Olympic Dam vs Roxby Downs

Roxby Downs is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 36 in Olympic Dam. In Roxby Downs, most households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Olympic Dam tends to suit young adults.

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

Too close to call

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

Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Olympic Dam

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Roxby Downs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (566.2 km vs 579.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (375 min vs 383 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Roxby Downs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Where they sit

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

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
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.

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Walkability 0 / 4
Olympic Dam — Walkability: 0/100 Roxby Downs — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 48 / 55
Olympic Dam — Safety: 48/100 Roxby Downs — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Olympic Dam — Low fire risk: 100/100 Roxby Downs — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Roxby Downs rents higher ($260/wk vs $0/wk); Roxby Downs has more residents (3,671 vs 308).

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Population 308 3,671
+1092% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -5.5%
Median age 36 30
Median household income $84,500/yr $163,384/yr
+93% vs other
Median weekly rent — $260/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
0-4 — / 9.9%
Olympic Dam — 0-4: not among its largest Roxby Downs — 0-4: 9.9%
5-14 — / 17.8%
Olympic Dam — 5-14: not among its largest Roxby Downs — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 2.9% / 5.1%
Olympic Dam — 15-19: 2.9% Roxby Downs — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 8.8% / 5.8%
Olympic Dam — 20-24: 8.8% Roxby Downs — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 33.1% / 20.7%
Olympic Dam — 25-34: 33.1% Roxby Downs — 25-34: 20.7%
35-44 22.7% / 18.4%
Olympic Dam — 35-44: 22.7% Roxby Downs — 35-44: 18.4%
45-54 16.6% / 12.4%
Olympic Dam — 45-54: 16.6% Roxby Downs — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 10.7% / 8.5%
Olympic Dam — 55-64: 10.7% Roxby Downs — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 2.6% / 1.4%
Olympic Dam — 65-74: 2.6% Roxby Downs — 65-74: 1.4%
75-84 — / 0.4%
Olympic Dam — 75-84: not among its largest Roxby Downs — 75-84: 0.4%
85+ — / 0.1%
Olympic Dam — 85+: not among its largest Roxby Downs — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.1%).

Qualifications

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

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 21.2%
Olympic Dam — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Roxby Downs — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 6.9%
Olympic Dam — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Roxby Downs — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 4.6%
Olympic Dam — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Roxby Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.9%
Olympic Dam — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Roxby Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Olympic Dam — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Roxby Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

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.

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Philippines 4.5% / 2.5%
Olympic Dam — Philippines: 4.5% Roxby Downs — Philippines: 2.5%
England 2.9% / 1.6%
Olympic Dam — England: 2.9% Roxby Downs — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.8%
Olympic Dam — New Zealand: 1.3% Roxby Downs — New Zealand: 2.8%
Indonesia 1.9% / —
Olympic Dam — Indonesia: 1.9% Roxby Downs — Indonesia: not among its largest
India 1.0% / 0.5%
Olympic Dam — India: 1.0% Roxby Downs — India: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Olympic Dam — South Africa: not among its largest Roxby Downs — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Property market

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Median house price — $251,150
Median unit price — $180,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 107 days
from 60 sales

Zoning mix

Olympic Dam has more rural and farming land (63% vs 0%); Olympic Dam has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 0%).

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Residential 2% 84%
Rural and farming 63% 0%
Environmental 29% 0%
Commercial 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 6%
Industrial 3% 5%
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.

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.

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Houses — 6.6%
$380/wk on $300K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of SA

Liveability

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Grade — B
Score — 52/100
Socio-economic band — advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Olympic Dam

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Roxby Downs

  • Roxby Downs Area School Government · Combined at peers
  • St Barbara's Parish School Catholic · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Supermarkets 0 1
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Olympic Dam sits further from the CBD (579.5 km vs 566.2 km).

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Adelaide 579.5 km
+2% vs other
 566.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 383 min 375 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5725
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 5725
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.

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Car (driver) 38.8% / 85.4%
Olympic Dam — Car (driver): 38.8% Roxby Downs — Car (driver): 85.4%
Bus 38.1% / 0.8%
Olympic Dam — Bus: 38.1% Roxby Downs — Bus: 0.8%
Walked Only 12.5% / 4.9%
Olympic Dam — Walked Only: 12.5% Roxby Downs — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / 5.1%
Olympic Dam — Car (passenger): 8.8% Roxby Downs — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Worked from Home 1.9% / 3.6%
Olympic Dam — Worked from Home: 1.9% Roxby Downs — Worked from Home: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.4%).

Setting

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Elevation 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Connectivity score 38/100 61/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
5 premises
 29%
1,875 premises

Climate

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Annual rainfall 169 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 36.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Olympic Dam Roxby Downs
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Olympic Dam

Multicultural Rural

Roxby Downs

Affordable Family Large Blocks Young Families
Full data on Olympic Dam Full data on Roxby Downs
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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