Currans Hill is a

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in the state of

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. It is 60 km (37 mi) south-west of the

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, in the

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of Camden Council and is part of the Macarthur region.

History

The area now known as Currans Hill was originally home to the Muringong, southernmost of the

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. In 1805 John Macarthur established his property at Camden where he raised

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sheep.

People

Demographics

In the , there were 5,541 residents in Currans Hill. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.9% of the population. The median age of people in Currans Hill was 32 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 25.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.6% of the population. In Currans Hill, 80.8% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 2.4%, New Zealand 1.7%, Philippines 1.5%, Fiji 0.8% and India 0.8%. 83.3% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish at 1.7%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 31.9%, Catholic 29.1% and Anglican 15.8%.

Governance

Currans Hill is part of the central ward of Camden Council represented by Ashleigh Cagney, Theresa Fedeli (currently deputy mayor of Camden), and Rob Mills. Peter Sidgreaves is currently the local mayor. The suburb is contained within the federal electorate of Macarthur, represented by Michael Freelander (

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), and the state electorate of Camden, currently held by Sally Quinnell (

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