Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $690K over the last 24 months. 81% of decided DAs approved.
Auburn 2144 spans 2 councils: Cumberland Council (7,075 lots), City of Parramatta Council (8 lots). The dominant council (Cumberland Council) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Auburn is dominated by R2 — Low Density Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
Auburn 2144 covers an undefined area within Cumberland Council.
Drill into any lot in Auburn
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
lots with remaining GFA capacity
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
within a TOD corridor (uplift expected)
average uplift signal across the suburb · 20 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 63,379 dwellings, with 4,222,568 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
2% of lots carry heritage controls.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Cleaners · serves Auburn, NSW
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Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
449 development applications for Auburn addresses were decided by Cumberland Council over the past 24 months. 364 approved — a 81% approval rate. Average processing time: 41 days.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
74 businesses serving Auburn and nearby.
Cleaners
16 Renshaw Ave, Auburn NSW 2144
Architect
45 Rawson St, Auburn NSW 2144
Roofing contractor
114 Adderley St W, Auburn NSW 2144
Civil engineering company
255 Rawson St, Auburn NSW 2144
HVAC contractor
42-46 Percy St, Auburn NSW 2144
Construction company
26 Belgium St, Auburn NSW 2144
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Auburn is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 4,112 of 7,083 lots (63%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (63%), R3 Medium Density Residential (20%), RE1 Public Recreation (6%), R4 High Density Residential (6%), E1 Local Centre (5%).
Across Auburn, the average maximum building height is 11.0 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 1.32:1. Individual lots can vary materially — height and FSR are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be modified by overlays. For an exact figure on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 4,953 lots in Auburn appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in Auburn over the past 24 months is $690,000, across 1,019 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,030,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Auburn is $648. Gross rental yield works out to 4.8%.
Cumberland Council decided 449 development applications for Auburn addresses over the past 24 months, with 364 approved (81% approval rate). Average processing time is 41 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Auburn, 2% with heritage controls, 0.1% bushfire-prone, 0.1% near contaminated sites. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
2,481 of 7,083 lots in Auburn show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. 343 lots fall within a Transport Oriented Development corridor. Average rezoning signal score: 37.4 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Cumberland Council and nearby postcodes.
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Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in Auburn.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2144 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Cumberland Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →