Blairmount, New South Wales

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


caption =
lga = City of Campbelltown
postcode = 2559
pop = 541 (2006)
est =
area =
propval =
stategov = Campbelltown
fedgov = Macarthur
near-nw = Catherine Field
near-n = Eschol Park
near-ne = Eagle Vale
near-w = Currans Hill
near-e = Claymore
near-sw = Blair Athol
near-s = Campbelltown
near-se = Woodbine
dist1 =
dir1 = southwest
location1= Sydney

Blairmount is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small suburb on a hill overlooking neighbouring Campbelltown. Its main road is Clydesdale Drive and the other streets are all named after horse breeds.

History

The history of the region begins over 40,000 years ago and is contained in the continuing culture of the Tharawal people. The land still contains reminders of their past lives in rock engravings, cave paintings, axe grinding grooves and shell middens.

British settlers began moving into the area in the early 1800s, establishing farms and orchards on the fertile soil. In 1928, a Frank Young brought the property which was now known as Blairmount and turned it into a horse stud specialising in Clydesdale horses. The suburb began to be redeveloped into housing in the 1980s and a school was opened in 1983. [cite web | url= http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=2094&iNavCatID=322&iSubCatID=1367 | title=History of Blairmount | publisher=Campbelltown City Council | accessdate=2007-08-31 ]

Demographics

According to the 2006 census, Blairmount had a population of 541 people, mostly young men with low incomes. The average age is 20, compared to the national average of 37, and there is a disproportionate ratio of males (64.5%) to females (35.5%). The median income is just $328 per week, substantially less than the national average ($466). Most people are Australian-born and speak English although Arabic is spoken by 5% of the population. Most houses are detached (81%) with the remainder being apartment blocks. [Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC11113 | name = Blairmount (State Suburb)| quick = on| accessdate=2007-08-31 ]

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