Oran Park, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Oran Park
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Lga:Camden Council
Postcode:2570
Pop:17,624
Elevation:92
Stategov:Badgerys Creek
Fedgov:Macarthur
Near-Nw:Bringelly
Near-N:Bringelly
Near-Ne:Rossmore
Near-W:Cobbitty
Near-E:Catherine Field
Near-Sw:Harrington Park
Near-S:Harrington Park
Near-Se:Gledswood Hills
Dist1:59
Location1:Sydney CBD

Oran Park is a suburb in the Macarthur Region of South Western Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Oran Park is located in the local government area of Camden Council, 59 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district. The suburb is often used as an example of urban sprawl.[1] [2]

History

The area now known as Oran Park was originally home to the Dharawal people.[3] In 1805 John Macarthur established his property at Camden where he raised merino sheep.[4] The Oran Park Town housing development replaced Oran Park Raceway, which stood from 1962 – 2010. The circuit hosted the Australian Grand Prix in its pre-Formula One era and rounds of the Australian Touring Car Championship, later known as the Supercars Championship.

Heritage listings

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

Commercial area

Oran Park has a shopping centre named Oran Park Podium, which opened in 2012 and has since been renovated and enlarged in 2024.

Population

According to the, there were 17,624 residents in Oran Park. 62.2% of residents were born in Australia. 56.4% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 3.8%, Hindi 2.9%, Nepali 2.7% and Spanish 2.3%, The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28.9%, No Religion 19.8%, Hinduism 9.7%, and Anglican 8.3%. Top ancestries include Australian (23%), English (18.8%), Indian (8.8%), Italian (6.9%) and Irish (4.3%).

Governance

Oran Park is part of the north ward of Camden Council represented by Cindy Cagney, Usha Dommaraju and Lara Symkowiak. The suburb is contained within the federal electorate of Macarthur, represented by Mike Freelander of the Labor Party, and the state electorate of Badgerys Creek, currently held by Tanya Davies of the Liberal Party.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taylor . Andrew . 2022-06-11 . No jobs, no trees: The suburbs where urban sprawl is hurting Sydney . 2024-06-28 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  2. Web site: Krncevic . Monika . Zendehdel Arjaghi . Niousha . Makki . Mohammed . Mathers . Jordan . April 2024 . RE-IMAGINING THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN SYDNEY: THE CASE STUDY OF ORAN PARK . University of Technology Sydney.
  3. Web site: Willis . Ian . 2010 . Oran Park .
  4. Web site: The History of Camden . Camden Council . 10 June 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070403062554/http://www.camden.nsw.gov.au/page/history.html . 3 April 2007 .
  5. 01695. EF14/11248; 10/02292; H00/894. 18 May 2018.