Grasmere, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Grasmere
city = Sydney
state = nsw
lga = Camden Council
postcode = 2570
pop = 823 (2001)
stategov = Camden
fedgov = Macarthur
near-nw = Brownlow Hill
near-n = Ellis Lane
near-ne = Cobbitty
near-w = Brownlow Hill
near-e = Camden
near-sw = Mount Hunter
near-s = Bickley Vale
near-se = Cawdor
dist1 = 65
location1= Sydney CBD Grasmere is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

History

The area now known as Grasmere was originally home to the Gandangara people of the Southern Highlands although the Muringong, southernmost of the Darug people, were also known to inhabit the area. In 1805, wool pioneer John Macarthur was granted 5,000 acres (20 km²) at Cowpastures (now Camden). Grasmere is still primarily a rural locality.cite web | url = http://www.camden.nsw.gov.au/page/history.html |title= "The History of Camden" | publisher = Camden Council | accessdate = 2007-06-10]

People

Demographics

In the 2001 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, the suburb of Grasmere had a population of 823 people. The majority of families are couples with children (72%) who are Australian born (88%). The number of people professing to be Catholic (42%) or Anglican (36%) are much higher than the national figures.Census 2001 AUS|id=UCL135010|name=Grasmere (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-06-30|quick=on]

Politics

Grasmere lies in the south ward of Camden Council, currently represented by Chris Patterson (who is also the Mayor of Camden), Eva Campbell and Fred Whiteman. It sits within the state electorate of Camden, represented by Labor's Geoff Corrigan, the former Mayor of Camden, and the federal electorate of Macarthur, represented by Liberal's Pat Farmer, the former ultra-marathon runner.

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