A Brisbane to Sydney move is a great one to make, but isn’t without it’s challenges. Sydney is Australia’s largest city. With double the population of Brisbane squeezed into an urban area nearly 25% smaller, Sydney is a city that never sleeps. Due to the large population, Sydney is also very expensive. Average rent in greater Sydney is nearly $440 (compared with $355 in Brisbane) and mortgage payments $500 (vs $430 in Brisbane). With 920km between the two cities, a move to Sydney can also mean losing touch with family and friends. Finally finding a suitable suburb to move to can be a challenge when moving to Sydney. For a city dweller, the CBD of Sydney will offer a similar lifestyle to Brisbane City but how about the suburbs? It can take a lot of research to find a suburb that offers you a similar lifestyle to your current one.

We’ve got the negatives out the way, so it’s worth also keeping the huge benefits a relocation to Sydney can offer. Sydney reguarly qualifies in the top 10 in Mercer’s global ranking of ‘most liveable cities’. Sydney has Australia’s strongest economy, with more employed people than in any other city. Sydney is arguably Australia’s most beautiful city. Its beaches and Sydney Harbour are obvious attractions, but it also possesses the stunning Blue Mountains, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Pittwater, Georges River, Royal National Park, a huge range of urban parks and beautiful modern and historic architecture. Finally, Sydney’s sheer size means it offers a great lifestyle for all types of people. From students, to single professionals, to young families or retirees, Sydney has the a scene for all types.

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Sydney has a population of nearly 5 million people, and a land area of 12,368km2. Internationally, Sydney is best known for Sydney Harbour, The Opera House and the white sand of Bondi Beach. Roughly speaking, Sydney can be broken down into a number of regions. To the ‘centre’ and ‘east’ lie the CBD, Inner West, Eastern Suburbs, North Shore, Northern Suburbs, Northern Beaches, Forest District, St George and the Sutherland Shire. To the ‘west’ lie Canterbury Bankstown, Greater Western Sydney, South-Western Sydney, the Hills District and the Hawkesbury.

Each region is home to dozens of suburbs. Needless to say across the different regions there is great diversity in terms of demographics and geography, but even within each suburb there can be diversity. As an example the harbour end of the CBD has a very different vibe to the southern end of George Street and Chinatown. In Greater Western Sydney the semi rural suburb of Llandilo (comparable to Gumdale in Brisbane) is just 10 minutes from the built up area of Penrith.

Sydney has a network of more than 110km of motorways, meaning that mobility is relatively good, but due to a large number of choke points including Parramatta Road, Southern Cross Drive, Spit Bridge, much of the M5 and M2 and more it is important to consider the location of your new home relative to your work and other amenities.

Sydney real estate is the nations most expensive. As a result, high density and apartment living is increasingly popular. The mix of housing stock is similar to Brisbane (except there are no Queenslander houses in Sydney). Many Sydney suburbs have notoriously narrow streets and low hanging trees and powerlines. These can greatly effect the efficiency of a move in Sydney.