Sydney Vs Melbourne Rivalry

SYDNEY ST. Vs MELBOURNE ST. Sydney is larger.but Melbourne is growing 18% faster and will be Australia's largest city by 2050 Population: 4,879,000 20,000 Population: 4,492,000 1 = 20,000 Growth: 80,965 - 1.73% Growth: 95,497 - 2.25% Sydney is more culturally divers.and gets nearly twice as many overseas visitors Tourism International Arrivals Tourism International Arrivals Place of Birth Ancestry 19.4% English Ancestry 20.8% English Place of Birth 58.1% Australia 62.6% Australia 3.7% China 19.3% Australian 3.3% England 20.4% Australian 3.3% England 7.0% Chinese 12,753,000 2.8% India 6.8% Irish 7,000,000 More Melbournites drive to work.while more Sydneysiders walk Commuting to work Iconic Transport Tram Iconic Landmark Commuting to work Iconic Transport Ferry Commuters: 11,825 Iconic Landmark Flinders Street Station Sydney Opera House Opened 1973 Opened 1854 Commuters: 72,862 Cycled 18,225 Cycled 29,658 Drove a car Walked Drove a car Walked 1,050,069 81,581 1,155,094 54,982 Sydney gets more rain.but has more sunny days Rainfall Cloudy 180 days Rainfall Avg. Max Avg. Min Clear Cloudy 129 days Avg. Max Avg. Min Clear 22.5°C 14.5°C 1223 mm 107 days 20.4°C 11.4°C 603 mm 46 days Melbourne has larger stadiums.and more passionate club members! Largest Stadium ANZ Stadium Sporting Teams 9 NRL 2 AFL Largest Stadium MCG Sporting Teams 9 AFL 2 Soccer 1 NRL Club with most members Club with most members Capacity: 83,500 Largest Crowd: 83,833 Sydney Swans over 40,000 members Capacity: 100,024 Largest Crowd: 130,000 Billy Graham 1959 Collingwood 80,793 members 2 Soccer NRL Grand Final 2014 Melbourne hosted Australia's first Olympics..but Sydney's was the "best Olympic games ever"! 2000 Summer Olympics - Australian Medals 1956 Summer Olympics - Australian Medals 16 17 13 8. 14 Sydneysiders earn more on average..but pay 37% more for their houses (but less for coffee) Household Income Avg. House Price Avg. Cost of Coffee Household Income Avg. House Price Avg. Cost of Coffee $1,490 $843,994 $3.34 $1,337 $615,068 $3.43 And while the Sydney - Melbourne rivalry is strong... all Australians agree that they are two of the greatest global cities! Sources OMcCrindle 2014 Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au) Australian Bureau of Meteorology (bom.gov.au) www.mccrindle.com.au McCrindle www.researchvisualisation.com Infographic brought to you by.. mccrindle Melbourne office now open! FORECASTS • STRATEGY • RESEARCH STEEDEN 25