Population Growth in Sydney

Population growth is a major issue towards cities as it means that space is becoming short. Population growth happens due to more people coming into the city wanting a home. This can become an issue when there are no homes for sale and therefore people cannot move into the city. Population growth will continue to increase as the years progress. Sydney being a city next to water makes the issue much larger as it can only increase one way. In 2001 the population was 3,366,542. In 2010 the population of Sydney was 4,504,469. In 2026 it estimated that the population will be 5,487,200 people and by 2056 it is estimated that the population will be 7,649,000 people.

There are two major responses to population growth being urban consolidation and urban sprawl. Urban consolidation focuses on building up in areas that are full. It accomplishes this by knocking down residences and building on top of the land and creating big apartment blocks. Whereas urban sprawl focuses on spreading the population around the city making it bigger. New blocks are bought so that major developments can be started and then more people can be in close proximity to the city but still with decent sized houses.

Urban consolidation is the act of building up in the city. Homes are knocked down and then big high rises or apartment blocks are built on top of the land so that the city can accommodate for many more people. An example of this are apartment blocks located in Turrammurra as they were previously homes that were knocked down so that the apartments could be built. Urban sprawl is the act of building a city spreading outwards increasing in size. New suburbs are created around the city making it larger. Sydney having half its side surrounded by water can only expand one way making it harder for people to get a home in Sydney. An example of urban sprawl is Jordan Springs which is a new suburb being created just outside the Penrith CBD.

The statistics of the population in Sydney should be considered very important as it means that more homes will have to be created. In 2010 the population was 4,504,469 people and urban sprawl and consolidation are major parts of the development of Sydney at the moment. This shows how in 2056 when the population is estimated to be 7,649,000 many more residences will be needed to accommodate for the massive amount of people in Sydney. With people struggling now to find homes this should be taken into consideration on how much development will have to be started in the coming years. If Sydney's population continues to grow so will the number of houses that will have to be developed.

Sydney will become a much larger city spreading outwards rapidly as it only has one way to go because of the water that surrounds half the city. It will increase the economy of Sydney as more people will buy products and food for their living. Sydney will overall have many advantages come out of this massive population growth and so will many businesses. Urban sprawl will definitely benefit Penrith as it will grow and become a much larger city with new suburbs being created it could only become a much nicer place.