Narellan is a
suburb
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of
Sydney
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,
New South Wales
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. Narellan is located 60 kilometres south-west of the
Sydney central business district
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, in the
local government area
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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
Tharawal people
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, based in the
Illawarra
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region, although the
Western Sydney
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Darug people
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and the
Southern Highlands-based
Gandangara people
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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 km
2) 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
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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 Rangerslocated at
Nott Oval Nott may refer to:
People
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*Charles Stanley Nott, an author
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.
Churches
*
St Thomas' Anglican Church
People
Demographics
In the 2016
Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Census
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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
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, boxing promoter
*
James Tyson
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Early life
James Tyson was born about ...
, 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
Liberal Party
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's
Peter Sidgreaves, and the
federal electorate of
Hume.
References
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Narellan, New South Wales,
Suburbs of Sydney