Sydney Olympic Park vs Concord West

Sydney Olympic Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 42 in Concord West. 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. In Concord West, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Sydney Olympic Park tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Concord West suits couples.

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

Concord West

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (79% vs 0%)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 91/100)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)
  • 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs unit prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Concord West

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $520/wk)
  • But Sydney Olympic Park has a bigger rental market to choose from (69% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Concord West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 71/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Concord West

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 91/100)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Sydney Olympic Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Sydney Olympic Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (179.3% vs 4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
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.

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Walkability 71 / 84
Sydney Olympic Park — Walkability: 71/100 Concord West — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 9 / 59
Sydney Olympic Park — Safety: 9/100 Concord West — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 77 / 100
Sydney Olympic Park — Low fire risk: 77/100 Concord West — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Concord West skews older (42 vs 31); Concord West has more residents (6,178 vs 4,848).

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Population 4,848 6,178
+27% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +179.3% +4.5%
Median age 31 42
Median household income $102,700/yr $122,408/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $520/wk
+13% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
0-4 8.1% / 4.0%
Sydney Olympic Park — 0-4: 8.1% Concord West — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 4.5% / 13.3%
Sydney Olympic Park — 5-14: 4.5% Concord West — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 1.8% / 6.7%
Sydney Olympic Park — 15-19: 1.8% Concord West — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 7.5% / 5.9%
Sydney Olympic Park — 20-24: 7.5% Concord West — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 41.1% / 11.6%
Sydney Olympic Park — 25-34: 41.1% Concord West — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 21.1% / 11.9%
Sydney Olympic Park — 35-44: 21.1% Concord West — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 7.1% / 15.2%
Sydney Olympic Park — 45-54: 7.1% Concord West — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 5.4% / 12.7%
Sydney Olympic Park — 55-64: 5.4% Concord West — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 2.7% / 10.3%
Sydney Olympic Park — 65-74: 2.7% Concord West — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 0.5% / 6.4%
Sydney Olympic Park — 75-84: 0.5% Concord West — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 0.3% / 2.1%
Sydney Olympic Park — 85+: 0.3% Concord West — 85+: 2.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Concord West 56.0% couple families
Concord West — Couple Families: 56.0% Concord West — Lone Person: 26.5% Concord West — One Parent Families: 13.0% Concord West — Group Household: 3.4% Concord West — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

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%
Concord West 25.3% renting
Concord West — Owned Outright: 43.9% Concord West — Mortgage: 30.8% Concord West — Renting: 25.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Bachelor Degree 28.9% / 20.2%
Sydney Olympic Park — Bachelor Degree: 28.9% Concord West — Bachelor Degree: 20.2%
Postgraduate Degree 17.8% / 7.7%
Sydney Olympic Park — Postgraduate Degree: 17.8% Concord West — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.7%
Sydney Olympic Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Concord West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Certificate III & IV 5.0% / 8.2%
Sydney Olympic Park — Certificate III & IV: 5.0% Concord West — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.2%
Sydney Olympic Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Concord West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

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.

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
China 18.1% / 5.6%
Sydney Olympic Park — China: 18.1% Concord West — China: 5.6%
India 4.6% / 1.4%
Sydney Olympic Park — India: 4.6% Concord West — India: 1.4%
Italy — / 3.6%
Sydney Olympic Park — Italy: not among its largest Concord West — Italy: 3.6%
Philippines 2.2% / 1.3%
Sydney Olympic Park — Philippines: 2.2% Concord West — Philippines: 1.3%
Iran 3.2% / —
Sydney Olympic Park — Iran: 3.2% Concord West — Iran: not among its largest
England 1.3% / 1.6%
Sydney Olympic Park — England: 1.3% Concord West — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.0%
Sydney Olympic Park — New Zealand: 1.4% Concord West — New Zealand: 1.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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%
Concord West 13.4% flats / apartments
Concord West — Flats / Apartments: 13.4% Concord West — Houses: 78.8% Concord West — Townhouses: 7.9%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Median house price — $2,753,750
Median unit price $670,000 $715,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 44 sales

Zoning mix

Sydney Olympic Park has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 10%).

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Residential 27% 60%
Environmental 47% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 24%
Parks and recreation 22% 3%
Commercial 1% 2%
Planning zones cover 100% of Sydney Olympic Park and 99% of Concord West. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
New dwellings approved 2,888
across Parramatta
 1,600
across Canada Bay
Approvals change year on year +154% +72%

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.

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Houses — 2.7%
$1,200/wk on $2.3M
Units 5.6%
$805/wk on $752K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
House price — Higher than 92% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 21% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 12% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 11% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 87% of NSW —

Liveability

Concord West is more walkable (84 vs 71).

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Grade B
same for both
Score 63/100 67/100
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 41).

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Bushfire Low
23/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
41/100
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
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 4.5 km
 3
Strathfield Campus, 4.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 3.6%

Schools in Sydney Olympic Park

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

Schools in Concord West

  • Concord West Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Victoria Avenue Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Rivendell School Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 29 3
Parks & reserves 11 4
Childcare 6 5
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 3
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 9 0

Mobility

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Walkability score 71/100 84/100
Distance to Sydney 17.1 km
+8% vs other
 15.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 175.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 209.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 2127
 3.0%
postcode 2138
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 2
postcode 2127
 10
postcode 2138

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.

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Worked from Home 55.8% / 51.6%
Sydney Olympic Park — Worked from Home: 55.8% Concord West — Worked from Home: 51.6%
Car (driver) 31.0% / 36.0%
Sydney Olympic Park — Car (driver): 31.0% Concord West — Car (driver): 36.0%
Train 6.7% / 5.2%
Sydney Olympic Park — Train: 6.7% Concord West — Train: 5.2%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 3.2%
Sydney Olympic Park — Car (passenger): 2.8% Concord West — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 2.1% / 2.7%
Sydney Olympic Park — Walked Only: 2.1% Concord West — Walked Only: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.8%).

Setting

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.0 km 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Connectivity score 93/100 87/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 82%
3,502 premises
 42%
2,518 premises

Climate

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Annual rainfall 1,021 mm 1,176 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
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

Sydney Olympic Park Concord West
Average residential rate $1,103/yr $1,217/yr
Council Parramatta Canada Bay

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Sydney Olympic Park

Affordable Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River

Concord West

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

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