Blair Athol, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Blair Athol
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Campbelltown
postcode = 2560
pop = 2627 (2006)
est =
area =
propval =
stategov = Campbelltown
fedgov = Macarthur
near-nw = Blairmount
near-n = Claymore
near-ne = Woodbine
near-w = Blairmount
near-e = Campbelltown
near-sw = Mount Annan
near-s = Englorie Park
near-se = Campbelltown
dist1 =
dir1 = southwest
location1= Sydney

Blair Athol is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is quite a new suburb, having only been developed in the late 1990s. The nearest major centre is Campbelltown and it sits within the City of Campbelltown local government area.

History

British settlers began moving into the area in the early 1800s, establishing farms and orchards in the fertile soil. John Kidd, a Scotsman, built the original "Blair Athol" homestead in 1879. The following year he became the area's member of parliament a position he held until 1904. In 1945, the land was sold to an engineering company who planned to build a factory in the area. Campbelltown Council rezoned the entire area as industrial in the hope that other industries would also move into the area but for the most part the land remained vacant. In 1992, Council rezoned the land back to residential and the current suburb was born. [cite book | title=History of Blair Athol | publisher=Campbelltown City Council | accessdate=2007-08-31 ]

Demographics

According to the 2006 census, Blair Athol had a population of 2,627 people, who tended to be youngish families on good incomes. Almost half the population was born overseas with substantial populations born in the Philippines (11.1%), Fiji (3.7%), India (3.6%) and Laos (2.9%). The vast majority are Australian citizens (87%). The median income is $640 per week, higher than the national average ($466), and the newness of the suburb is reflected in the fact that just 8% of homes are owned outright while 73% were being paid off.Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC11111 | name = Blair Athol (State Suburb)| quick = on | accessdate=2007-08-31 ]

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