Sydney Olympic Park vs Silverwater

Sydney Olympic Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 35 in Silverwater. 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 Silverwater, about half of households rent, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are couple families. Sydney Olympic Park is closer to the city centre: 17.1 km, against 19.2 km. On these figures, Sydney Olympic Park tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Silverwater 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

Sydney Olympic Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 5)
  • But Silverwater has more separate houses rather than flats (30% vs 0%)

Weighs schools, house stock, 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 50%)
  • Silverwater has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $520/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Sydney Olympic Park sits closer to the CBD (17.1 km vs 19.2 km)
  • Silverwater is more walkable (81/100 vs 71/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Sydney Olympic Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 70%)
  • Silverwater is more walkable (81/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Sydney Olympic Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (179.3% vs -13.6%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Sydney Olympic Park and Silverwater 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 Silverwater
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 Silverwater
Walkability 71 / 81
Sydney Olympic Park — Walkability: 71/100 Silverwater — Walkability: 81/100
Low fire risk 77 / 100
Sydney Olympic Park — Low fire risk: 77/100 Silverwater — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sydney Olympic Park has more residents (4,848 vs 3,600); Sydney Olympic Park rents higher ($520/wk vs $450/wk).

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
Population 4,848
+26% vs other
 3,600
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +179.3% -13.6%
Median age 31 35
Median household income $102,700/yr
+5% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $520/wk
+13% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
0-4 8.1% / 4.4%
Sydney Olympic Park — 0-4: 8.1% Silverwater — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 4.5% / 8.6%
Sydney Olympic Park — 5-14: 4.5% Silverwater — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 1.8% / 3.1%
Sydney Olympic Park — 15-19: 1.8% Silverwater — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 7.5% / 7.9%
Sydney Olympic Park — 20-24: 7.5% Silverwater — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 41.1% / 25.1%
Sydney Olympic Park — 25-34: 41.1% Silverwater — 25-34: 25.1%
35-44 21.1% / 24.4%
Sydney Olympic Park — 35-44: 21.1% Silverwater — 35-44: 24.4%
45-54 7.1% / 13.2%
Sydney Olympic Park — 45-54: 7.1% Silverwater — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 5.4% / 7.2%
Sydney Olympic Park — 55-64: 5.4% Silverwater — 55-64: 7.2%
65-74 2.7% / 4.1%
Sydney Olympic Park — 65-74: 2.7% Silverwater — 65-74: 4.1%
75-84 0.5% / 1.5%
Sydney Olympic Park — 75-84: 0.5% Silverwater — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ 0.3% / 0.4%
Sydney Olympic Park — 85+: 0.3% Silverwater — 85+: 0.4%

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 — One Parent Families: 9.4% Sydney Olympic Park — Group Household: 9.4% Sydney Olympic Park — Other Families: 2.8%
Silverwater 29.6% lone person
Silverwater — Lone Person: 29.6% Silverwater — Couple Families: 48.5% Silverwater — One Parent Families: 14.2% Silverwater — Group Household: 5.5% Silverwater — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Silverwater 50.3% renting
Silverwater — Owned Outright: 13.2% Silverwater — Mortgage: 36.5% Silverwater — Renting: 50.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
Bachelor Degree 28.9% / 10.9%
Sydney Olympic Park — Bachelor Degree: 28.9% Silverwater — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree 17.8% / 4.4%
Sydney Olympic Park — Postgraduate Degree: 17.8% Silverwater — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 5.6%
Sydney Olympic Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Silverwater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Certificate III & IV 5.0% / 5.8%
Sydney Olympic Park — Certificate III & IV: 5.0% Silverwater — Certificate III & IV: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.1%
Sydney Olympic Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Silverwater — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

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 Silverwater
China 18.1% / 3.6%
Sydney Olympic Park — China: 18.1% Silverwater — China: 3.6%
India 4.6% / 2.6%
Sydney Olympic Park — India: 4.6% Silverwater — India: 2.6%
Philippines 2.2% / 1.5%
Sydney Olympic Park — Philippines: 2.2% Silverwater — Philippines: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.9%
Sydney Olympic Park — New Zealand: 1.4% Silverwater — New Zealand: 1.9%
Iran 3.2% / —
Sydney Olympic Park — Iran: 3.2% Silverwater — Iran: not among its largest
Pakistan 1.3% / 1.8%
Sydney Olympic Park — Pakistan: 1.3% Silverwater — Pakistan: 1.8%
Lebanon — / 2.2%
Sydney Olympic Park — Lebanon: not among its largest Silverwater — Lebanon: 2.2%

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%
Silverwater 48.3% flats / apartments
Silverwater — Flats / Apartments: 48.3% Silverwater — Houses: 30.5% Silverwater — Townhouses: 21.2%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
Median house price — $4,465,000
Median unit price $670,000 $680,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 64 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Silverwater has more industrially zoned land (68% vs 0%); Sydney Olympic Park has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 5%).

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
Industrial 0% 68%
Environmental 47% 5%
Residential 27% 10%
Parks and recreation 22% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 14%
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 Silverwater
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.

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
Houses —
same for both
Units 5.6%
$805/wk on $752K
 5.4%
$620/wk on $600K

Ranking within NSW

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
House price — Higher than 74% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 32% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW

Liveability

Silverwater scores higher overall (80 vs 63); Silverwater is more walkable (81 vs 71).

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
Grade B A
Score 63/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Sydney Olympic Park carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0).

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
Bushfire Low
23/100
 None
0/100
Crime 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

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 4.5 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 4.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 1.5%

Schools in Sydney Olympic Park

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

Schools in Silverwater

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

Amenities in the suburb

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 29 6
Parks & reserves 11 5
Childcare 6 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 9 1

Mobility

Silverwater sits further from the CBD (19.2 km vs 17.1 km).

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
Walkability score 71/100 81/100
Distance to Sydney 17.1 km 19.2 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 175.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 79.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 2127
 1.1%
postcode 2128
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 2
postcode 2127
 27
postcode 2128

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 Silverwater
Worked from Home 55.8% / 37.9%
Sydney Olympic Park — Worked from Home: 55.8% Silverwater — Worked from Home: 37.9%
Car (driver) 31.0% / 49.7%
Sydney Olympic Park — Car (driver): 31.0% Silverwater — Car (driver): 49.7%
Train 6.7% / 3.0%
Sydney Olympic Park — Train: 6.7% Silverwater — Train: 3.0%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 3.7%
Sydney Olympic Park — Car (passenger): 2.8% Silverwater — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 2.1% / 3.7%
Sydney Olympic Park — Walked Only: 2.1% Silverwater — Walked Only: 3.7%

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

Setting

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.0 km 16.8 km

NBN connectivity

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
Connectivity score 93/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 82%
3,502 premises
 39%
1,866 premises

Climate

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
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)

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

Federal electorate

Sydney Olympic Park Silverwater
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 Silverwater
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

Silverwater

Affordable Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Townhouses

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