- Currans Hill, New South Wales
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Currans Hill
Sydney, New South WalesPopulation: 4,404 (2001) Postcode: 2567 Location: 60 km (37 mi) from Sydney CBD LGA: Camden Council Region: Macarthur State District: Camden Federal Division: Macarthur Suburbs around Currans Hill: Harrington Park Catherine Field Eschol Park Smeaton Grange Currans Hill Blairmount Mount Annan Mount Annan Campbelltown Currans Hill is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 60 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Camden Council and is part of the Macarthur region.
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History
The area now known as Currans Hill was originally home to the Muringong, southernmost of the Darug people. In 1805 John Macarthur established his property at Camden where he raised merino sheep.[1]
People
Demographics
In the 2001 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, the suburb of Currans Hill had a population of 4,404 people. Like other new suburbs in southwest Sydney, the residents of Currans Hill are largely young families. The number of children aged under four (14%) is more than double the national average while the number of people aged over 65 (2.3%) is around a fifth the national average. Unemployment is relatively low (4.2%) and the main occupations are clerical, sales, trades, manufacturing and transport.[2]
Governance
Currans Hill is part of the north ward of Camden Council represented by David Funnell (currently deputy mayor of Camden), Cindy Cagney and Peter Johnson. Chris Patterson is currently the local mayor. The suburb is contained within the federal electorate of Macarthur, represented by Russell Matheson (Liberal), and the state electorate of Camden, currently held by former mayor Geoff Corrigan (Labor).
References
- ^ "The History of Camden". Camden Council. http://www.camden.nsw.gov.au/page/history.html. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Currans Hill (State Suburb)". 2001 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2001&areacode=SSC11661&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
External links
- Currans Hill, New South Wales is at coordinates 34°02′27″S 150°46′07″E / 34.04084°S 150.76853°ECoordinates: 34°02′27″S 150°46′07″E / 34.04084°S 150.76853°E
Suburbs and localities within Camden Council · Macarthur · South-western Sydney · Sydney Bickley Vale · Camden · Camden South · Catherine Field · Cobbitty · Currans Hill · Elderslie · Ellis Lane · Grasmere · Harrington Park · Kirkham · Leppington · Mount Annan · Narellan · Narellan Vale · Oran Park · Smeaton Grange · Spring FarmCategories:- Suburbs of Sydney
- Towns in the Macarthur Region
- Sydney geography stubs
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