Suburb in Clare and Gilbert Valleys

Auburn, SA

Auburn had a population of 668 at the 2021 Census (+1.1% since 2016). Median age 53.0. Median weekly household income $1,202. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Auburn at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Auburn's population grew by 1.1% to 668, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 53.0, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 9.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.5%.

16.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 48.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 302 households.

The median household earns $1,202 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $215 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,282 a month.

15.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 3.1% use a language other than English at home. 47.9% report no religion, close to the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Auburn beside SA and Australia.

MeasureAuburnSAAustralia
Population6681,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+1.1%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age53.040.938.2
Households302691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting16.2%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright48.6%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,202$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$215$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,282$1,505$1,866
Born overseas15.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home3.1%18.7%23.6%
No religion47.9%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+1.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5702011
  2. 6612016
  3. 6682021

Age

Median age 53.0, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Auburn South Australia
Share of people by age, Auburn and South Australia
0–99.4%
10–198.8%
20–296.9%
30–399.7%
40–498.8%
50–5918.0%
60–6920.8%
70–7913.2%
80+4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Auburn at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English51.3%
  2. Australian41.3%
  3. German13.3%
  4. Irish12.7%
  5. Scottish9.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans1.1%
  2. German0.8%
  3. Punjabi0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.0%
  2. New Zealand1.4%
  3. Poland1.1%
  4. the Netherlands0.9%
  5. South Africa0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Auburn

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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