Ambarvale
suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ambarvale is a suburb of south-western Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Ambarvale is located 55 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown, and is part of the Macarthur region. The suburb is predominantly residential and contains a mix of public and private housing.
History
Aboriginal culture
The region's history began over 40,000 years ago and is contained in the continuing culture of the Tharawal people.The surrounding land still contains reminders of their past lives in rock engravings, cave paintings, axe-grinding grooves, and shell middens.
European settlement
The suburb draws its name from a property established in 1816 by former convict Samuel Larkin. The property was actually where modern-day St Helens Park is located. One of the earliest properties in what is now known as Ambarvale was a dairy farm called Glen Lora. In 1972, the farms were sold for housing, and the new suburb was officially opened in 1976.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census of population, there were 7,254 people in Ambarvale.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.9% of the population.
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