Side by sideSuburb comparison

Olympic Dam vs Roxby Downs.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Roxby Downs edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Roxby Downs scores higher on walkability (0/100 vs 8/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household.

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.

Common questionsOlympic Dam vs Roxby Downs

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Olympic Dam or Roxby Downs?

Roxby Downs scores 8/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Olympic Dam
Metric
Roxby Downs

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$260/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$400/wk
$221/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$310/wk
Owner occupied
28.0%
Renter occupied
67.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

0
Walk score
8
0
Transit score
0
0
Bike score
5
308
Population
3,671
36
Median age
30

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

2
Schools nearby
2
949
Avg ICSEA
949

Climate

Annual rainfall
Mean max (Jan)

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).