Cumberland

New South Wales · Sydney - Parramatta · 238,579 people · 24 suburbs · 11 postcodes

Cumberland at a glance

238,579
Population
#6 of 130 in NSW
78
km² area
3,045/km² density
33.5
Median age
-6.2 vs NSW
961
SEIFA IRSAD
#60 of 130 in NSW
58
Schools
37 gov, 14 Cath, 7 indep
53.3%
Born overseas
44.9%
Renting

Map shows the Cumberland LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Cumberland is a metropolitan Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 24 suburbs across 11 postcodes and an area of 78 km². Cumberland has a population of 238,579 , ranking #6 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Auburn (39,333 residents).About 53.3% of residents were born overseas and 65.1% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (19.4%) 15–24 (13.5%) 25–44 (34.2%) 45–64 (20.8%) 65+ (12.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years46,360 (19.4%)
15–24 years32,255 (13.5%)
25–44 years81,693 (34.2%)
45–64 years49,712 (20.8%)
65+ years28,600 (12.0%)
53.3%
Born overseas
65.1%
Speak a language other than English at home
0.6%
First Nations
3.0
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (24.3%) Mortgaged (30.8%) Renting (44.9%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (57.4%) Semi/townhouse (15.1%) Flat/apartment (27.5%)
$424
Median weekly rent
$2,143
Median monthly mortgage
54.3%
Households with 0-1 cars
45.7%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

8.5%
Unemployment rate
46,576
In full-time work
27,210
In part-time work

Schools in Cumberland

58 schools across Cumberland: 63.8% Government, 24.1% Catholic, 12.1% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1002 (range 855 to 1199). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

NSW average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (63.8%) Secondary (24.1%) Combined (6.9%) Special (5.2%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 1002 NSW median 1005LGA range 855 to 1199

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 58 schools in Cumberland, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
Al-Faisal College Independent Combined Auburn 2,282 1077
Trinity Catholic College Catholic Secondary Auburn 1,313 1016
Greystanes High School Government Secondary Greystanes 1,090 1003
Girraween Public School Government Primary Girraween 1,072 1132
Cerdon College Catholic Secondary Merrylands 1,001 1041
Blaxcell Street Public School Government Primary Granville 948 957
Wentworthville Public School Government Primary Wentworthville 863 1111
Merrylands High School Government Secondary Merrylands 855 915
Auburn Girls High School Government Secondary Auburn 854 966
Granville Boys High School Government Secondary Granville 836 961
Alpha Omega Senior College Independent Secondary Auburn 822 1111
Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School Catholic Primary Greystanes 802 1064
St Paul's Catholic College Catholic Secondary Greystanes 800 1055
Girraween High School Government Secondary Girraween 784 1199
Hilltop Road Public School Government Primary Merrylands 762 971
Lidcombe Public School Government Primary Lidcombe 762 1019
Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School Government Secondary Guildford 733 855
Regents Park Christian School Independent Combined Regents Park 731 1039
Pendle Hill High School Government Secondary Wentworthville 692 1001
Berala Public School Government Primary Berala 656 980
Auburn North Public School Government Primary Auburn 645 1015
Guildford Public School Government Primary Guildford 623 943
Merrylands Public School Government Primary Merrylands 620 936
Granville Public School Government Primary Granville 590 973
Beresford Road Public School Government Primary Greystanes 580 1033
Darcy Road Public School Government Primary Wentworthville 576 1122
St Margaret Mary's Primary School Catholic Primary Merrylands 574 1050
Auburn West Public School Government Primary Auburn 572 928
Holroyd High School Government Secondary Greystanes 547 919
Greystanes Public School Government Primary Greystanes 540 1081
Auburn Public School Government Primary Auburn 486 983
Old Guildford Public School Government Primary Guildford 411 903
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School Catholic Primary Wentworthville 392 1089
St Anthony's Primary School Catholic Primary Girraween 385 1129
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Regents Park 383 1048
Guildford West Public School Government Primary Guildford West 366 945
International Maarif Schools of Australia Independent Combined Auburn 362 1043
St Joachim's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Lidcombe 357 1081
St John's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Auburn 353 1032
Delany College Catholic Secondary Granville 348 996
Merrylands East Public School Government Primary Merrylands 347 955
St Patrick's Primary School Catholic Primary Guildford 342 1028
Ringrose Public School Government Primary Greystanes 339 1002
Granville South Public School Government Primary Guildford 323 933
Pendle Hill Public School Government Primary Wentworthville 309 1032
Muslim Girls Grammar School Independent Secondary Granville 304 994
Regents Park Public School Government Primary Regents Park 268 968
Granville East Public School Government Primary Granville 259 923
Sherwood Grange Public School Government Primary Merrylands 246 992
Holy Trinity Primary School Catholic Primary Granville 200 1047
Holroyd School Government Special Merrylands 189 983
Widemere Public School Government Primary Greystanes 169 1036
Sydney Adventist School - Auburn Independent Primary Auburn 148 950
My Dream Australian Academy Independent Combined Auburn 140 991
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Auburn South 113 1043
Toongabbie East Public School Government Primary Wentworthville 107 898
Fowler Road School Government Special Merrylands 55 895
Karningul School Government Special Regents Park 20 919

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Cumberland. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

961
Ranked #60 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

905

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

931

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

995

Suburbs in Cumberland

Cumberland contains 24 suburbs and 11 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Auburn 2144 39,333 $1,533/wk 31
Merrylands 2160 32,472 $1,470/wk 33
Guildford 2161 24,091 $1,314/wk 31
Lidcombe 2141 23,663 $1,888/wk 33
Greystanes 2145 23,511 $1,930/wk 39
Granville 2142 16,716 $1,598/wk 31
Wentworthville 2145 15,098 $2,219/wk 33
Berala 2141 8,757 $1,552/wk 37
Pendle Hill 2145 7,743 $1,824/wk 37
Merrylands West 2160 7,054 $1,394/wk 36
South Wentworthville 2145 6,913 $1,793/wk 35
Girraween 2145 6,256 $2,378/wk 36
South Granville 2142 5,829 $1,104/wk 32
Guildford West 2161 5,762 $1,583/wk 31
Pemulwuy 2145 5,532 $2,758/wk 37
Regents Park 2143 4,990 $1,402/wk 36
Mays Hill 2145 1,902 $2,076/wk 31
Woodpark 2164 1,706 $1,945/wk 33
Holroyd 2142 1,248 $1,893/wk 33
Rookwood 2141 3 $1,874/wk 51
Auburn South 2144
Blacktown Westpoint 2148
Smithfield West 2164
Toongabbie East 2146

Postcodes covered

1825, 2141, 2142, 2143, 2144, 2145, 2146, 2148, 2160, 2161, 2164

Compare Cumberland with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Cumberland and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Cumberland (NSW) 238,579 33.5 961 44.9% 53.3%
Parramatta 250,309 36.1 1068 47.6% 53.2%
Fairfield 207,004 38.8 885 39.3% 56.0%
Canterbury-Bankstown 385,402 36.4 966 39.4% 44.8%
Blacktown 388,861 34.5 1005 34.8% 44.3%
Strathfield 50,319 32.0 1070 51.2% 62.3%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Cumberland

What is the population of Cumberland?

The 2021 Census recorded 238,579 people living in Cumberland, across 24 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Cumberland?

Cumberland contains 24 suburbs. The most populous are Auburn, Merrylands, Guildford, Lidcombe, Greystanes.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Cumberland?

Cumberland covers 11 postcodes: 1825, 2141, 2142, 2143, 2144, 2145, 2146, 2148, 2160, 2161, 2164.

How many schools are in Cumberland?

Cumberland has 58 schools, including 37 government, 14 Catholic, and 7 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Cumberland?

Cumberland has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 961, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.