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About Sydney

Sydney is one of the world's top holiday destinations, offering stunning beaches, vibrant nightlife, superb shopping and delectable restaurants. Sydney is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney.

Sydney is a high contender for the title of the world's most ideal city. It is slick and smart, the streets are clean, the neighborhoods and busy pedestrian precincts pristine, the parks sublime, the water in the huge harbor blue, and the landmark buildings breath-taking.

Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast. The city is built around Port Jackson, which includes Sydney Harbour, leading to the city's nickname, "the Harbor City". It is Australia's largest financial centre and the economic capital, home to many national headquarters of corporations, including the Australian Stock Exchange

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Weather / Climate

Sydney has an oceanic climate with warm summers and mild winters, with rainfall spread throughout the year. The weather is moderated by proximity to the ocean, and more extreme temperatures are recorded in the inland western suburbs. The warmest month is January.

Sydney enjoys a temperate climate with a mild winter, and has more than 340 sunny days a year. Average minimum temperatures in the winter months of June through to August is around 9 degrees Celsius (47-48 degrees Farenheit). The summer season is from December through to February.

Religion

The main religion is Christianity with the three largest denominations being the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Uniting Churches. Other Christian denominations include Lutheran, Jehovah's Witness, Seventh Day Adventist, Presbyterian and Baptist.

Other major religions include Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism and Hinduism. Freedom of religion is guaranteed by law in Australia.

Getting there

Sydney has a good network of buses, trains and ferries that make getting around the city and the surrounds easy, and there are numerous types of travel pass deals that are good value for money. The bus network is the most extensive, and cheapest, mode of public transport, but can be slow due to traffic jams.

Sydney's main airport is located 15 minutes south of the CBD at Botany Bay. A secondary airport for light commercial and private use is located at Banks town.

Airport transfers are readily available from the airport and there is a regular train service straight to the city. Interstate and Intercity trains arrive regularly at Central Station. A note to international visitors, in Australia, for one reason or another, the train tracks in NSW are a different size to those in Queensland, as such there is no train service from Queensland