Oran Park is a suburb of south-west Sydney, within the Macarthur Region, in the state of New South Wales, Australia in Camden Council.

Oran Park Sydney, New South Wales
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Population	4,765 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2570
Location	45 km (28 mi) from Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Camden Council
State electorate(s)	Camden
Federal division(s)	Macarthur
Suburbs around Oran Park: Bringelly Bringelly Rossmore Cobbitty Oran Park Catherine Field Harrington Park Harrington Park Currans Hill

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:

• 112-130 Oran Park Drive: Oran Park (homestead)[3]

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 Mike Freelander of the Labor Party, and the state electorate of Camden, currently held by Peter Sidgreaves of the Liberal Party.

References

External links

• Ian Willis (2010). "Oran Park". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 28 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]

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