You've gotta love this city!
Tales of the City
Thursday 23 February 2012
Writing History
Dr. Lisa Murray
City Historian
All about the City
The City of Sydney is a capital city council made up of diverse communities of individuals and families from a wide range of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
Around 177,000 people live in the 26.15 square kilometres of the Local Government Area (LGA) which has a workforce of 385,000 employed in 20,000 separate businesses.
On any given week day, 600,000 people travel into the CBD for employment, shopping or sightseeing. City residences and businesses occupy 32 million square metres of floor space.
The City of Sydney employs around 1,700 staff throughout the CBD and surrounding precincts to provide services on an annual budget of $430 million.
From Early Childhood teacher to Park Ranger, Garbage collector, Public Art Conservator, Electrician, New Year’s Eve fireworks co-ordinator and Arborist, City staff work every day to serve the community, making Sydney clean and beautiful and keeping the city moving.
If you would like to join the City’s team and make a difference, check out City of Sydney vacancies.
How we care for Sydney
Art
Across the 26 hectares of the City, there are up to 400 pieces of public art, including 58 statues and memorials, 77 sculptures and installations and 30 major fountains.
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Libraries
Membership is free for residents and rate payers, who borrow an average of 112,000 items a month from the City’s nine libraries.
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Did you know?
The City provides over 5,300 swimming lessons each week at its five aquatic and leisure centres which were attended by 1,281,090 people in 2009-2010.
- In 2009-2010 1,246,100 people visited the City’s nine libraries and borrowed 1,476,580 books, CDs and DVDs.
Media Release
City cleansing workers in global clean sweep
12 April 2011
City sweepers cleaned over 46,800kms of roads and footpaths – more than a trip around the world of 40,008kms.
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Rare find in clean-out
18 October 2010
A diamond engagement ring lost 17 years ago has been found and reunited with its owner after City of Sydney health officers turned detective.
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