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  Grasmere Location in metropolitanSydney | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:34°03′25″S150°40′01″E / 34.057°S 150.667°E /-34.057; 150.667 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Macarthur | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,105 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2570 | ||||||||||||
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Grasmere is asuburb of theMacarthur Region of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia inCamden Council.
The area now known as Grasmere was originally home to theGandangara people of the Southern Highlands although theMuringong, southernmost of theDarug people, were also known to inhabit the area. In1805, wool pioneerJohn Macarthur was granted 5,000 acres (20 km2) at Cowpastures (now Camden). Grasmere is still primarily a rural locality.[3]
In the2021 census, the suburb of Grasmere had a population of 2,105 people. The median age of residents was 59 and 43.5% of people were aged 65 or over. The majority of people were born in Australia and the most common ancestries were English, Australian and Irish. The top responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 39.2% and Anglican 26.4%. The median household weekly income of $1,652 was lower than the national median of $1,746.[2]
Grasmere lies in the south ward ofCamden Council, currently represented by Cr Eva Campbell, Cr Damien Quinnell and Cr Rose Sicari. It sits within thestate electorate ofCamden, represented byLabor'sSally Quinnell, the former school music teacher, and thefederal electorate ofHume, represented byLiberal'sAngus Taylor, the former businessman.
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