Auburn (NSW), NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Auburn is a multicultural suburb of Western Sydney, about 16 kilometres west of the central business district, today part of Cumberland City Council. The Wangal clan are recognised among the original inhabitants of the district; the celebrated colonial-era figures Bennelong and his wife Barangaroo were both Wangal people. In February 1793 the surrounding area became one of the colony's first free-settler farming districts, granted to a small group that included Quaker families and known as Liberty Plains — a proud heritage still echoed in the local motto, 'Liberty, with steady zeal'. The township itself was surveyed in the late 1870s and named Auburn after Oliver Goldsmith's poem 'The Deserted Village', which opens 'Sweet Auburn! Loveliest village of the plain'. Successive waves of migration have since made Auburn one of Sydney's most diverse suburbs, home to the landmark Auburn Botanical Gardens and the Turkish-built Gallipoli Mosque.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Auburn (NSW) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 14% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 908, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Auburn (NSW) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 5 components we can score for Auburn (NSW) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
14/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (14/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
16/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $410 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 16% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Amenities & access
92/100Plenty mapped nearby
About 158 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap
Green space
66/100A good amount of green space nearby
About 10.2% of the area within ~1.2 km of the centre is mapped as green space — parks, reserves, sportsgrounds and the like. An area estimate from a radius around the centre, not the suburb boundary. · OpenStreetMap
Transport
90/100Well served by public-transport stops
About 68 public-transport stops (bus, train, tram or ferry) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. Stop coverage, not timetable frequency. · OpenStreetMap
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Auburn (NSW) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 39,333
- Median age
- 31
- Median weekly household income
- $1,533
- SEIFA score
- 908
- Local government area
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- -33.8510, 151.0283
Map of Auburn (NSW)
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Housing & property in Auburn (NSW)
What it costs to live in Auburn (NSW) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $410
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,000
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 45%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 50%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Auburn (NSW) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Auburn (NSW) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Auburn (NSW) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 36% and 70% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 6,870 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 6,485 | 16% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 14,330 | 36% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 7,657 | 19% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3,992 | 10% |
Share of the 39,334 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 2,382 | 22% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,563 | 23% |
| Rented | 5,477 | 50% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4,615 | 42% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,102 | 10% |
| Flats & apartments | 5,189 | 47% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 10,993 occupied private dwellings in Auburn (NSW).
- Average household size
- 3.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,440
- Median weekly personal income
- $580
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 25,286 (70%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 30,942 (87%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 105 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 19,650 (63%)
- Labour-force participation
- 46.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.4%
- Employed full-time
- 5,707
- Employed part-time
- 5,204
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Auburn (NSW)
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Auburn (NSW) is January (average daytime high around 28.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.8°C). The area receives roughly 854 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4°C | 18.6°C | 85 mm |
| Feb | 27.1°C | 18.1°C | 92 mm |
| Mar | 25.4°C | 16.9°C | 139 mm |
| Apr | 22.9°C | 13.6°C | 72 mm |
| May | 19.7°C | 10°C | 37 mm |
| Jun | 16.7°C | 8°C | 57 mm |
| Jul | 16.8°C | 7.1°C | 56 mm |
| Aug | 17.9°C | 7.6°C | 52 mm |
| Sep | 20.9°C | 9.8°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 23.7°C | 12.6°C | 77 mm |
| Nov | 25.2°C | 14.7°C | 73 mm |
| Dec | 27.5°C | 16.9°C | 70 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Places in and around Auburn (NSW)
Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.
Eat & drink
25 nearbyNew Star Kebab · Ariana Kebab House · Auburn Kebab · Biggy Burger · Auburn Fresh Juice Centre · Ali Baba Family Restaurant
Parks & recreation
98 nearbyHarold Moon Reserve · Auburn Park · Duck River Reserve · Mona Park · Horlyck Reserve · Auburn Botanic Gardens
Shops & groceries
14 nearbyVegies Star · Safa Butchery · Aldi · Davids Asian Food · Valiasr Bakery · Afghan Traditional Bakery
Healthcare
11 nearbyFamily Medical Practice · Sansons Pharmacy · Dr. Mervat Akladious GP · Auburn Healthcare Centre · Dr Khaled Osman -Hall Street Medical Centre · Cincotta Discount Chemist
Schools & education
8 nearbyAlpha Omega Senior College · Auburn Girls High School · Trinity Catholic College · Sydney Adventist School Auburn · Al-Faisal College · St John's Catholic Primary School
Things to do
2 nearbyAuburn Library · Auburn Centre for Community
Eat & drink in and around Auburn (NSW)
Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.
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Claim this listing- Aladdin's Fresh Fruit JuiceTakeaway
- Ali Baba Family RestaurantRestaurant
- Ambulance Station HotelPub
- Ariana Kebab HouseRestaurant
- Auburn Fresh Juice CentreTakeaway
- Auburn KebabTakeaway
- Biggy BurgerTakeaway
- Chinese RestaurantRestaurant
- Deccan FlavoursRestaurantShop 12 Civic Road
- EzyMartTakeawayHargrave Road, Auburn
- Flipp BurgersTakeaway
- Ibrahim EatzRestaurant
- Jasmin 1Restaurant
- JasmineRestaurantjasminauburn.com.au
- Kabul International Restaurant & BakeryRestaurant
- Karachi BiriyaniRestaurant
- Keighery HotelPub51 Rawson Street, Auburn
- KFCTakeaway
- Kismet CaféCafé
- Little FujianRestaurantQueen Street
- Mehry's CafeCafé31-35 Queen Street
- New Star KebabRestaurant
- Oliver BrownCaféQueen Street
- The Korner CafeCafé39 Auburn Road
Showing 24 mapped places; more may exist that aren't yet on OpenStreetMap.
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Common questions about Auburn (NSW)
Is Auburn (NSW) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability, amenities, green space and transport, Auburn (NSW) rates 49/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Auburn (NSW)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Auburn (NSW) was $410, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Auburn (NSW)?
Auburn (NSW) is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Cumberland local government area.
What is the population of Auburn (NSW)?
At the 2021 Census, Auburn (NSW) had a population of about 39,333.
Is Auburn (NSW) an advantaged area?
Auburn (NSW) has an ABS SEIFA score of 908, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 14 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 14% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Auburn (NSW)?
Auburn (NSW) has average daytime highs of about 22.7°C and overnight lows of about 12.8°C, with roughly 854 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Auburn (NSW)?
Auburn (NSW) is one of the most populous suburbs in New South Wales — the 6th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 39,333 usual residents).
Where Auburn (NSW) ranks
Auburn (NSW) appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in New South Wales#6 of 25
- Largest suburbs in Australia#15 of 25
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