Auburn Council

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Auburn Council
state = nsw


caption =
pop = 61,125
density = 1910
area = 32
est =
seat = Auburn
mayor = Le Lam
region = Metropolitan Sydney

url = http://www.auburn.nsw.gov.au/
stategov = Auburn
fedgov = Reid
near-nw = Parramatta
near-n = Parramatta
near-ne = Ryde
near-e = Canada Bay
near-w = Parramatta
near-sw = Bankstown
near-s = Bankstown
near-se = Strathfield

Auburn Council is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, about 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district. The LGA has a large Chinese Population, which made up 9.3% of the total population; The LGA also has a large Muslim population, most notably from Turkey, which make up about 4% of the populationFact|date=December 2007; the Gallipoli Mosque in the suburb of Auburn is modelled upon the great mosques of Istanbul.

Homebush Bay, within the LGA, was the location of the main venues of the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs serviced by Auburn Council are:
* Auburn
* Auburn North
* Auburn South
* Auburn West
* Berala
* Homebush Bay
* Lidcombe
* Lidcombe North
* Newington
* Regents Park
* Rookwood
* Silverwater

External links

* [http://www.auburn.nsw.gov.au/ Auburn Council website]
* [http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ProductSelect?newproducttype=QuickStats&btnSelectProduct=View+QuickStats+%3E&collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=LGA10200&geography=&method=&productlabel=&producttype=&topic=&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&breadcrumb=LP&topholder=0&leftholder=0&currentaction=201&action=401&textversion=false#Country%20of%20Birth 2006 Census Information]