The name St Andrews came from an early 19th-century property owned by Scottish convict Andrew Thompson who in turn had named it after the patron saint of ScotlandSt Andrew.
The area was used for cattle and dairy farming for the next 150 years or so. In 1957, the first plans were announced by the state government to create a large satellite city in the area but the idea foundered after locals opposed it because the land was such good farming land. Nevertheless, the sprawl of Sydney towards Campbelltown couldn't be halted. In 1976, the name St Andrews was approved for the suburb and in 1977, Landcom began building homes in the area. The following year a primary school was opened and the suburb was well established.[2]
Population
In the 2006 Australian Bureau of StatisticsCensus, the suburb of St Andrews had a population of 5,952 people, with higher than average numbers of Australian citizens (90%) and people born overseas (28%). The most common languages spoken other than English were Arabic (5%), Hindi (2%) and Spanish (2%). The median family income ($1282 per week) was slightly higher than average as was the median housing loan repayment ($1500 per month).[3]
andrews, south, wales, andrews, suburb, sydney, state, south, wales, australia, kilometres, south, west, sydney, central, business, district, local, government, area, city, campbelltown, part, macarthur, region, andrews, sydney, south, walesst, andrews, shoppi. St Andrews is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales Australia 55 kilometres south west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown It is part of the Macarthur region St Andrews Sydney New South WalesSt Andrews shopping centreSt AndrewsCoordinates34 1 29 S 150 49 50 E 34 02472 S 150 83056 E 34 02472 150 83056 Coordinates 34 1 29 S 150 49 50 E 34 02472 S 150 83056 E 34 02472 150 83056Population5 691 2011 census 1 Established1976Postcode s 2566Location55 km 34 mi south west of Sydney CBDLGA s City of CampbelltownState electorate s Macquarie FieldsFederal division s WerriwaSuburbs around St Andrews Varroville Varroville IngleburnRaby St Andrews Bow BowingEagle Vale Woodbine Minto Contents 1 History 2 Population 3 Schools 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe name St Andrews came from an early 19th century property owned by Scottish convict Andrew Thompson who in turn had named it after the patron saint of Scotland St Andrew The area was used for cattle and dairy farming for the next 150 years or so In 1957 the first plans were announced by the state government to create a large satellite city in the area but the idea foundered after locals opposed it because the land was such good farming land Nevertheless the sprawl of Sydney towards Campbelltown couldn t be halted In 1976 the name St Andrews was approved for the suburb and in 1977 Landcom began building homes in the area The following year a primary school was opened and the suburb was well established 2 Population EditIn the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census the suburb of St Andrews had a population of 5 952 people with higher than average numbers of Australian citizens 90 and people born overseas 28 The most common languages spoken other than English were Arabic 5 Hindi 2 and Spanish 2 The median family income 1282 per week was slightly higher than average as was the median housing loan repayment 1500 per month 3 Schools EditSt Andrews Public School Robert Townson Primary Raby Robert Townson High School Raby Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School Eaglevale Mount Carmel Catholic College VarrovilleReferences Edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 St Andrews State Suburb 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 17 April 2015 History of St Andrews Campbelltown City Council Retrieved 20 December 2007 Australian Bureau of Statistics 25 October 2007 St Andrews State Suburb 2006 Census QuickStats Retrieved 30 December 2007 This article related to the geography of Sydney is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Andrews New South Wales amp oldid 1139908403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
