City economic insights

A snapshot that explores emerging economic and business trends and seeks to understand their longer-term impacts on the city.

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Groups of people enjoy outdoor dining and socialising on suburban streets

These periodic studies show how people use, visit and spend in the city.

Takeaways

  • The economy located within the City of Sydney generated $142 billion in 2023.
  • The most recent floor space and employment survey shows 18,000 new jobs were created between 2017 and 2022.
  • From 2017 to 2022, the City of Sydney area added more than 570,000sqm of business floor area to reach 18.4 million square metres.
  • 8 distinct economic precincts have developed in our area, and these host 9 out of 10 jobs in the City of Sydney.
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