In 1998, the suburb of Newington was launched by NSW Premier Bob Carr. The suburb was built to act as the Olympic Village as part of Sydney hosting the 2000 Olympic Games and is reflected by the names given to streets within the suburb.
10 000 Olympic Athletes and officals lived in the village during the 2000 Olympic Games. Following the Olympic Games, they were converted into private housing.
Around half of the 2000 dwellings in Newington were built prior to the Olympic Games. Around 250 dwellings were sold to the public while around 870 dwellings were used for the Olympic Games. The remaining dwellings (Around 1000) were built after the Olympic Games.
Newington was developed by Lend Lease and Mirvac.
Currently, the suburb is home to around 5800 people (2016 Census).
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