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 Narellan Town Centre is a sub-regional shopping centre located in the suburb, Narellan, in the local government area of Camden Council and is part of the Macarthur region. The centre currently features over 220 stores including Big W, Kmart, Ta ...

, historic St Thomas Chapel, Studley Park House and golf course.

History

The area now known as Narellan was probably originally home to the

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, based in the

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region, although the

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-based

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and the Southern Highlands-based

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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 John Macarthur 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 Studley Park is a heritage-listed former defence establishment, grammar school and private residence and now clubhouse and golf course located at Camden Valley Way in the south-western Sydney suburb of Narellan in the Camden Council local gove ...

* Kirkham Lane:

Camelot, Kirkham ''Camelot'' is a heritage-listed former residence, race horse stud and homestead and now large home located at Kirkham Lane in the south-western Sydney suburb of Narellan in the Camden Council local government area of New South Wales, Australi ...

* Kirkham Lane:

Kirkham Stables ''Kirkham Stables'' is a heritage-listed former horse stud and dairy and now vacant building and beef cattle farm at Kirkham Lane in the south-western Sydney suburb of Narellan in the Camden Council local government area of New South Wales, ...

Sport and recreation

Narellan was home to the Oran Park Raceway 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 Nott Oval.

Churches

* St Thomas' Anglican Church

People

Demographics

In the 2016

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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

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, boxing promoter *

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, 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 Camden, represented by the

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's Peter Sidgreaves, and the federal electorate of Hume.

References

External links

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