Blairmount, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids BlairmountSydney, New South Wales |
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Housing estate in Blairmount
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| Population | 409 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2559 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 58 km (36 mi) southwest of Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Campbelltown | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Campbelltown | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Macarthur | ||||||||||||||
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Blairmount is a suburb located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It's about 58 kilometers southwest of the main Sydney central business district. This area is part of the City of Campbelltown and the wider Macarthur region. Blairmount's main road is Clydesdale Drive, and many other streets in the suburb are named after different types of horse breeds.
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A Look Back in Time
Ancient Roots
The history of the Blairmount area goes back more than 40,000 years. This land holds the rich and continuing culture of the Tharawal people, who are its traditional owners. Even today, you can find reminders of their past lives here. These include ancient rock engravings, cave paintings, grooves where they sharpened their axes, and shell middens (old piles of shells from their meals).
New Beginnings
British settlers started moving into this area in the early 1800s. They set up farms and orchards because the soil was very fertile.
In 1928, a man named Frank Young bought a property here. He named it Blairmount and turned it into a horse stud farm. He specialized in breeding strong Clydesdale horses.
Later, in the 1980s, Blairmount began to change. It was redeveloped into a housing area for people to live. A school was also opened in the suburb in 1983.
Who Lives in Blairmount?
Population Details
Demographics is a way of studying the people who live in a place. According to the 2021 census, there were 409 people living in Blairmount.
Where People Are From
Most people in Blairmount, about 62.8%, were born in Australia. Other common birthplaces included Fiji (3.4%), the Philippines (3.2%), Vietnam (2.2%), India (2.0%), and England (1.7%).
Languages Spoken
About 56.0% of people in Blairmount spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken included Arabic (6.4%), Hindi (3.9%), Punjabi (3.2%), Tongan (2.7%), and Tagalog (2.4%).
Religious Beliefs
The most common religions reported in Blairmount were Catholic (24.0%), No Religion (22.0%), and Anglican (14.2%). Some people did not state their religion (10.0%), and Islam was followed by 6.1% of residents.
Schools in Blairmount
Blairmount has its own local school for students.
- Blairmount Public School
