Camden South, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Camden South
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Lga:Camden Council
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Postcode:2570
Pop:4595
Elevation:86
Stategov:Camden
Fedgov:Hume
Near-Nw:Cawdor
Near-N:Camden
Near-Ne:Elderslie
Near-W:Cawdor
Near-E:Spring Farm
Near-Sw:Cawdor
Near-S:Camden Park
Near-Se:Camden Park
Dist1:70
Dir1:SW
Location1:Sydney CBD

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.

History

The 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.[1] [2]

Heritage listings

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

People

Demographics

According to the of Population, there were 4,595 people in Camden South.

Politics

Camden 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The History of Camden . Camden Historical Society . 20 March 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070831054700/http://www.camdenhistory.org.au/chcamden.html# . 31 August 2007 . dead .
  2. Web site: Aboriginal People and Place . City of Sydney . 20 March 2008.
  3. 01697. EF14/4507; 12/3639; S90/3430. 18 May 2018.