Oran Park, New South Wales

History

The area now known as Oran Park 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.[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:

Commercial Area

Oran Park has a shopping centre named Oran Park Podium.

Population

According to the 2016 census, there were 4,765 residents in Oran Park. 68.9% of residents were born in Australia. 61.8% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Hindi 2.4% and Spanish 2.3%, The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 37.2%, No Religion 16.8%, and Anglican 14.4%.[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 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
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oran Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. "The History of Camden". Camden Council. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
  3. "Oran Park". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01695. Retrieved 18 May 2018.


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