Blairmount, New South Wales
Encyclopedia
Blairmount is a suburb
of Sydney
, in the state of New South Wales
, Australia
. Blairmount is located 58 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district
, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur
region. Its main road is Clydesdale Drive and the other streets are all named after horse breeds.
. The land still contains reminders of their past lives in rock engravings, cave painting
s, axe grinding grooves and shell midden
s.
British settlers began moving into the area in the early 19th century, 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.
, 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.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Blairmount is located 58 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...
, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur
Macarthur, New South Wales
Macarthur is a region in south-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region includes the local government areas of the City of Campbelltown, Camden Council and Wollondilly Shire. It covers an area of 3,067 square kilometres and has a population of close to 240,000 residents...
region. 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 peopleTharawal people
The Tharawal people were the Aboriginal inhabitants of southern Sydney and the Illawarra region in 1788, when the first European colonists arrived. The Tharawal people lived in the areas from south side of Botany Bay, around Port Hacking to north of the Shoalhaven River and inland to Campbelltown...
. The land still contains reminders of their past lives in rock engravings, cave painting
Cave painting
Cave paintings are paintings on cave walls and ceilings, and the term is used especially for those dating to prehistoric times. The earliest European cave paintings date to the Aurignacian, some 32,000 years ago. The purpose of the paleolithic cave paintings is not known...
s, axe grinding grooves and shell midden
Midden
A midden, is an old dump for domestic waste which may consist of animal bone, human excrement, botanical material, vermin, shells, sherds, lithics , and other artifacts and ecofacts associated with past human occupation...
s.
British settlers began moving into the area in the early 19th century, 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.
Demographics
According to the 2006 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, 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
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
is spoken by 5% of the population. Most houses are detached (81%) with the remainder being apartment blocks.
Schools
- Blairmount Public School
- St Gregory's College, CampbelltownSt Gregory's College, CampbelltownSt Gregory's College is a Catholic, secondary, day and boarding school for boys, located in Campbelltown, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....