Auburn (NSW)
NSWAuburn (NSW) is a growing suburb in NSW with 39,333 residents.
- SAL code
- 10107
- SA2
- 125011582
- Population
- 39,333
Auburn (NSW), NSW had 39,333 residents at the 2021 Census, with the broader statistical area showing a 7.4% growth over the last five years. The predominant age group is 25-34 years, and the median age sits at 31. Households are most often couples with children, and those with a mortgage repay a median of $2,000 a month. Around 45.0% of homes are owner-occupied, with the largest single tenure being rented at 49.9%. Most dwellings are flats or apartments, making up 47.6% of the suburb's housing stock. The suburb has 29 parks and reserves mapped within its boundary. Source: ABS Census 2021 and Estimated Resident Population, with amenity counts from state Open Data and OpenStreetMap.
Suburb analysis
Auburn (NSW), NSW at a glance
Auburn is a multicultural middle-ring Sydney suburb ~16 km west of the CBD in Cumberland City Council, on the T1 Western and T2 Inner West lines. The housing mix splits sharply between older detached houses on standard lots and a deep stock of medium-density apartments around the station and Auburn Central. The data tiles below cover the demographic baseline; this card adds the live market, lifestyle and council pipeline.
For homebuyers
Auburn suits people who want a connected, multicultural pocket of Sydney with serious price separation between houses and units. The streetscape mixes older single-storey detached homes with newer mid-rise apartment blocks clustered around Auburn Central and the station. The food scene is the headline draw: Turkish, Lebanese, Afghan, Chinese and Nepalese restaurants and grocers along Auburn Road and Queen Street. The Auburn Botanic Gardens (9.2 hectares with a Japanese garden, rose garden and animal sanctuary) is the standout green anchor, with free entry for Cumberland residents. Auburn Station puts you ~25 minutes by train into Central on the T1 and T2 lines (Wikipedia). Schools close to the station include Trinity Catholic College and St John's Catholic Primary; Auburn Hospital is in the suburb. In short: an affordable, food-rich, transport-connected middle-ring suburb if you can sit with denser apartment living and weigh the lifestyle profile carefully.
For investors
Auburn is a two-speed market: yield in units, capital growth in houses. Median house $1,545,000 with rent $725/wk gives a 2.71% gross yield; median unit $597,500 with rent $648/wk gives a 6.02% gross yield (Your Investment Property, data to Jan 2026). Houses ran +10.36% over 12 months (+1.48% quarter); units +5.38%. Sales volume was 172 houses and 382 units in the 12 months to January 2026 — a deep, liquid unit market. Days-on-market: 39 (houses), 36 (units).
Strengths
- Strong unit yields (~6.02%) versus most middle-ring Sydney postcodes — a rare cashflow play this close to the CBD (YIP May 2026).
- Deep transaction market: 382 unit sales + 172 house sales in 12 months means easy entry and exit.
- Houses have posted +10.36% capital growth over 12 months on tight stock — the detached segment behaves like a different market to the unit segment.
- Train-line position on both T1 and T2 with Sydney Metro West tunnelling completing in 2026 (Sydney Metro) reinforces longer-term connectivity for the corridor.
Trade-offs
- House yields are thin at 2.71% — the detached segment is a growth-only play, not cashflow.
- Sydney middle-ring vacancy was ~1.8% in December 2025 (SQM Research) — tight overall, but Auburn's ~382 unit-sales pipeline plus Cumberland's housing-supply role means new apartment competition is a constant.
- Lifestyle and safety reviews on homely.com.au are mixed; tenant-quality and building-quality due diligence matters more here than in lower-density suburbs.
- Auburn is identified in Cumberland's Local Housing Strategy as a principal local centre absorbing future housing growth — meaningful future supply could compress unit yields.
What's coming
Cumberland City Council's 2025-2026 Operational Plan continues to prioritise Auburn as a principal local centre under the Local Housing Strategy 2020 and the Auburn Residential Development Strategy, which guides 20-year housing growth in planned centres. Sydney Metro West tunnelling is on track to complete in 2026, with stations including Sydney Olympic Park (~3 km from Auburn) opening in 2032 — that hub will reshape commute patterns across the corridor.
Bottom line
For homebuyers: a connected, food-rich, multicultural suburb with strong train access and unit affordability. For investors: a split market — units for yield (~6%), houses for growth — with future supply and Metro West to watch.
Population
?39,333
Suburb · Census 2021
5-Year Growth
+7.4%
3yr: +9.7% · 10yr: +22.1%
SA2 · 5yr
Household Income
$1,533/wk
Suburb · Census 2021 median
Median Age
31
Suburb · Census 2021
Socio-Economic Index
?1/10
SA2 · more disadvantaged
Unemployment
?7.0%
SA2 · Q4 2025
Schools
4
3 primary, 1 secondary
Hospitals
?2
Within suburb
Childcare services
?27
18 long day, 8 OSHC, 3 family
Parks & green space
?29
Parks, reserves
Transport stops
?115
GTFS stops
Dwelling approvals
No data for this suburb
Median Weekly Rent
Based on NSW rental bond lodgements, aggregated at postcode level. All SALs sharing this postcode show the same median.
Median House Sale Price
Source: state Valuer-General (suburb-level quarterly medians).
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Population over time — Auburn - Central (SA2)
ABS publishes annual estimates only at SA2; Auburn (NSW) suburb alone is ~39,333 (Census 2021).
Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.
Growth at a Glance
Population grew from 12,623 to 21,706 over 24 years, averaging 2.3% per year.
Schools
4 in suburbSector
4 public
Type
3 primary · 1 secondary
Total enrolment
2,556
Avg per school
639
Government school catchment
Intake zonePrimary
Auburn WPS44.9%
- Auburn NPS 26.3%
- Auburn PS 25.3%
- Berala PS 1.9%
- Lidcombe PS 1.7%
- Granville PS 0.0%
- Regents Park PS 0.0%
- Chester Hill PS 0.0%
- Blaxcell St PS 0.0%
- Rosehill PS 0.0%
- Granville EPS 0.0%
- Chester Hill NPS 0.0%
Secondary
Granville SCPAHS97.7%
- Granville BHS 76.4%
- Auburn GHS 76.4%
- Birrong GHS 23.5%
- Birrong BHS 23.5%
- Bass HS 0.0%
- Merrylands HS 0.0%
- Chester Hill HS 0.0%
- Macarthur GHS 0.0%
- Sefton HS 0.0%
Infants
Sefton IS
Source: NSW Department of Education — School Intake Zones. Boundaries can be amended without notice; confirm with the school before relying on enrolment.
Profile
Census snapshot
Housing
Public housing 3.9%Mostly apartments (47.6%), mixed tenure (45.0% own or mortgage), built for families (40% are 2 bed).
Dwelling mix
Tenure
NSW 33%
Number of bedrooms
Bushfire risk
Source: NSW RFS BFPL via SEED
As of May 2026
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped bushfire polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions.
Flood risk
This suburb falls outside every flood polygon mapped by the relevant authority. Always confirm at the property address — local conditions and unmapped overlays can still apply.
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped flood polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions. Source when available: NSW Rural Fire Service (BFPL) and NSW DPHI EPI Flood.
Planning zones
9 zones in suburb| Code | Zone | % covered | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | ZoneResidential | 33.2% | 2.84 km² |
| E4 | ZoneEnvironmental | 16.2% | 1.39 km² |
| R3 | ZoneResidential | 13.7% | 1.18 km² |
| RE1 | ZoneRecreation | 11.6% | 0.99 km² |
| E3 | ZoneEnvironmental | 8.2% | 0.70 km² |
| SP2 | ZoneSpecial use | 6.6% | 0.56 km² |
| R4 | ZoneResidential | 5.0% | 0.42 km² |
| E1 | ZoneEnvironmental | 4.3% | 0.37 km² |
| W1 | ZoneWaterway | 1.2% | 0.10 km² |
Source: NSW DPHI EPI Land Zoning (ZONE_NSW/2026-04-29/1eccf1a530fa1be5) · As of Apr 2026. Zone boundaries are amended periodically; verify the exact property with the relevant council before relying on permitted use.