Water filters in Auburn, supplied and installed.

Homes in Auburn

Auburn homes: older brick houses and newer unit blocks.

Auburn sits in Cumberland City Council, 16 km west of the CBD. The streets around Auburn Road and the station are full of walk-up and newer apartment blocks. Further out towards Berala and South Granville it is mostly older brick and fibro houses on their own blocks.

In the older houses we often find original galvanised pipework between the meter and the kitchen. It can shed rust and sediment long after the water leaves Sydney Water's mains, so we usually suggest a sediment stage up front. In the unit blocks it is the under-sink space that decides the system.

Installing in Auburn: what to know

• Older houses: we check the pipe from the meter, and if it is galvanised we tell you before quoting
• Units: compact under-sink filters from $299, or six-stage reverse osmosis at $649 if the cupboard allows
• Large families are common in Auburn, so we size the reverse osmosis tank for how much drinking and cooking water you actually use
• We can explain the system and the servicing in plain English or with a family member on the phone, whichever is easier

Suburb details: Auburn, Wikipedia.

Your water in Auburn

What comes out of the tap in Auburn 2144.

Auburn is supplied by Sydney Water through the Prospect South supply system. It meets the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, and here is what that water looks like according to published 2024–25 results for Auburn:

• Fluoride: about 1.0 mg/L, added on purpose. Only reverse osmosis takes it out
• Hardness: around 50.7 mg/L, which is soft, so you do not need a softener
• Disinfected with chloramine, the source of the pool taste and smell most people notice
• PFAS: traces below guideline limits at the source. Reverse osmosis reduces PFOS and PFAS by up to 99%
• Older pipes and fittings in your home can add rust, sediment or lead after the water leaves the mains

Taste and chlorine only: the 3-stage at $299 is enough. Fluoride, lead or PFAS: go with six-stage reverse osmosis at $649. Showers and every tap: the whole house system. See what each filter removes, how hard Sydney water is and how to remove PFAS from tap water.

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