Suburb · NSW
Austral, NSW
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Austral, New South Wales, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
Government data only, no interpretation · Data as at 6 October 2026 · Sources and licences
Austral at a glance
| State | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Postcodes | 2179, 2178 |
| Local government area | Liverpool |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 10110 |
Planning zones in Austral
- R2 — Low Density Residential44%
- SP2 — Infrastructure10%
- R3 — Medium Density Residential9%
- 5 other zones22%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Austral is listed below. Boundaries are the NSW government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- R2 — Low Density Residential44% of the suburb
- SP2 — Infrastructure10% of the suburb
- R3 — Medium Density Residential9% of the suburb
- RE1 — Public Recreation7% of the suburb
- C4 — Environmental Living7% of the suburb
- C2 — Environmental Conservation3% of the suburb
- RU6 — Transition3% of the suburb
- IN2 — Light Industrial2% of the suburb
Austral in the 2021 Census
| Population | 6,847 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 31 years |
| Median weekly household income | $2,168 |
| Median weekly rent | $520 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $2,535 |
| Average household size | 3.1 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Other suburbs in Liverpool
- CartwrightNSW 2168
- HinchinbrookNSW 2168
- LiverpoolNSW 2170
- Allambie HeightsNSW 2100
- Anna BayNSW 2316
- AsquithNSW 2077
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: pp.planningportal.nsw.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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