Sydney Olympic Park vs Homebush

In both, most households rent and the large majority of homes are flats or apartments. In Sydney Olympic Park, about half of households are people living alone. Homebush is closer to the city centre: 14.3 km, against 17.1 km. On these figures, Sydney Olympic Park tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Homebush suits share households.

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

Homebush

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (12% vs 0%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 91/100)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Sydney Olympic Park has a bigger rental market to choose from (69% vs 58%)
  • Homebush has cheaper rent ($470/wk vs $520/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Homebush

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (16% vs 7%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 71/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (14.3 km vs 17.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Homebush

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 91/100)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Sydney Olympic Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 88%)

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

Investors

Homebush

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.1% vs 5.6%)

Weighs unit yield.

Where they sit

Sydney Olympic Park and Homebush 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 Homebush
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 Homebush
Walkability 71 / 94
Sydney Olympic Park — Walkability: 71/100 Homebush — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 9 / 35
Sydney Olympic Park — Safety: 9/100 Homebush — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 77 / 100
Sydney Olympic Park — Low fire risk: 77/100 Homebush — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Homebush has more residents (11,660 vs 4,848); Sydney Olympic Park rents higher ($520/wk vs $470/wk).

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
Population 4,848 11,660
+141% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +179.3% —
Median age 31
same for both
Median household income $102,700/yr $109,252/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $520/wk
+10% vs other
 $470/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
0-4 8.1% / 6.3%
Sydney Olympic Park — 0-4: 8.1% Homebush — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 4.5% / 8.3%
Sydney Olympic Park — 5-14: 4.5% Homebush — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 1.8% / 3.2%
Sydney Olympic Park — 15-19: 1.8% Homebush — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 7.5% / 9.8%
Sydney Olympic Park — 20-24: 7.5% Homebush — 20-24: 9.8%
25-34 41.1% / 34.2%
Sydney Olympic Park — 25-34: 41.1% Homebush — 25-34: 34.2%
35-44 21.1% / 17.9%
Sydney Olympic Park — 35-44: 21.1% Homebush — 35-44: 17.9%
45-54 7.1% / 7.8%
Sydney Olympic Park — 45-54: 7.1% Homebush — 45-54: 7.8%
55-64 5.4% / 6.4%
Sydney Olympic Park — 55-64: 5.4% Homebush — 55-64: 6.4%
65-74 2.7% / 3.8%
Sydney Olympic Park — 65-74: 2.7% Homebush — 65-74: 3.8%
75-84 0.5% / 1.6%
Sydney Olympic Park — 75-84: 0.5% Homebush — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ 0.3% / 0.6%
Sydney Olympic Park — 85+: 0.3% Homebush — 85+: 0.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sydney Olympic Park 49.7% lone person
Sydney Olympic Park — Lone Person: 49.7% Sydney Olympic Park — Couple Families: 28.7% Sydney Olympic Park — Group Household: 9.4% Sydney Olympic Park — One Parent Families: 9.4% Sydney Olympic Park — Other Families: 2.8%
Homebush 29.0% lone person
Homebush — Lone Person: 29.0% Homebush — Couple Families: 40.7% Homebush — Group Household: 15.5% Homebush — One Parent Families: 11.1% Homebush — Other Families: 3.7%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families 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%
Homebush 58.1% renting
Homebush — Owned Outright: 11.0% Homebush — Mortgage: 30.9% Homebush — Renting: 58.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
Bachelor Degree 28.9% / 27.3%
Sydney Olympic Park — Bachelor Degree: 28.9% Homebush — Bachelor Degree: 27.3%
Postgraduate Degree 17.8% / 15.2%
Sydney Olympic Park — Postgraduate Degree: 17.8% Homebush — Postgraduate Degree: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.4%
Sydney Olympic Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Homebush — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Certificate III & IV 5.0% / 5.1%
Sydney Olympic Park — Certificate III & IV: 5.0% Homebush — Certificate III & IV: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.5%
Sydney Olympic Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Homebush — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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 Homebush
China 18.1% / 12.6%
Sydney Olympic Park — China: 18.1% Homebush — China: 12.6%
India 4.6% / 19.7%
Sydney Olympic Park — India: 4.6% Homebush — India: 19.7%
Nepal — / 5.9%
Sydney Olympic Park — Nepal: not among its largest Homebush — Nepal: 5.9%
Philippines 2.2% / 1.8%
Sydney Olympic Park — Philippines: 2.2% Homebush — Philippines: 1.8%
Iran 3.2% / —
Sydney Olympic Park — Iran: 3.2% Homebush — Iran: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 2.7%
Sydney Olympic Park — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Homebush — Sri Lanka: 2.7%
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Sydney Olympic Park — New Zealand: 1.4% Homebush — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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%
Homebush 83.0% flats / apartments
Homebush — Flats / Apartments: 83.0% Homebush — Houses: 12.3% Homebush — Townhouses: 4.8%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
Median house price — $3,627,500
Median unit price $670,000 $660,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 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.

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
1 bed $566K / $526K
Sydney Olympic Park — 1 bed: $566K (72 sales) Homebush — 1 bed: $526K (60 sales)

72 vs 60 sales

2 bed $779K / $675K
Sydney Olympic Park — 2 bed: $779K (86 sales) Homebush — 2 bed: $675K (180 sales)

86 vs 180 sales

3 bed $1.25M / $902K
Sydney Olympic Park — 3 bed: $1.25M (18 sales) Homebush — 3 bed: $902K (21 sales)

18 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Sydney Olympic Park has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 4%).

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
Residential 27% 53%
Environmental 47% 4%
Parks and recreation 22% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 22%
Industrial 0% 7%
Commercial 1% 0%
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 Homebush
New dwellings approved 2,888
across Parramatta
 96
across Strathfield
Approvals change year on year +154% +117%

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 Homebush
Houses — 1.7%
$950/wk on $2.9M
Units 5.6%
$805/wk on $752K
 6.1%
$750/wk on $642K

Ranking within NSW

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
House price — Higher than 93% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 8% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 1% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW

Liveability

Homebush is more walkable (94 vs 71); Homebush scores higher overall (78 vs 63).

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
Grade B A
Score 63/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Sydney Olympic Park carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0); Sydney Olympic Park carries more crime risk (91 vs 65).

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
Bushfire Low
23/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
65/100
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
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 4.5 km
 3
Strathfield Campus, 1.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 4.0%

Schools in Sydney Olympic Park

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

Schools in Homebush

  • Homebush Boys High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Homebush Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 29 11
Parks & reserves 11 12
Childcare 6 4
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 1
same for both
Waterways 9 8

Mobility

Sydney Olympic Park sits further from the CBD (17.1 km vs 14.3 km).

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
Walkability score 71/100 94/100
Distance to Sydney 17.1 km
+16% vs other
 14.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 18 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 175.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 88.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 2127
 2.3%
postcode 2140
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 2
postcode 2127
 4
postcode 2140

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 Homebush
Worked from Home 55.8% / 46.7%
Sydney Olympic Park — Worked from Home: 55.8% Homebush — Worked from Home: 46.7%
Car (driver) 31.0% / 31.8%
Sydney Olympic Park — Car (driver): 31.0% Homebush — Car (driver): 31.8%
Train 6.7% / 15.8%
Sydney Olympic Park — Train: 6.7% Homebush — Train: 15.8%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 2.8%
Sydney Olympic Park — Car (passenger): 2.8% Homebush — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 2.1% / 2.0%
Sydney Olympic Park — Walked Only: 2.1% Homebush — Walked Only: 2.0%

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

Setting

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.0 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
Connectivity score 93/100 91/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 82%
3,502 premises
 78%
6,273 premises

Climate

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
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 Homebush
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 Homebush
Average residential rate $1,103/yr $1,267/yr
Council Parramatta Strathfield

Federal electorate

Sydney Olympic Park Homebush
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 Homebush
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

Homebush

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Gentrifying Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River Trains Transport Hub Urban

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