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.