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I used to cycle to work every day from Newtown to Paddington and never really had any trouble on the Sydney roads but the drivers are less accommodating to cyclists for sure.
When I was living there, which was only 2 years ago, it was rare for people to cycle to work. I only knew a few people that did and people generally thought I was crazy for riding on the roads, but once you get past the initial fear its all down hill.
The problem with Sydney is its just too spread out and hilly. For most people cycling to work wouldn't be an option as for a lot of people you'd be looking at least 11 miles of cycling, whilst in London you'd be looking at 11 miles at the most.
If you can live in the inner city it's easy enough but rents and house prices in those areas can even put London to shame as there is a rental shortage at the moment.