Newington is a suburb of inner west Sydney , in the
state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 16
kilometres west of the Sydney central business
district, in the local government area of Auburn
Council.
Newington is 2 km west of Wentworth Point, on the
Parramatta River, and 1 km north-west of Sydney
Olympic Park. It is best known as the location of
the Athletes Village for the Sydney 2000 Olympics
and 2000 Summer Paralympics. The Athlete's
Village was converted to residential apartments
after the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
Other apartments and double-storey houses have
also been built since. A memorial featuring all the
names of the Australian athletes who participated
at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and 2000 Summer
Paralympics stands on a reserve opposite
Newington Marketplace.