No, Sydney is bigger both in land area and in population.
Sydney Australia has a population of 4.3 million. Auckland New Zealand has a population of 1.4 million. Therefore Sydney must be bigger to accommodate all the extra people.
It is further, in a 'straight line' distance, from Sydney to Perth than Sydney to Auckland. Sydney to Perth is 3,298kms and Sydney to Auckland is2,161kms.
Melbourne is bigger than Auckland
Yes, Brisbane is much bigger than Auckland.
June 2010 Auckland:1,354,900 June 2009 Perth: 1,658,992 YES
Yes
Toronto is bigger than Sydney. Toronto has a popluation of nearly 6 million people, while Sydney has just under 5 million.
Yes
Yes,while the Greater Sydney Basin is big (bigger than some countries) it's nowhere near as big as Zimbabwe.
Auckland (AKL) to Sydney (SYD)Shortest Flight Duration 3 hours 25 mins
Perth
Canberra (CBR) to Auckland (AKL) Shortest Flight Duration: 5 hours 20 mins via Sydney Kingsford Smith