Introduction This chapter seeks to explore the different aspects that make Auburn LGA unique. The focus will be on the geographical location, demographic data, and culture. It will also provide a brief overview of gaps that exist in service provision. Auburn Local Government Area is located 20 kilometers to the west of the Sydney Central Business District. It has a coverage area of 31 km 2 , and it is bounded by Parramatta Road and Duck River in the North and West, Homebush Bay and Powell’s Creek to the East, and the Sydney Water Supply Line to the South (Auburn City Council, 2009, p.1). Auburn has common boundaries with the local government areas of Parramatta, Bankstown, and Strathfield. Moreover, the Suburbs within Auburn LGA include Berala, Homebush Bay, Lidcombe, Newington, Regents Park, Rookwood and Silverwater” (Auburn City Council, 2009, p1) Map: Auburn and the surrounding areas Map2: Auburn Migration Pattern Auburn is described “as an older and a well-established area, and its population has increased due to substantial development in the suburbs of Newington and Homebush Bay as well as the redevelopment of areas such as Regents Park with increasing residential densities” (Auburn City Council, 2009, p1). Auburn’s population on 30 June 2010 was 78,597. These statistics comprised 39,763 males and 36,756 females (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2010). This region has been experiencing high population growth in the last ten years. Table 3.1: Population Statistics for the year 2006 to 2010 for Auburn LGA Year  Population  Population Change 2006  68231                         2007  70293       2062              2008  71658       1365              2009  73791       2133              2010  78,597      4806               It is projected that by the year 2021, Auburn’s population will be approximately 92,523 people driven by an expected growth rate of 1.4 percent per annum. By contrast, the population growth rate of Sydney is projected to be 0.9 percent per annum (Auburn City Council, 2010). Cultural, Religious, and Linguistic Diversity Culture in Auburn LGA is dynamic and thus constantly changing. This constant evolution can be attributed to the continuous arrival of people from different parts of the world. These immigration patterns are majorly influenced by the presence of a major location for overseas arrivals, a significant amount of development, and the Olympic precinct in Newington. Consequently, Auburn LGA has the highest rates of settlement of refugees and humanitarian entrants in the country as well as people born overseas and those with foreign parents (Auburn City Council, 2009, p.2). This makes the area to be one of the most “culturally multifaceted or diverse” localities in Australia with the largest number of people who are “overseas-born” as compared to the rest of the Local Government Areas in NSW (Auburn City Council, 2009, p.2). Despite the locality having deep ancestral and historical roots attached to the Aboriginal community and culture, the population of the native Aborigine people is just a handful in comparison to the non-Native Australian (Auburn City Council, 2009). In the 2006 census, about 53 percent of the inhabitan