughby 0.18 0.40
17 Ashfield 0.48 0.39
18 The Hills -0.02 0.37
19 Botany Bay 0.48 0.26
20 Hurstville 0.16 0.22
21 Ku-ring-gai 0.02 0.21
22 Canada Bay -0.16 0.11
23 Kogarah 0.05 0.04
24 Waverley 0.14 0.03
25 Marrickville 0.41 0.00
26 North Sydney -0.43 -0.03
27 Campbelltown -0.18 -0.04
28 Lane Cove -0.41 -0.33
29 Woollahra -0.25 -0.34
30 Warringah -0.54 -0.44
31 Penrith -0.69 -0.45
32 Manly -0.85 -0.69
33 Hunters Hill -0.70 -0.72
34 Mosman -0.79 -0.75
35 Leichhardt -0.76 -0.80
36 Sutherland -0.93 -0.93
37 Pittwater -1.11 -1.10
38 Gosford -1.28 -1.19
39 Blue Mountains -1.28 -1.36
40 Camden -1.40 -1.40
41 Wyong -1.47 -1.45
42 Hawkesbury -1.52 -1.57
43 Wollondilly -1.55 -1.61
Table 1: GMI in 2001 and 2011
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Trends of GMI indicators
Percentage of foreign born population
Areas in Sydney’s inner west and south west had the highest percentages of foreign-born population.
Auburn topped the list in 2011 with 55.92 per cent. Fairfield, Strathfield and Burwood were also above
50%.
Councils on Sydney’s urban fringe recorded the lowest percentages. Wyong had the lowest result in both
2001 and 2011, at around 12%. Wollondilly, Hawkesbury, Camden and Gosford were all below 16% in
2011.
Parramatta and Hurstville had the largest increases, with their proportions of foreign-born residents rising
by more than seven per cent. The largest decreases were in Marrickville (4.6%) and Botany Bay (1.3%).
Figure 3: Percentage of foreign-born population in the Sydney region, 2001 and 2011
Total number of foreign born population
Blacktown had the largest number of foreign born residents in 2011, at 112,879. Other top ranking coun-
cils in 2011 were mostly in Sydney’s south west.
Hunters Hill (geographically the smallest council in Sydney) had the smallest number of foreign born
residents in both 2011 and 2001. Other low ranking councils were from Sydney’s urban-rural fringe or the
north shore. These included Wollondilly, Hawkesbury, Mosman, Camden, and Lane Cove.
The largest increase in foreign born population between 2001 and 2011 was in Blacktown (up by 30,631),
followed by the major business centres of the City of Sydney and Parramatta. Foreign born populations
fell in Marrickville, the Blue Mountains, and Hawkesbury.
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Figure 4: Foreign-born population in the Sydney region, 2001 and 2011
Percentage of population from non-English speaking countries
In this Index, English-speaking countries refer to Australia, the UK and Ireland, New Zealand, the USA,
and Canada.
In 2011, Auburn had the highest proportion of residents born in non-English speaking nations, with 53.5%.
This included sizable populations (more than 1,000 people) from China, India, South Korea, Lebanon, Sri
Lanka, Turkey, and The Philippines. Other councils in Sydney’s west and south west, including Fairfield
and Strathfield, also ranked highly in this category. Outlying areas including Wyong, Wollondilly, and
Hawkesbury had the lowest concentrations of people from non-English speaking countries (all below 6%
of their total populations).
Parramatta and Hurstville had the largest increases in non-English speaking populations, jumping by more
than eight per cent. Marrickville, Botany Bay, and Waverley had the largest decreases.
Figure 5: Percentage of population from non-English speaking countries in the Sydney region, 2001 and 2011
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Presence of a dominant ethnic group
Areas where more than 25% of the foreign-born population are from one nation, are considered in the
GMI as having a dominant ethnic group. Most councils across the Sydney region had no one nationality
making up more than 25% of their foreign born populations.
People from the United Kingdom were the most likely to comprise more than a quarter of a council’s
foreign-born population. In 2011 this occurred in 12 councils, mostly on Sydney’s urban fringe, the Central
Coast, and the north shore. The Blue Mountains had the highest proportion, with 43.5% of its foreign-born
residents from the UK.
Chinese populations in Burwood, Hurstville and Kogarah more than doubled between 2001 and 2011.
This also took their proportions in these three councils’ foreign-born populations above 25%.
Fairfield had a significant and stable proportion of residents born in Vietnam, making up 26% of the area’s
foreign born population in 2001 and almost 28% in 2011. Fairfield also has Sydney’s largest numbers of
residents born in Cambodia, Thailand, and Iraq.
Figure 6: Areas where more than 25% of the foreign-born population are from the one nation, 2011
The Global Migration Index is part of a research cluster investigating Global
Cities and Migration. Future releases to come include:
Global Competitiveness Index
The Global Competitiveness Index (or GCI) will compare the population,
employment, and economic growth in knowledge-intensive sectors, of council
areas across the Sydney region. When combined with the Global Migration
Index, it will determine how competitive Sydney is at attracting talented
workers and residents from other parts of Australia and the world.
Living and working in Global Sydney
A large-scale survey is being carried out to determine factors attracting people
to live and work in the Sydney region. The survey will also show the many
work, family, and socio-cultural links people have within and beyond Sydney,
to provide in-depth accounts of globalisation and urbanisation.
Connecting Australia with Asia
This involves using passenger flight data to map people movement and
Australia’s increasing engagement with Asia. Focusing on the Global Cities of
Sydney and Shanghai, we will be able to see patterns and trends of Australia’s
network with the world, through the flows of people movement.
About the Globalisation and Cities
Research Program
This program is investigating the social, economic, political, and cultural
changes of major cities in the context of globalisation. It aims to unravel the
complexities of globalisation and urbanisation, their contributory and resultant
factors, and their associated challenges for policy and planning. Key research
issues include global cities, urban competitiveness, urban planning and
governance, migration, and space of flows in cities.
This program is particularly interested in capturing the positioning of Australian
cities in a global urban network or hierarchy, and the way Australia integrates
with the world through its key urban centres. It attempts to uncover the
interrelationships between Australian cities and their counterparts in the Asia-
Pacific, the internal and external dynamics of such interrelationships, and the
resulting priorities for urban planning and policy. Understanding Australian
cities in this global context will inform strategies and decision-making at global,
national, regional, and local levels. It will also help effectively address
‘globalised’ challenges, such as competitiveness, innovation, migration,
sustainability, liveability, and social cohesion.
Globalisation and
Cities Research
Program
ANZSOG Institute for
Governance
Building 23, Level B
University Drive South
University of Canberra
ACT 2601
Convenor:
Dr Richard Hu, CPP AICP
T: (02) 6201 2051
F: (02) 6201 5608
ANZSOG Participants:
Shaun Allen
Lucas Carmody
Michael Cusack
DIAC Participants:
Anita Davis
Richard Manderson
William McClure
Dan Payne
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Future releases