Smeaton Grange, New South Wales

Smeaton Grange is an industrial suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Camden Council local government area. The suburb mainly consists of industrial buildings and warehouses.

Smeaton Grange Sydney, New South Wales
Smeaton Grange
Coordinates	34°2′6″S 150°45′25″E
Population	16 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2567
Elevation	80 m (262 ft)
Location	60 km (37 mi) from Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Camden Council
State electorate(s)	Camden
Federal division(s)	Macarthur
Suburbs around Smeaton Grange: Harrington Park Currans Hill Currans Hill Harrington Park Smeaton Grange Currans Hill Narellan Narellan Vale Mount Annan

History

The area now known as Smeaton Grange was originally home to the Muringong, southernmost of the Darug people. In 1805 John Macarthur established his property at Camden where he raised merino sheep.^[2][3]

During World War II, there was a temporary army encampment at Smeaton Grange.^[4][5]

In July 2017, the global retailer Amazon purchased a 2.11ha site in Smeaton Grange for $7 million which is used as a data centre for Amazon Web Services.^[6]

Education

There is one local school, Magdalene Catholic High School (MCHS), which was built in 2000 and is located on Smeaton Grange Road.^[7]

Governance

Smeaton Grange is part of the north ward of Camden Council represented by Lara Symkowiak (currently mayor), David Bligh and Peter Sidgreaves. The suburb is contained within the federal electorate of Macarthur, represented by Russell Matheson (Liberal), and the state electorate of Camden, currently held by Chris Patterson (Liberal).