Narellan is a

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. Narellan is located 60 kilometres south-west of the

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, in the

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of Camden Council and is part of the Macarthur region. Narellan is known for its modern shopping centre, Narellan Town Centre, historic St Thomas Chapel, Studley Park House and golf course.

History

The area now known as Narellan was probably originally home to the Tharawal people, based in the Illawarra region, although the Western Sydney-based Darug people and the Southern Highlands-based Gandangara people were also known to have inhabited the greater Camden area. Very early relations with British settlers were cordial but as farmers started clearing and fencing the land affecting food resources in the area, clashes between the groups arose until 1816 when a number of indigenous people were massacred and the remainder retreated from direct conflict with the settlers. In 1805 wool pioneer

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was granted 5,000 acres (20 km²) at Cowpastures (now Camden). After the land was cleared, it was used for farming for most of the next 200 years until Sydney's suburban sprawl reached the town of Camden and modern suburbs like Narellan were subdivided into housing blocks. Narellan Post Office opened on 1 August 1856.

Heritage listings

Narellan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Camden Valley Way: Studley Park, Narellan * Kirkham Lane: Camelot, Kirkham * Kirkham Lane: Kirkham Stables

Sport and recreation

Narellan was home to the

Oran Park Raceway Oran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan south west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from February 1962 until its closure in January 2010. The track was designed and started by George Murray and Jac ...

motor racing circuit, which has been redeveloped into a new residential suburb known as Oran Park Town. Camden Golf Club is the only golf club in Narellan. Narellan also has a football club known a
Narellan Rangers
located at

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Churches

* St Thomas' Anglican Church

People

Demographics

In the 2016 Australian Bureau of Statistics

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, the suburb of Narellan had a population of 3,616 people. Like its neighbouring suburbs, Narellan is predominantly Australian born (84.5%) families with young children (48%) living in detached houses (90.2%). The number of people aged 65 and over (11.2%) is substantially less than the national average (14%).

Notable residents

* Jimmy Sharman, boxing promoter * James Tyson, wealthy pastoralist

Governance

Narellan lies in the central ward of Camden Council, currently represented by Fred Anderson, Rob Elliott and Debby Dewbery. It sits within the state electorate of

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, represented by the Liberal Party's

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, and the federal electorate of Hume.

References

External links

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