Sydney is not the capital of Australia. The capital of Australia is Canberra. Located in the open valley of the Australian mountains, in the southeast. Located on the southeast coast, Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the largest and most populous city in Australia. The coordinates of the city center are 33 51'south latitude and1512' east longitude. The metropolitan area of Greater Sydney is about 12368. 193 square kilometers, and the urban area of Sydney is about 1687 square kilometers, with a population of about 5.03 million (20 16). Greater Sydney Metropolitan Area consists of downtown Sydney and 33 suburbs. There are 248,000 Chinese, accounting for 6.2% of Sydney's population, but they have become the fourth largest ethnic group in Sydney, second only to the third Irish immigrant (360,000).