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Overview of the SEO Check

Meta information

85%

Page quality

83%

Page structure

70%

Link structure

65%

Server

95%

External factors

100%

SEO Score

SEO Score Widget

Response time

1.56 s

File size

163.60 kB

Words

880

Media files

Number of links

74 internal / 28 external

Task list of SEO Improvements 5 Tasks

Improve the page response time.Very important!
Remove unnecessary words like welcome messages from your H1 heading.Very important!
Use good alternative descriptions (alt attributes) for your images.Important!
Reduce the number of external links.Tip!
Promote your page in social networks.Tip!

Meta specifications 85% achieved

Title

(Critically important)

City of Sydney

The page title is too short. (132 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title

There are no duplicate words in the title

Meta Title

Meta description

(Critically important)

The local government authority for central Sydney and surrounds. Information and council services for residents, business owners and visitors.

The length of the meta description is perfect. (878 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)

Meta Description

Crawlability

(Critically important)

There are no problems in accessing the website.

Search Engine Crawlers

Canonical URL

(Important)

https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/

There is a valid canonical link specified.

Canonical Tag

Language

(Somewhat important)

Language detected in text: en

Language defined in HTML: en

Server location: United States of America

The following language is defined by HTML: en

Declaring language in HTML

Alternate/Hreflang Links

(Somewhat important)

There are no alternate links specified on this page.

Hreflang

Other meta tags

(Somewhat important)

There is no rel next meta tag on this page.

There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.

Meta Tags

Domain

(Somewhat important)

The domain name is very long.

The domain is no subdomain.

The domain does not contain non-latin characters.

Domain for SEO

Page URL

(Somewhat important)

No parameters were found in the URL.

No session ID was found in the URL.

The URL does not have too many subdirectories.

SEO-friendly URLs

Charset encoding

(Somewhat important)

The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.

Character Encoding

Doctype

(Nice to have)

The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.

The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.

HTML Doctype

Favicon

(Nice to have)

The favicon is linked correctly.

Favicon

Meta tags

Name	Value
description	The local government authority for central Sydney and surrounds. Information and council services for residents, business owners and visitors.
viewport	width=device-width,initial-scale=1,shrink-to-fit=no
theme-color	#000000
lang	en
twitter:card	summary_large_image
twitter:title	City of Sydney
twitter:description	The local government authority for central Sydney and surrounds. Information and council services for residents, business owners and visitors.
twitter:image	https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/-/media/corporate/images/home-page/social-sharing---open-graph-image/city-of-sydney-open-graph-image.png?h=630&w=1200&hash=8291563C51506990C5AB3CC4090A8A67
twitter:site	@cityofsydney
twitter:creator	@cityofsydney
og:title	City of Sydney
og:description	The local government authority for central Sydney and surrounds. Information and council services for residents, business owners and visitors.
og:image	https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/-/media/corporate/images/home-page/social-sharing---open-graph-image/city-of-sydney-open-graph-image.png?h=630&w=1200&hash=8291563C51506990C5AB3CC4090A8A67
og:url	https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/
og:site_name	City of Sydney
og:type	website
charset	utf-8

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Page quality 83% achieved

Content

(Critically important)

This page contains 880 words. That's ok.

26.8% of the text are stop words.

Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!

Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.

The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.

9 paragraphs were found on this page.

The text content is perfect.

No placeholders texts or images were found.

There are no duplicates on the site.

The average number of words per sentence of 17.82 words is good.

Content is King

Frames

(Critically important)

This page does not use a frameset.

Frames and framesets

Mobile optimization

(Somewhat important)

A viewport "width=device-width,initial-scale=1,shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.

At least one Apple touch icon is specified.

Mobile Optimization

Bold and strong tags

(Somewhat important)

The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 18 tags for this page.

Strong and Bold Tags

Image SEO

(Somewhat important)

20 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.

Image SEO

There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.

Social Sharing

Additional markup

(Nice to have)

No additional page markup was found.

HTTPS

(Somewhat important)

This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.

All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

HTTPS

Media list

URL	Alt attribute	Title
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data:[...] Base64	Two women with gloves each show a handful of soil with maggots. The soil is contained in a shallow tray. They are in an industrial facility.
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data:[...] Base64	crowds of people sitting on the grass and children playing at Glebe Christmas concert.
data:[...] Base64	No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64	3 women working behind a counter in a cafe
data:[...] Base64	A group of adults sitting at an outdoor dining table.
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data:[...] Base64	Four cyclists standing with their bikes

Page structure 70% achieved

H1 heading

(Critically important)

Welcome to City of Sydney

The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.

H1-H6 headings

Headings

(Important)

The heading structure is perfect.

H1-H6 headings

Heading structure

Heading level	Content
H1	Welcome to City of Sydney
H2	Services
H2	Call for artwork from refugee artists
H2	City of Sydney News
H2	Shape your city
H2	Supporting communities & businesses
H2	Things to see and do
H3	Frequently accessed
H3	Waste & recycling
H3	Building & construction
H3	Transport & parking
H3	Pet & animal services
H3	Business permits & approvals

Link structure 65% achieved

Internal links

(Important)

Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.

Some anchor texts are used more than once.

The number of internal links is ok.

None of the anchor texts is too long.

Internal Linking

External links

(Nice to have)

There are too many external links (28) on this page.

External Links

Found links on this page

Link	Attributes	Anchor text
/	Anchor	Skip to content
/		No Text
/		No Text
/oidc/signin?returnUrl=/		Log in / register
/services		ServicesBin collections, parking permits, rates, development applications and reporting issues
/planning-for-the-future		Planning for the futureVision, planning, projects and consultation
/places		PlacesParks, pools, libraries, gyms, community centres, gardens and customer service centres
/spaces-for-use-and-hire		Spaces for use and hireHire a sports facility, rehearsal space, hall or meeting room
/programs-and-grants		Programs and grantsSupport and funding, programs and initiatives
/contact-us		Contact usPhone, email, online services
/lord-mayor-and-councillors		CouncilLord mayor and councillors, council and committee meetings
/services?utm_source=corporate...	Subdomain	services
/rates?utm_source=corporate-ho...	Subdomain	rates
/transport-parking?utm_source=...	Subdomain	parking permits
/parks?utm_source=corporate-ho...	Subdomain	parks
/pools?utm_source=corporate-ho...	Subdomain	pools
/libraries?utm_source=corporat...	Subdomain	libraries
/history-archive-collections/a...	Subdomain	archives
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	External Subdomain	will join forces
/rates/pay-invoice		Make a payment
/rates/pay-residential-busines...		Pay my rates
/rates/notify-us-postal-addres...		Change my address
/transport-parking		Apply for a parking permit
/report-issue		Report an issue
/spaces-for-use-and-hire		Book a venue
/library-information-services/...		Request City records
/waste-recycling-services/find...		Find my bin collection day
/waste-recycling-services/book...		Book a pick-up
/report-issue/report-illegal-d...		Report illegal dumping
/waste-recycling-services/recy...		Recycle electronics
/waste-recycling-services		All waste & recycling services
/development-applications		Development applications
/development-applications/sear...		Search DAs
/public-domain-works		Public domain works
/building-certification		Building certification
/construction-permits-approvals		Construction permits & approvals
/transport-parking/apply-resid...		Residential parking permits
/transport-parking/apply-busin...		Business parking permits
/transport-parking/apply-visit...		Visitor parking permits
/transport-parking/report-ille...		Report an illegally parked vehicle
/transport-parking/locate-shar...		Locate a share car near you
/transport-parking		All transport & parking services
/pet-animal-services/register-...		Register your pet
/pet-animal-services/update-yo...		Update your pet’s registration
/pet-animal-services/adopt-a-pet		Adopt a pet
/pet-animal-services/report-ba...		Report a badly behaving animal
/pet-animal-services		All pet & animal services
/business-permits-approvals-te...		Get approval for a food business
/business-permits-approvals-te...		Apply for a busking permit
/business-permits-approvals-te...		Apply for outdoor dining approval
/business-permits-approvals-te...		Register new premises or change registration
/business-permits-approvals-te...		All business permits & approvals
/services		All services
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	Call for artwork from refugee artists
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	Celebrate NAIDOC Week in Sydney
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	Create the visual identity for Sydney New Year’s Eve
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	NAIDOC in the City takes over Sydney Town Hall
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	What to do in Sydney this July
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	Fees waived for community space hire
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	NSW first residential trial uses insects to transform food waste
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	Watch: stories of courage and compassion
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain Text duplicate	Call for artwork from refugee artists
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	The other side of Pride: stepping out for a safer city
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	'I'm a survivor': Meet our Refugee Week ambassadors
/consultations		Shape your city
/policy-planning-changes/draft...		Policy & planning changes Draft planning agreement: 118-130 Epsom Road 905 South Dowling Street, ZetlandClosed · Zetland
/policy-planning-changes/draft...		Policy & planning changes Draft planning agreement: 28 & 30–32 Bourke Road, AlexandriaClosed · Alexandria
/policy-planning-changes/your-...		Policy & planning changes Your say on proposed changes to our pool barrier inspection programUnder review
/talks-courses-workshops/busin...		Business seminars and programs
/business-permits-approvals-te...	Text duplicate	Apply for outdoor dining approval
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	NewsEnergy, water, waste: 3 handy guides for apartment buildings
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	NewsWatch: stories of courage and compassion
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	NewsCall for artwork from refugee artists
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	NewsSmall business webinars: From e-commerce to harnessing AI for productivity and supercharging your social media
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	NewsCheck out our newest outdoor fresh food market
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	New window External Subdomain	NewsThe best free things to do in Sydney
/talks-courses-workshops/cycli...		Talks, courses & workshopsCycling courses IMG-ALT Four cyclists standing with their bikes
/services		Services
/planning-for-the-future		Planning for the future
/places		Places
/spaces-for-use-and-hire		Spaces for use and hire
/programs-and-grants		Programs and grants
/contact-us		Contact us
/lord-mayor-and-councillors		Council
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	External Subdomain	News
https://whatson.cityofsydney.n...	External Subdomain	Events
https://meetings.cityofsydney....	External Subdomain	Council meetings
/careers		Careers
/get-help-your-language		Get help in your language
/email-newsletters		Subscribe by email
https://facebook.com/cityofsydney	New window External	Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...	New window External Subdomain	Linked in
https://www.instagram.com/city...	New window External Subdomain	Instagram
https://twitter.com/cityofsydney	New window External	Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/cityof...	New window External Subdomain	Youtube
https://www.threads.net/@cityo...	New window External Subdomain	page-footer-accessible-social-label-threads
/library-information-services/...		Access to information
/privacy		Privacy
/terms-conditions		Terms & conditions
/website-accessibility		Accessibility
https://news.cityofsydney.nsw....	External Subdomain	Media
/culture-creativity/reconcilia...		See how we are taking action to support and recognise Sydney’s First Nations communities.

Server configuration 95% achieved

HTTP redirects

(Critically important)

This page redirects to "https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/"

WWW Redirect

HTTP header

(Important)

No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.

This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.

HTTP headers

Performance

(Somewhat important)

The page response time is very slow (1.56 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.

The file size of the HTML document is fine (164 kB).

Page Speed

HTTP Response Header

Name	Value
date	Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:55:35 GMT
content-type	text/html; charset=utf-8
cache-control	no-cache, no-store
pragma	no-cache
expires	-1
vary	Accept-Encoding
set-cookie	82 Characters
cf-cache-status	DYNAMIC
strict-transport-security	max-age=15552000; includeSubDomains
x-content-type-options	nosniff
server	cloudflare
cf-ray	89d02a0a3966be86-ZRH
content-encoding	gzip
statuscode	200
http_version	HTTP/2

External factors 100% achieved

Blacklists

(Nice to have)

This website is not classified "for adult only".

Blacklist

Backlinks

(Critically important)

This page is referenced by wikipedia.

This website has excellent links from other websites.

This page has backlinks from 6,702 referring domains.

This page has 356,813 backlinks.

This page has backlinks from 3,641 different ip addresses.

Backlinks

Facebook popularity

(Somewhat important)

The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

You can find more links using Wikipedia search

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Allow: /
Sitemap: https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/sitemap

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www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

City of Sydney

The local government authority for central Sydney and surrounds. Information and council services for residents, business owners and visitors.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

Keyword	Result	Recheck
Sydney	91%	Check
City	79%	Check
services	56%	Check
Business	56%	Check
Welcome	50%	Check
business permits	50%	Check
Animal Services	49%	Check
Parking Services	49%	Check
Business permits approvals	47%	Check
council	46%	Check
local	46%	Check
NSW	46%	Check
Pet animal services	46%	Check
residents	43%	Check
visitors	43%	Check
information	43%	Check
permits	40%	Check
approvals	40%	Check
recycling	40%	Check
refugee	40%	Check
permits approvals	40%	Check
local area	40%	Check
Parking Permits	39%	Check
Waste Recycling	39%	Check
refugee artists	39%	Check

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Cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au - SEO Checker

Task list of SEO Improvements 5 Tasks

Meta specifications 85% achieved

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Page quality 83% achieved

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Media list

Page structure 70% achieved

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Heading structure

Link structure 65% achieved

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Found links on this page

Server configuration 95% achieved

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HTTP Response Header

External factors 100% achieved

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