Greater Sydney, NSW (Sydney, NSW)

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Greater Sydney is the most populous metropolitan area in Australia and Oceania. Located in the state of New South Wales, it encompasses the state capital, Sydney, including the City of Sydney local government area (LGA), and the surrounding built-up areas. Greater Sydney covers an area stretching from Hawkesbury and the Northern Beaches in the north, to the Blue Mountains in the west, and to Wollondilly, Campbelltown and Sutherland in the south.

Under the New South Wales Greater Cities Commission (formerly the Greater Sydney Commission), the Greater Sydney Region, along with Newcastle, the Central Coast and Wollongong, will constitute a Sandstone Mega-region that will make up 70% of the New South Wales population and 25% of the national population