CITY FOCUS | SYDNEY
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The capital of the New South Wales region , Sydney ranks as the most populated city in Australia and surrounding Oceania . Although indigenous people inhabited Australia for upwards of 30,000 years , today ’ s residents speak approximately 250 unique languages . Despite English-speaking settlers dominating the commercial landscape since the late 1700s , more than one-third of Sydney ’ s population use at least one other language .
The 4,775 square mile city enjoys the third highest rate of migration in the world . Only London and New York have a higher foreignborn population . The blend of a subtropical climate and prosperous business environment help Sydney rank among the world ’ s top cities in terms of quality of life .
A strong concentration of wealth distinguishes it from other cities in the region . The City of Sydney itself reportedly enjoys a higher percentage of households that trend in the medium- to high-income brackets . Healthy household income levels have buoyed goods and services businesses .
The robust economy in Sydney remains the country ’ s flagship . It possesses tremendous diversity across industrial landscapes with the Central Business District as its focal point . The seaport ’ s prosperous trading ,
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