In the discussion about the twelve NSW local government “areas of concern” that are under tighter restrictions, I’ve noticed that the number of people affected is never mentioned. So I looked it up and there are more than 2.3 million people living in the twelve LGAs (table below).
About 1 in 10 people in Australia live in a NSW Local Government Areas of Concern, which means they’re under curfew and need permits to leave their LGAs
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Local Government | 2019 population estimate |
Bayside | 170,089 |
Blacktown | 357,479 |
Burwood | 39,310 |
Campbelltown | 164,508 |
Canterbury-Bankstown | 368,045 |
Cumberland | 231,443 |
Fairfield | 208,468 |
Georges River | 156,293 |
Liverpool | 217,586 |
Parramatta | 243,276 |
Strathfield | 43,803 |
Penrith suburbs of Caddens, Claremont Meadows, Colyton, Erskine Park, Kemps Creek, Kingswood, Mount Vernon, North St Marys, Orchard Hills, Oxley Park, St Clair, St Marys | ~100,000 |
TOTAL | 2,300,300 |