Oran Park is a suburb in the Macarthur Region of South Western Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Oran Park is located in the local government area of Camden Council, 59 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district. The suburb is often used as an example of urban sprawl.[2][3]
| Oran Park Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 17,624 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2570 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 59 km (37 mi) from Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Camden Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Badgerys Creek | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Macarthur | ||||||||||||||
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History
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The area now known as Oran Park was originally home to the Dharawal people.[4] In 1805 John Macarthur established his property at Camden where he raised merino sheep.[5] 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
editOran Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 112-130 Oran Park Drive: Oran Park (homestead)[6]
Commercial area
editOran Park has a shopping centre named Oran Park Podium, which opened in 2012 and has since been renovated and enlarged in 2024.
Population
editAccording to the 2021 census, there were 17,624 residents in Oran Park. 62.2% of residents were born in Australia. 56.4% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 3.8%, Hindi 2.9%, Nepali 2.7% and Spanish 2.3%, The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28.9%, No Religion 19.8%, Hinduism 9.7%, and Anglican 8.3%. Top ancestries include Australian (23%), English (18.8%), Indian (8.8%), Italian (6.9%) and Irish (4.3%).[1]
Governance
editOran Park is part of the north ward of Camden Council represented by Cindy Cagney, Usha Dommaraju and Lara Symkowiak. The suburb is contained within the federal electorate of Macarthur, represented by Mike Freelander of the Labor Party, and the state electorate of Badgerys Creek, currently held by Tanya Davies of the Liberal Party.
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oran Park (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Andrew (11 June 2022). "No jobs, no trees: The suburbs where urban sprawl is hurting Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Krncevic, Monika; Zendehdel Arjaghi, Niousha; Makki, Mohammed; Mathers, Jordan (April 2024). "RE-IMAGINING THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN SYDNEY: THE CASE STUDY OF ORAN PARK" (PDF). University of Technology Sydney.
- ^ Willis, Ian (2010). "Oran Park" (PDF).
- ^ "The History of Camden". Camden Council. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
- ^ "Oran Park". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01695. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
External links
edit- Ian Willis (2010). "Oran Park". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 28 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]
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