Camden South is a suburb of the Macarthur Region of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia in Camden Council. It is to the immediate south of Camden, New South Wales and shares the same postcode 2570.
| Camden South Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Aerial view of the suburb Camden South. Camden is towards the top of the picture, Remembrance Driveway is through the middle and the Nepean River is in the top right. | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 4,595 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2570 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 70 km (43 mi) SW of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Camden Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Camden | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe area now known as Camden South was originally home to the Muringong, the southernmost of the Darug people, and the Gandangara people of the Southern Highlands. In 1805, wool pioneer John Macarthur was granted 5,000 acres (20 km2) at Cowpastures (now Camden). After the land was cleared, it was used for farming for most of the next 200 years until Sydney's suburban sprawl reached the town of Camden and modern suburbs like Camden South were subdivided into housing blocks.[2][3]
Heritage listings
editCamden South has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Elizabeth Macarthur Avenue: Camden Park Estate and Belgenny Farm[4]
People
editDemographics
editAccording to the 2021 census of Population, there were 4,595 people in Camden South.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population.
- 85.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.1%.
- 92.9% of people only spoke English at home.
- The most common responses for religion were No Religion 32.3%, Catholic 27.4% and Anglican 23.2%.[1]
Politics
editCamden South lies in the south ward of Camden Council, currently represented by Chris Patterson (who is also the Mayor of Camden), Eva Campbell and Fred Whiteman. It sits within the state electorate of Camden, represented by Labor's Geoff Corrigan, the former Mayor of Camden, and the federal electorate of Macarthur, represented by Liberal's Pat Farmer, the former ultra-marathon runner.
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Camden South (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "The History of Camden". Camden Historical Society. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
- ^ "Aboriginal People and Place". City of Sydney. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
- ^ "Camden Park Estate and Belgenny Farm". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01697. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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