Auburn, New South Wales

Auburn
New South Wales
Duncraggarn Hall, a house now part of St Joseph's retirement village
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Population32,425 (2021 census)[1]
Established1793
Postcode(s)2144
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Location16 km (10 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Cumberland City Council
State electorate(s)Auburn
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Auburn:
Clyde Rosehill Silverwater
South Granville Auburn Lidcombe
Sefton Regents Park Berala

Auburn is a Western Sydney suburb in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Auburn is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of the Sydney central business district and is in the local government area of Cumberland City Council, having previously been the administrative centre of Auburn Council.[2] The suburb was named after Oliver Goldsmith's poem The Deserted Village, which describes 'Auburn' in England as the "loveliest village of the plain".[3]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Auburn (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Liberty Plains: a history of Auburn N.S.W. - Centenary edition
  3. ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 11.

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