Background material

Our background reports provide the data and evidence to inform the preparation of Region and City Plans.

Cyclists along Parramatta River.

The Greater Cities Commission works with stakeholders from industry and State and local government to inform our research and evidence gathering. Producing a well-researched evidence base underpins the development of our strategic plans and the way we monitor and update them in accordance with our statutory obligations.

First Nations
Infrastructure
People and Places

Our metropolitan futures, October 2021 (PDF, 2.39 MB)
City-shaping impacts of COVID-19, September 2020 (PDF, 5.53 MB)

Archive

Fine Grain People Places (Roberts Day) October 2017 (PDF, 8.95 MB)
Greater Sydney's Social Capital - It's Nature and Value (Cred Consulting) October 2017 (PDF, 7.01 MB)
Liveability Framework March 2017 (PDF, 5.08 MB)
Liveability Profile - Central January 2017 (PDF, 6.47 MB)
Liveability Profile - North January 2017 (PDF, 5.2 MB)
Liveability Profile - West Central January 2017 (PDF, 5.02 MB)
Liveability Profile - West January 2017 (PDF, 4.91 MB)
Liveability Profile - South West January 2017 (PDF, 5.11 MB)
Liveability Profile - South January 2017 (PDF, 5.3 MB)
Local Council Summaries - Central February 2016 (PDF, 2.61 MB)
Local Council Summaries - West Central February 2016 (PDF, 2.76 MB)
Local Council Summaries - West February 2016 (PDF, 1.15 MB)
Local Council Summaries - North February 2016 (PDF, 1.61 MB)
Local Council Summaries - South West February 2016 (PDF, 1.77 MB)
Local Council Summaries - South February 2016 (PDF, 1008.21 KB)
Social Panel Advisory Paper November 2016 (PDF, 763.03 KB)
Demographic characteristics - Central February 2016 (PDF, 1.82 MB)
Demographic characteristics - West Central February 2016 (PDF, 1.81 MB)
Demographic characteristics - West February 2016 (PDF, 5.16 MB)
Demographic characteristics - North February 2016 (PDF, 2.07 MB)
Demographic characteristics - South West February 2016 (PDF, 1.74 MB)
Demographic characteristics - South February 2016 (PDF, 1.65 MB)
Community Values - Central (Newgate) September 2015 (PDF, 2.15 MB)
Community Values - North (Newgate) September 2015 (PDF, 3.6 MB)
Community Values - South West (Newgate) September 2015 (PDF, 4.99 MB)
Community Values - West (Newgate) September 2015 (PDF, 2.52 MB)
Community Values - West Central (Newgate) September 2015 (PDF, 3.44 MB)
Community Values - South (Newgate) September 2015 (PDF, 4.19 MB)

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