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.
Our metropolitan futures, October 2021 (PDF, 2.39 MB)
City-shaping impacts of COVID-19, September 2020 (PDF, 5.53 MB)
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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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Lessons from International Experience (Prof Greg Clark and Dr Tim Moonen) July 2016 (PDF, 4.26 MB)
International Case Studies of Connected Cities (The Business of Cities Ltd) October 2017 (PDF, 2.62 MB)
A metropolis that works, October 2018 (PDF, 2.31 MB)
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Sydney's Urban Services Lands - Establishing a Baseline Provision (SGS) July 2017 (PDF, 3.48 MB)
Sydney Strategic Centres Barriers to Growth (Urbis) February 2016 (PDF, 6.79 MB)
Employment lands analysis report October 2019 (PDF, 6.67 MB)
Sydney CBD - Differentiating its Economic Strengths (Charter Keck Cramer) June 2017 (PDF, 877.73 KB)
Productivity Profile January 2017 (PDF, 3.42 MB)
Sydney retail demand and supply consultancy Stage 1 final report May 2016 (PDF, 7.04 MB)
Sydney retail demand and supply consultancy Stage 2 final report May 2016 (PDF, 7.86 MB)
Sydney retail demand and supply consultancy Stage 3 final report May 2016 (PDF, 9.83 MB)
Employment Centres Analysis - SGS Economics & Planning February 2016 (PDF, 619.22 KB)
Macro-economic and Demographic Factors Shaping Jobs Growth - SGS Economics & Planning February 2016 (PDF, 920.94 KB)
Forecasting the Distribution of Stand-Alone Office Employment across Sydney to 2035 - BIS Shrapnel August 2015 (PDF, 524.53 KB)
Industrial Precinct Review - Hill PDA August 2015 (PDF, 6.94 MB)
Strategic Centres: Enabling Economic Growth and Productivity (Hill PDA) August 2015 (PDF, 8.29 MB)
Sydney Office Market Research Report - Colliers International June 2014 (PDF, 1.7 MB)
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Values of the Metropolitan Rural Area of the Greater Sydney Region (Ag Econ Plus) February 2017 (PDF, 3.45 MB)
Greater Sydney Open Space Audit December 2016 (PDF, 7.35 MB)
Environment Panel Advisory Paper November 2016 (PDF, 6.08 MB)
Sydney Open Space Audit - Central February 2016 (PDF, 2.32 MB)
Sydney Open Space Audit - West Central February 2016 (PDF, 2.73 MB)
Sydney Open Space Audit - West February 2016 (PDF, 2.75 MB)
Sydney Open Space Audit - North February 2016 (PDF, 2.81 MB)
Sydney Open Space Audit - South West February 2016
Sydney Open Space Audit - South February 2016 (PDF, 1008.24 KB)
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Exploring Net Zero Emissions for Greater Sydney October 2017 (PDF, 7.21 MB)
Sustainability Profile January 2017 (PDF, 9.05 MB)
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