Blair Athol, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Blair Athol
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.0631°N 150.8°W
Lga:City of Campbelltown
Postcode:2560
Pop:2,725
Dist1:57
Dir1:SW
Location1:Sydney
Est:1992
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Stategov:Campbelltown
Fedgov:Macarthur
Near-Nw:Blairmount
Near-N:Claymore
Near-Ne:Woodbine
Near-W:Blairmount
Near-E:Campbelltown
Near-Sw:Mount Annan
Near-S:Englorie Park
Near-Se:Campbelltown

Blair Athol is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Blair Athol is located 57 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region.

History

British settlers began moving into the area in the early 19th century, establishing farms and orchards in the fertile soil. John Kidd, a Scotsman, built the original Blair Athol homestead in 1879. He named it after the village of Blair Atholl in Scotland. The following year he became the area's member of parliament, a position he held until 1904. In 1945, the land was sold to an engineering company who planned to build a factory in the area. Campbelltown Council rezoned the entire area as industrial in the hope that other industries would also move into the area but for the most part the land remained vacant. In 1992, the Council rezoned the land back to residential and the current suburb was born.[1]

Demographics

According to the of Population, there were 2,725 residents in Blair Athol. In Blair Athol, 50.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 9.1%, India 5.7%, Fiji 3.2%, Laos 2.9% and New Zealand 2.2%. 46.7% of residents only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 6.3%, Tagalog 5.9%, Hindi 4.8%, Lao 3.3% and Malayalam 3.0%. The most common responses for religion in Blair Athol were Catholic 30.9%, No Religion 15.3%, Islam 12.2%, Buddhism 7.2% and Anglican 6.8%.

Notes and References

  1. Book: History of Blair Athol . Campbelltown City Council.