In its broadest definition, Greater Sydney covers the city of
Sydney in addition to four neighbouring regions: the
Blue Mountains, the
Hawkesbury,
Macarthur and
Wollondilly.
During the Covid-19 pandemic During the
Covid-19 pandemic, Greater Sydney was defined as the city of Sydney itself as well as the
Central Coast and
Wollongong (including both the
City of Wollongong in the north and the
City of Shellharbour in the south).
Sydney Greater Capital City Statistical Area The Sydney Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA) is the definition of Greater Sydney used by the
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It covers the following level-four statistical areas: • Sydney
Baulkham Hills and
Hawkesbury • Sydney
Blacktown •
Central Coast • Sydney
City and Inner South • Sydney
Eastern Suburbs • Sydney Inner South West • Sydney
Inner West • Sydney
Northern Beaches • Sydney
North Sydney and
Hornsby • Sydney Outer South West • Sydney Outer
West and
Blue Mountains • Sydney
Parramatta • Sydney
Ryde • Sydney South West • Sydney
Sutherland Therefore, the Sydney GCCSA covers all of the 33 local government areas in Greater Sydney which includes the City of Blue Mountains to the west, the City of Hawkesbury and the Northern Beaches Council to the north, Botany Bay to the east and the Sutherland Shire and the Wollondilly Shire to the south. The Sydney GCCSA also includes the Central Coast, which in most cases is considered a regional area that is situated north of Greater Sydney, however the Australian Bureau of Statistics includes the Central Coast within the broader Sydney GCCSA area, which increases Greater Sydney’s population by approximately 350,000 for the Sydney GCCSA definition, but is considered its own Significant Urban Area and a stand-alone region within its own right. The Illawarra, which is south of Greater Sydney is not included in the Sydney GCCSA. ==Economy==