4,848 ▲ +7358.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65
- 2016: 1,736
- 2021: 4,848
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sydney Olympic Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sydney Olympic Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Sydney Olympic Park is just 31 years old, making it far younger than most other areas. The population has grown to 4,848 people, with a heavy concentration of working-age adults and very few seniors.
4,848
▲ +7358.5%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney Olympic Park — higher than 86% of areas.
| Sydney Olympic Park | 4,848 |
|---|---|
| 2127, NSW | 23,198 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is noticeably younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 31. This is among the lowest for similar areas and sits far below the New South Wales average of 39.
31 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 31 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 62.1% of the population, which helps explain why children under 15 (12.7%) and seniors over 65 (3.4%) are both far below state and national levels.
3.4% ▲ —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.7% ▼ -52.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sydney Olympic Park, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 62%; Children (0–14) is next at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.6%, which is a little below the New South Wales average.
0.6% ▲ —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Sydney Olympic Park splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (43%), with Divorced at 8%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sydney Olympic Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13731/sydney-olympic-park/topic/demographics-identity