Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Olympic Park
SydneyNew South Wales
An aerial view of the Olympic complex, 2012
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Coordinates33°50′51″S 151°03′54″E / 33.84750°S 151.06500°E / -33.84750; 151.06500
Population4,848 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density731.2/km2 (1,893.9/sq mi)
Established1996 (locality) & 2009 (suburb)
Postcode(s)2127
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Area6.63 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Location13 km (8 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)City of Parramatta
State electorate(s)Parramatta
Federal division(s)Reid
Suburbs around Sydney Olympic Park:
Ermington Wentworth Point Rhodes
Newington Sydney Olympic Park Liberty Grove
Lidcombe Flemington Homebush

Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, located 13 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta Council. It is commonly known as Olympic Park but officially named Sydney Olympic Park.[2] The area was part of the suburb of Lidcombe and known as "North Lidcombe",[3] but between 1989 and 2009 was named "Homebush Bay"[4] (part of which is now the separate suburb of Wentworth Point). The names "Homebush Bay" and, sometimes, "Homebush" are still used colloquially as a metonym for Stadium Australia as well as the Olympic Park precinct as a whole, but Homebush is an older, separate suburb to the southeast, in the Municipality of Strathfield.[3]

Sydney Olympic Park features a large sports and entertainment area, originally redeveloped for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The stadiums, arenas and venues continue to be used for sporting, musical, and cultural events, including the Sydney Royal Easter Show, Sydney Festival and a number of world-class sporting fixtures. The suburb also contains commercial developments, residential buildings and extensive parklands.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sydney Olympic Park (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 August 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Lifestyle choices on your doorstep Archived 26 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Olympic Park
  3. ^ a b Dictionary of Sydney - Homebush Bay
  4. ^ "Sydney Olympic Park". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Edit this at Wikidata