Camden Park, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Camden Park
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.0903°N 150.7178°W
Lga:Wollondilly Shire
Postcode:2570[1]
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Pop:2238
Elevation:73
Stategov:Camden
Fedgov:Hume
Near-Nw:Camden South
Near-N:Spring Farm
Near-Ne:Mount Annan
Near-W:Cawdor
Near-E:Menangle Park
Near-Sw:Cawdor
Near-S:Menangle
Near-Se:Menangle
Dist1:73
Dir1:SE
Location1:Sydney CBD
Dist2:58
Dir2:NE
Location2:Mittagong

Camden Park is just outside the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. It was named after John Macarthur's estate Camden Park. While most of the suburb is farmland in Wollondilly Shire, the northern part of Camden Park has recently undergone suburban development as an extension of the suburb of Camden South. Camden South is in the Camden Council area and is part of Greater Sydney. The new development is named Bridgewater Estate and features a comprehensive Development Control Plan to guide the style outcomes of the locality.

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,238 people in Camden Park. 86.3% of people were born in Australia and 92.9% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 38.9%, Anglican 27.6% and No Religion 16.9%.

Heritage listings

Camden Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodes Australia | Postcode Search & Finder.
  2. 00341. S90/06361, S90/03430. 18 May 2018.