The suburb of Auburn is a mixture of residential and commercial structures, and a deep mix of cultures and personal experience. The decision to move to Auburn will be a strategic one for some residents, and it will be ideal for many people due to its proximity to transport networks and housing affordability.
The suburb falls over the furthest stretch of the arterial Parramatta Road from the Sydney CBD. This square kilometre is dense in commercial and retail buildings, with large retailers like Harvey Norman setting up shop there, among others.
Auburn is central in locality for people that will look to take advantage of the entire Sydney metro area, as it sits at the entrance to the western motorway, which is ideal for those that work or travel to the western suburbs.
The community is a multicultural one, however there is somewhat of a lack of any central village that will encourage foot traffic and a community feel. This is an unfortunate aspect, as the cultural diversity could be showcased with more of a central CBD for the suburb. Of course for some residents this may not be too much of a concern, particularly those not minded to spend time in their local area who will be on the move to other parts of Sydney from day to day. There are however other local places to visit nearby like North Strathfield or Concord that have the village atmosphere.
Auburn has many apartment developments and there is a significant immigrant and student community in the area, and as such it is not surprising that the area has a significantly low median age.
Demographics
Auburn has a large migrant and second generation migrant community, with a significant percentage of residents speaking a language other than English as their first language:
- 5% English as first language
- 7% Arabic as first language
- 5% Turkish as first language
- 4% Mandarin or Cantonese as first language
- 1% Urdu as first language
The main religion of the people of Auburn is Islam (at around 40%). The largest group of occupations of residents is trades and technical services, and median individual income is $352.00 per week while the median household income is $968.00 per week.
Households and Property
Housing affordability is a plus for those who are considering moving to Auburn. For those that live in the area around 40% of homes are rented with 30% being completely owned and the remainder subject to an occupier mortgage. Median rent in the area is between $300 to $350. The area has been subject to large developments in apartment style residences in recent decades, however there are still many streets that are entirely made up of free standing homes and retain a suburban feel.
Transport
Auburn sits in one of the most advantaged locations for Sydney-siders that need to travel all over the city, with the entrance to the M4 motorway nearby. Auburn station also sits on the Western line and is not far from the major interchange stations like Strathfield and Parramatta. The train is also likely to take around 30 minutes to get into the Sydney Central station.
[Statistics referred to in this article have been sourced from http://localstats.qpzm.com.au]