Kentlyn, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Kentlyn
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Campbelltown
postcode = 2560
pop = 650
est = 1933
area =
propval =
stategov = Campbelltown
fedgov = Macarthur
near-nw = Leumeah
near-n = Minto Heights
near-ne = Holsworthy
near-w = Ruse
near-e = Holsworthy
near-sw = Airds
near-s = Holsworthy
near-se = Holsworthy
dist1 = 58
dir1 = south-west
location1= Sydney CBD

Kentlyn is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. is Kentlyn is located 58 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown.

History

Kentlyn was originally home to the Tharawal people who may have occupied the area for thousands of years. The area was largely uninhabited for the early 19th century until the 1890s when farmers started settling land. It became known as the Kent Farms and in 1933, it was formally dubbed Kent Lyn, which later modified to Kentlyn. [Liston, C: "The Dharawal and Gandangara in colonial Campbelltown, New South Wales, 1788-1830", article in Aboriginal History, vol.12, 1988: p.48-62.] [ [http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=2115&iNavCatID=322&iSubCatID=1379 Kentlyn History] ]

During the Great Depression of the 1930s, it became something of a shantytown for families who had lost their homes. During the 1970s, when substantial areas of Campbelltown were being opened up for development, the Council chose to protect Kentlyn with minimum lots of five acres. These days it is considered one of the more upmarket parts of Campbelltown. [ [http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=2115&iNavCatID=322&iSubCatID=1379 Kentlyn History] ]

People

According to the 2006 census undertaken by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Kentlyn is a relatively small suburb of 650 people with higher household incomes ($1358 per week) compared to the national average ($1027) and higher mortgages as well. The average age of 44 is also higher than average. There are a high number of families with children (61%) but the children tend to be older on average. All 205 homes in Kentlyn are detached houses with no apartment blocks or townhouses in the suburb.Census 2001 AUS|id=SSC17677|name=Kentlyn (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-12-23|quick=on]

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