Sydney is home to 4.4 million people. The city’s international flavour is due to the fact that 40% of its residents were born overseas. The main nationalities are:
British (5%)
Chinese (2%)
New Zealander (2%)
Vietnamese (1%)
Lebanese (1%)
Italian (1%)
South African (1%)
Other countries with large resident populations are Greek, Hong Kong, South Korean, Filipino and Indian. People from Asia account for 11% of Sydney’s population, while people from the Middle East and North Africa account for about 3%.
Australian Aboriginals, the indigenous people who have inhabited the country for about 40,000 years, represent 1% of the population.