Olympic Dam SA 5725
Located in South Australia, Olympic Dam sits 580 km from Adelaide CBD, around 6 hours 25 minutes by car. The locality has 308 residents, a median age of 36, and a median household income of $84,500 per year. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.
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Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025138 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 22% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5725.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is Olympic Dam safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Olympic Dam sits in the moderate band, with 9 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 40% on the prior year.
9 offences
40.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20252 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Walkability
Olympic Dam is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Olympic Dam.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 20%
- Premises covered
- 5
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Unincorporated SA: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Olympic Dam is home to 308 residents, with a median age of 36, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $84,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
308
Median Age
36
Median Household Income
$84,500/yr
Census Median Rent
—
Census Median Mortgage
—
Avg Household Size
1.0
Median Personal Income
$115,024/yr
Unemployment Rate
0.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
—
Total Dwellings
0
Owner-Occupier Rate
—
Houses
—
Rental Stress
—
Mortgage Stress
—
Work From Home
1.9%
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 46.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 52.6%
- Employment Rate
- 63.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 35.7%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
20 residents (6.5%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Age Distribution
Commute to Work
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 195).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this locality against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 831 people work here; 195 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 4.3 jobs for every working resident. At least 56% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 63%
- Environmental 29%
- Infrastructure and transport 3%
- Industrial 3%
- Residential 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Unincorporated SA
In the year to August 2026, 4 new dwellings were approved across Unincorporated SA. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.
Climate & Setting
from Andamooka, 28.4 kmDry climate — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 116 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 169 mm
- 24 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 36.2°C
- 81 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.9°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
2 facilities within 5 km- 0.2 kmCopper Ore MiningTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Sulfur dioxide
- 4.8 km
EV adoption
In postcode 5725, 0 of 3,920 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.0% (38 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.0%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5725, 408 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,536 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 16 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tom Venning Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tom Venning | 45.4% | 54.6% | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Rowan Ramsey | 39.9% | 60.1% | -3.2 |
| 2019 | Rowan Ramsey | 36.7% | 63.3% | +5.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Geoff Brock Independent
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Geoff Brock IND | 56.9% |
| 2022 | Geoff Brock IND | 67.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Olympic Dam?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 308 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Olympic Dam
Is Olympic Dam a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Olympic Dam is moderate (52/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Olympic Dam?
Olympic Dam has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
What is the population of Olympic Dam?
Olympic Dam, SA had a population of 308 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Olympic Dam, SA?
The postcode for Olympic Dam, SA is 5725.
How far is Olympic Dam from Adelaide?
Olympic Dam is 580 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 383 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Olympic Dam?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Olympic Dam was $84,500 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median age in Olympic Dam?
The median age of residents in Olympic Dam was 36 at the 2021 ABS Census.
What is the weather like in Olympic Dam?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Olympic Dam, Andamooka (28.4 km away), summer days average 36.2°C, winter nights 6.9°C, 169 mm of rain a year over 24 rainy days, and 81 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Olympic Dam?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Olympic Dam belong to?
Olympic Dam sits within the Unincorporated SA local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much is being built near Olympic Dam?
Across Unincorporated SA, 4 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Olympic Dam in?
Olympic Dam sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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