Lidcombe vs Auburn

In both, about half of households rent, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are couple families. Units cost more in Lidcombe: a median of $765,000, against $556,000 in Auburn, and rent is higher there too. Lidcombe is closer to the city centre: 18.4 km, against 20.8 km. On these figures, Auburn tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Auburn

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (16 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (27 vs 11)
  • has more childcare (27 vs 15)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Auburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($555,888 vs $765,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,480,000 vs $1,985,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Auburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Lidcombe sits closer to the CBD (18.4 km vs 20.8 km)
  • Auburn gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (25% vs 15%)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Lidcombe is growing faster (20.6% vs 5.3%)
  • Auburn returns a higher gross yield on units (6.0% vs 5.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Lidcombe and Auburn drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Lidcombe Auburn
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Lidcombe Auburn
Walkability 91 / 96
Lidcombe — Walkability: 91/100 Auburn — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 28 / 34
Lidcombe — Safety: 28/100 Auburn — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lidcombe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Auburn — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Auburn has more residents (39,333 vs 23,663); Lidcombe has higher household incomes ($98,176 vs $79,716).

Lidcombe Auburn
Population 23,663 39,333
+66% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.6% +5.3%
Median age 33 31
Median household income $98,176/yr
+19% vs other
 $79,716/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+18% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lidcombe Auburn
0-4 5.4% / 6.4%
Lidcombe — 0-4: 5.4% Auburn — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 8.3% / 11.1%
Lidcombe — 5-14: 8.3% Auburn — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 3.8% / 4.8%
Lidcombe — 15-19: 3.8% Auburn — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 9.1% / 11.7%
Lidcombe — 20-24: 9.1% Auburn — 20-24: 11.7%
25-34 25.6% / 22.9%
Lidcombe — 25-34: 25.6% Auburn — 25-34: 22.9%
35-44 15.2% / 13.5%
Lidcombe — 35-44: 15.2% Auburn — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 10.7% / 10.2%
Lidcombe — 45-54: 10.7% Auburn — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 11.0% / 9.3%
Lidcombe — 55-64: 11.0% Auburn — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 6.7% / 5.8%
Lidcombe — 65-74: 6.7% Auburn — 65-74: 5.8%
75-84 3.1% / 3.0%
Lidcombe — 75-84: 3.1% Auburn — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 1.2% / 1.3%
Lidcombe — 85+: 1.2% Auburn — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lidcombe 46.4% couple families
Lidcombe — Couple Families: 46.4% Lidcombe — Lone Person: 23.2% Lidcombe — One Parent Families: 15.0% Lidcombe — Group Household: 11.9% Lidcombe — Other Families: 3.5%
Auburn 48.2% couple families
Auburn — Couple Families: 48.2% Auburn — Lone Person: 20.5% Auburn — One Parent Families: 13.7% Auburn — Group Household: 14.1% Auburn — Other Families: 3.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lidcombe 45.1% renting
Lidcombe — Owned Outright: 21.4% Lidcombe — Mortgage: 33.5% Lidcombe — Renting: 45.1%
Auburn 52.6% renting
Auburn — Owned Outright: 22.9% Auburn — Mortgage: 24.6% Auburn — Renting: 52.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Lidcombe Auburn
Bachelor Degree 20.5% / 12.7%
Lidcombe — Bachelor Degree: 20.5% Auburn — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 7.6%
Lidcombe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Auburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 7.9% / 6.3%
Lidcombe — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9% Auburn — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3%
Certificate III & IV 5.9% / 4.8%
Lidcombe — Certificate III & IV: 5.9% Auburn — Certificate III & IV: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.8%
Lidcombe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Auburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Lidcombe Auburn
China 12.6% / 14.4%
Lidcombe — China: 12.6% Auburn — China: 14.4%
Nepal 6.3% / 12.7%
Lidcombe — Nepal: 6.3% Auburn — Nepal: 12.7%
India 2.3% / 5.4%
Lidcombe — India: 2.3% Auburn — India: 5.4%
Vietnam 5.1% / 1.9%
Lidcombe — Vietnam: 5.1% Auburn — Vietnam: 1.9%
Pakistan — / 3.7%
Lidcombe — Pakistan: not among its largest Auburn — Pakistan: 3.7%
Afghanistan — / 3.7%
Lidcombe — Afghanistan: not among its largest Auburn — Afghanistan: 3.7%
Philippines 2.6% / —
Lidcombe — Philippines: 2.6% Auburn — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lidcombe 45.1% flats / apartments
Lidcombe — Flats / Apartments: 45.1% Lidcombe — Houses: 38.7% Lidcombe — Townhouses: 16.2%
Auburn 47.9% flats / apartments
Auburn — Flats / Apartments: 47.9% Auburn — Houses: 42.0% Auburn — Townhouses: 10.0%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Lidcombe Auburn
Median house price $1,985,000 $1,480,000
Median unit price $765,000 $555,888
Median land price — $2,220,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 109 sales
 25 days
from 124 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Lidcombe Auburn
1 bed $579K / $395K
Lidcombe — 1 bed: $579K (66 sales) Auburn — 1 bed: $395K (23 sales)

66 vs 23 sales

2 bed $770K / $540K
Lidcombe — 2 bed: $770K (199 sales) Auburn — 2 bed: $540K (151 sales)

199 vs 151 sales

3 bed $955K / $690K
Lidcombe — 3 bed: $955K (55 sales) Auburn — 3 bed: $690K (48 sales)

55 vs 48 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Lidcombe Auburn
2 bed $1.85M / $1.26M
Lidcombe — 2 bed: $1.85M (9 sales) Auburn — 2 bed: $1.26M (18 sales)

9 vs 18 sales

3 bed $1.81M / $1.42M
Lidcombe — 3 bed: $1.81M (55 sales) Auburn — 3 bed: $1.42M (66 sales)

55 vs 66 sales

4 bed $1.94M / $1.48M
Lidcombe — 4 bed: $1.94M (28 sales) Auburn — 4 bed: $1.48M (34 sales)

28 vs 34 sales

5 bed $2.21M / $1.62M
Lidcombe — 5 bed: $2.21M (28 sales) Auburn — 5 bed: $1.62M (21 sales)

28 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Lidcombe Auburn
Residential 55% 52%
Industrial 19% 24%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 7%
Parks and recreation 6% 12%
Commercial 4%
same for both
Environmental 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Lidcombe Auburn
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Lidcombe Auburn
Houses 2.8%
$850/wk on $1.58M
 3.0%
$835/wk on $1.45M
Units 5.3%
$800/wk on $780K
 6.0%
$650/wk on $565K

Ranking within NSW

Lidcombe Auburn
House price Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 62% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW

Liveability

Lidcombe scores higher overall (70 vs 59).

Lidcombe Auburn
Grade A B
Score 70/100 59/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Lidcombe Auburn
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 29
within 5 km
 28
within 5 km

Schools

Lidcombe Auburn
Inside the suburb 2 16
Rated above peers 2 5
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0 3
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 3.6 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 4.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.0% 4.4%

Schools in Lidcombe

  • Lidcombe Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joachim's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Auburn

  • Al-Faisal College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Auburn Girls High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Auburn North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St John's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Trinity Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Alpha Omega Senior College Independent · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lidcombe Auburn
Supermarkets 6
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 22 19
Parks & reserves 11 27
Childcare 15 27
GPs 9 10
Pharmacies 4 7
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 4
Fuel stations 3 2
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Auburn sits further from the CBD (20.8 km vs 18.4 km).

Lidcombe Auburn
Walkability score 91/100 96/100
Distance to Sydney 18.4 km 20.8 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 26 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 324.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 368.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 2141
 0.8%
postcode 2144
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 20
postcode 2141
 17
postcode 2144

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Lidcombe Auburn
Car (driver) 39.0% / 43.5%
Lidcombe — Car (driver): 39.0% Auburn — Car (driver): 43.5%
Worked from Home 37.0% / 21.4%
Lidcombe — Worked from Home: 37.0% Auburn — Worked from Home: 21.4%
Train 15.1% / 25.1%
Lidcombe — Train: 15.1% Auburn — Train: 25.1%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.9%
Lidcombe — Car (passenger): 4.4% Auburn — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only 3.0% / 3.6%
Lidcombe — Walked Only: 3.0% Auburn — Walked Only: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (43.5%).

Setting

Lidcombe Auburn
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.5 km 16.6 km

NBN connectivity

Lidcombe Auburn
Connectivity score 99/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 96%
9,801 premises
 81%
14,559 premises

Climate

Lidcombe Auburn
Annual rainfall 1,021 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lidcombe Auburn
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.9 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lidcombe Auburn
Average residential rate $1,038/yr
same for both
Council Cumberland
same for both

Federal electorate

Lidcombe Auburn
Division Reid Blaxland
Member Sally Sitou Jason Clare
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lidcombe Auburn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lidcombe

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Trains Transport Hub Urban

Auburn

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Transport Hub Urban

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