| Auburn Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Auburn Gallipoli Mosque | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 39,333 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2144 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 19 km (12 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Auburn Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Auburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Reid | ||||||||||||||
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Auburn is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. Auburn is located 19 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Auburn Council.
History
The suburb was named after Oliver Goldsmith's poem The Desserted Village, which describes 'Auburn' in England as the loveliest village of the plain.
Commercial Area
Auburn has a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial areas. Auburn shopping centre is located close to Auburn railway station. Auburn Central runs between South Parade and the Queen Street mall and features a small shopping centre below a residential apartments. Auburn Central has a Woolworths supermarket, Big W discount department store, specialty shops and cafes.
Commercial and industrial develoments are also located along Parramatta Road and surrounding streets:
- Tooheys Brewery is located in Auburn.
- Harvey Norman's biggest store in Australia is located on Parramatta Road.
- Reading Cinemas is on Parramatta Road. [2]
- Revolution Racegear - Australasia's largest race equipment stockist
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Auburn Central, Queen Street -
Harvey Norman Centre, Parramatta Road -
Auburn Home Centre, Parramatta Road -
Bell Tower Complex, Parramatta Road
Transport
Auburn railway station is on the Southern line and Western line of the CityRail network.
Landmarks
- Auburn Hospital with basic 24-hour emergency facilities is on Norval and Hargrave Streets.
Schools
- Auburn Girls High School
- Auburn North Pubic School
- Auburn West Public School
- Auburn Public School
- St John of God Primary school
- St Joseph The Worker Public School
- Trinity Catholic College
Churches and Mosques
The Auburn Gallipoli Mosque took thirteen years to construct and was largely funded by the Turkish community in the area. [4] The name of the mosque reflects the legacy of Gallipolli in Turkey and the shared bond between Australian society and the Australian Turkish Muslim Community who constructed the mosque.
Population
Demographics
Auburn prides itself as having one of the largest refugee communities in Australia. With a very high percentage of its population coming predominantly from Turkish, Lebanese and Vietnamese backgrounds, as well as some anglo-celtic and other cultural backgrounds. Auburn also has the fastest growing Iraqi and Sudanese communities in the country with a population of 65,000 people.[citation needed]
Notable Residents
- Jack Lang had a long and close association with Auburn, setting up a successful real estate business there. He went on to serve on the local council, eventually becoming Mayor. He died in Auburn in 1975.
- Warren Mundine is the first Aboriginal president of the Australian Labor Party. Born in Grafton in 1956, Warren and his family lived in Auburn in the mid-1960s.
- Myuran Sukumaran, one of the Bali Nine.
References
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Auburn (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Reading Cinemas
- ^ Wilson, Jan (2006-12-12). "Auburn Botanical Gardens". Directory of Australian Botanic Gardens and Arboreta. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
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External links
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