Newington vs Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Olympic Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 38 in Newington. In Newington, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Sydney Olympic Park, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are people living alone. Units cost more in Newington: a median of $835,000, against $670,000 in Sydney Olympic Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Newington tends to suit families with children and couples, while Sydney Olympic Park suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Newington

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (39% vs 0%)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 91/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 38%)
  • But Sydney Olympic Park has more parks and reserves (11 vs 4)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Sydney Olympic Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($670,000 vs $835,000)

Weighs unit prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sydney Olympic Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (69% vs 32%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Newington

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 91/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 4%)
  • But Sydney Olympic Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 61%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Sydney Olympic Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (179.3% vs -2.7%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.6% vs 5.1%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Newington and Sydney Olympic Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Walkability 76 / 71
Newington — Walkability: 76/100 Sydney Olympic Park — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 75 / 9
Newington — Safety: 75/100 Sydney Olympic Park — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 77
Newington — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sydney Olympic Park — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Newington has higher household incomes ($128,180 vs $102,700); Newington skews older (38 vs 31).

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Population 5,648
+14% vs other
 4,848
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.7% +179.3%
Median age 38 31
Median household income $128,180/yr
+20% vs other
 $102,700/yr
Median weekly rent $560/wk
+7% vs other
 $520/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
0-4 5.6% / 8.1%
Newington — 0-4: 5.6% Sydney Olympic Park — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 16.6% / 4.5%
Newington — 5-14: 16.6% Sydney Olympic Park — 5-14: 4.5%
15-19 6.1% / 1.8%
Newington — 15-19: 6.1% Sydney Olympic Park — 15-19: 1.8%
20-24 4.4% / 7.5%
Newington — 20-24: 4.4% Sydney Olympic Park — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 10.1% / 41.1%
Newington — 25-34: 10.1% Sydney Olympic Park — 25-34: 41.1%
35-44 19.1% / 21.1%
Newington — 35-44: 19.1% Sydney Olympic Park — 35-44: 21.1%
45-54 17.0% / 7.1%
Newington — 45-54: 17.0% Sydney Olympic Park — 45-54: 7.1%
55-64 10.2% / 5.4%
Newington — 55-64: 10.2% Sydney Olympic Park — 55-64: 5.4%
65-74 7.7% / 2.7%
Newington — 65-74: 7.7% Sydney Olympic Park — 65-74: 2.7%
75-84 2.8% / 0.5%
Newington — 75-84: 2.8% Sydney Olympic Park — 75-84: 0.5%
85+ 0.5% / 0.3%
Newington — 85+: 0.5% Sydney Olympic Park — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (41.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newington 64.6% couple families
Newington — Couple Families: 64.6% Newington — Lone Person: 21.2% Newington — One Parent Families: 11.0% Newington — Group Household: 2.2% Newington — Other Families: 0.9%
Sydney Olympic Park 28.7% couple families
Sydney Olympic Park — Couple Families: 28.7% Sydney Olympic Park — Lone Person: 49.7% Sydney Olympic Park — One Parent Families: 9.4% Sydney Olympic Park — Group Household: 9.4% Sydney Olympic Park — Other Families: 2.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Newington 32.1% renting
Newington — Owned Outright: 26.2% Newington — Mortgage: 41.7% Newington — Renting: 32.1%
Sydney Olympic Park 69.2% renting
Sydney Olympic Park — Owned Outright: 6.1% Sydney Olympic Park — Mortgage: 24.7% Sydney Olympic Park — Renting: 69.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Bachelor Degree 24.9% / 28.9%
Newington — Bachelor Degree: 24.9% Sydney Olympic Park — Bachelor Degree: 28.9%
Postgraduate Degree 11.5% / 17.8%
Newington — Postgraduate Degree: 11.5% Sydney Olympic Park — Postgraduate Degree: 17.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.6%
Newington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Sydney Olympic Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Certificate III & IV 5.3% / 5.0%
Newington — Certificate III & IV: 5.3% Sydney Olympic Park — Certificate III & IV: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.7%
Newington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Sydney Olympic Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
China 9.1% / 18.1%
Newington — China: 9.1% Sydney Olympic Park — China: 18.1%
India 2.7% / 4.6%
Newington — India: 2.7% Sydney Olympic Park — India: 4.6%
Philippines 2.5% / 2.2%
Newington — Philippines: 2.5% Sydney Olympic Park — Philippines: 2.2%
Iran — / 3.2%
Newington — Iran: not among its largest Sydney Olympic Park — Iran: 3.2%
England 1.6% / 1.3%
Newington — England: 1.6% Sydney Olympic Park — England: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.4%
Newington — New Zealand: 1.3% Sydney Olympic Park — New Zealand: 1.4%
Indonesia 2.2% / —
Newington — Indonesia: 2.2% Sydney Olympic Park — Indonesia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newington 44.0% flats / apartments
Newington — Flats / Apartments: 44.0% Newington — Houses: 38.9% Newington — Townhouses: 17.1%
Sydney Olympic Park 100.0% flats / apartments
Sydney Olympic Park — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Sydney Olympic Park — Houses: 0.0% Sydney Olympic Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Median house price $2,017,500 —
Median unit price $835,000 $670,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 22 sales
 —

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
2 bed $805K / $779K
Newington — 2 bed: $805K (35 sales) Sydney Olympic Park — 2 bed: $779K (86 sales)

35 vs 86 sales

3 bed $1.17M / $1.25M
Newington — 3 bed: $1.17M (13 sales) Sydney Olympic Park — 3 bed: $1.25M (18 sales)

13 vs 18 sales

Zoning mix

Sydney Olympic Park has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 0%); Newington has more industrially zoned land (11% vs 0%).

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Residential 75% 27%
Environmental 0% 47%
Parks and recreation 9% 22%
Industrial 11% 0%
Commercial 4% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
New dwellings approved 2,888
across Parramatta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +154%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Houses 3.5%
$1,175/wk on $1.73M
 —
Units 5.1%
$768/wk on $788K
 5.6%
$805/wk on $752K

Ranking within NSW

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
House price Higher than 83% of NSW —
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 35% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 47% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW

Liveability

Newington scores higher overall (87 vs 63).

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Grade A+ B
Score 87/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sydney Olympic Park carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0); Sydney Olympic Park carries more crime risk (91 vs 25).

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Low
25/100
 High
91/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 22
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 5.1 km
 3
Strathfield Campus, 4.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 2.7%

Schools in Newington

  • Newington Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Sydney Olympic Park

  • GOAL College, ACPE Independent · Secondary · Special school
  • GOAL College, Olympic Park Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 4 29
Parks & reserves 4 11
Childcare 3 6
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 3
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Walkability score 76/100 71/100
Distance to Sydney 18.6 km
+8% vs other
 17.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 21 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 129.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 175.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 2127
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 2
postcode 2127
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Worked from Home 57.6% / 55.8%
Newington — Worked from Home: 57.6% Sydney Olympic Park — Worked from Home: 55.8%
Car (driver) 33.6% / 31.0%
Newington — Car (driver): 33.6% Sydney Olympic Park — Car (driver): 31.0%
Train 2.5% / 6.7%
Newington — Train: 2.5% Sydney Olympic Park — Train: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 2.8%
Newington — Car (passenger): 2.4% Sydney Olympic Park — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 2.2% / 2.1%
Newington — Walked Only: 2.2% Sydney Olympic Park — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.6%).

Setting

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.9 km 15.0 km

NBN connectivity

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Connectivity score 78/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
2,253 premises
 82%
3,502 premises

Climate

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Annual rainfall 1,021 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.9 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Average residential rate $1,103/yr
same for both
Council Parramatta
same for both

Federal electorate

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Division Reid
same for both
Member Sally Sitou
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Newington Sydney Olympic Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Newington

Apartments Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals Urban

Sydney Olympic Park

Affordable Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River

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