Oran Park, New South Wales
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Oran Park is a
south-west Sydney, within the Macarthur Region, in the state of New South Wales, Australia in Camden Council. The suburb is often used as an example of urban sprawl.[citation needed
]
History
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The area now known as Oran Park was originally home to the
Darug people. In 1805 John Macarthur established his property at Camden where he raised merino sheep.[2] 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:
- 112-130 Oran Park Drive: Oran Park (homestead)[3]
Commercial area
Oran Park has a shopping centre named Oran Park Podium.
Population
According to the
Anglican 8.3%. Top ancestries include Australian (23%), English (18.8%), Indian (8.8%), Italian (6.9%) and Irish (4.3%).[1]
Governance
Oran Park 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
Australian Labor Party
.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oran Park (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "The History of Camden". Camden Council. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
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External links
- Ian Willis (2010). "Oran Park". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 28 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]
34°00′11″S 150°44′35″E / 34.003°S 150.743°E
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