Kirkham, New South Wales
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Kirkham is a
. The suburb is largely undeveloped at present and possibly will remain so since much of it is on low-lying flood-prone land.History
The area now known as Kirkham was originally home to the
Kirkham has figured prominently in the 2013 - 2018 TV series A Place to Call Home.[3] The fictional house known as Ash Park is actually a property called Camelot, which is situated on Oxley's old property at Kirkham. Oxley's original home was called Kirkham, after his birthplace in Yorkshire. The stables are all that remain.
Camelot was designed by the Canadian-born architect
People
Demographics
In the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, the suburb of Kirkham had a population of 655 people. Like other suburbs in the Camden area, the people are very homogeneous with 84% Australian born and the only other countries of birth greater than 1% being England (5%) and Scotland (2%). The average weekly income of $646 is substantially higher than the national average ($466) but the average monthly mortgage repayments ($2694) are more than double the national average ($1300).[6]
Governance
Kirkham is part of the south ward of Camden Council represented by Eva Campbell, Paul Farrow and Peter Sidgreaves. Theresa Fedeli is currently the local mayor. The suburb is contained within the federal electorate of Macarthur, represented by former ultra-marathon runner Pat Farmer (Liberal), and the state electorate of Camden, currently held by former mayor Geoff Corrigan (Labor).
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kirkham (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "The History of Camden". Camden Council. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
- ^ A Place to Call Home Bytes
- ^ State Heritage Register
- ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company (1981) p.2/17
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kirkham (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
External links
- Ian Willis (2013). "Kirkham". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 27 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]