| Auburn New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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St_Josephs_Village_Auburn_043.jpg) Duncraggarn Hall, a house now part of St Joseph's retirement village | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 39,333 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1793 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2144 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 16 km (10 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cumberland City Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Auburn | ||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Auburn (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Liberty Plains: a history of Auburn N.S.W. - Centenary edition
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 11.
