Located in South Australia within the Roxby Downs local government area, Olympic Dam is a small, quiet locality (postcode 5725). It is home to about 308 residents, with a mix of families and early-career residents and a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The crime rate in the Roxby Downs LGA is moderate at 4,870 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.