Airds, New South Wales

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Airds
Sydney, NSW

Postcode:

2560

Location:

56 km (35 mi) south-west of Sydney

LGA:

City of Campbelltown

State District:

Campbelltown

Federal Division:

Macarthur

Suburbs around Airds:
Campbelltown	Ruse	Kentlyn
Bradbury	Airds	Holsworthy
Bradbury	St Helens Park	Holsworthy

Airds is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Airds is located 56 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown.^[1]

Airds is a predominantly residential area and the majority of houses within the suburb are owned by the New South Wales Department of Housing.

1 History
2 Schools
3 Services
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Governor Lachlan Macquarie named the region Airds, after the Scottish family estate of his wife Elizabeth Campbell.

Airds appeared in land grant lists, and referred to almost the entire area between Glenfield and Gilead. The name fell into disuse as Campbelltown and other settlements along the valley floor came to be known by their individual names after the 1820s.^[2]

In January 1975, tenders for the first homes in the Housing Commission's 'Kentlyn' subdivision were called but the name Airds was not approved until May 1976. ^[3] Like many public housing estates in Sydney, Airds was constructed on Radburn principles designed to separate traffic from pedestrians. As a result, houses in the suburb did not face roads, which was later found to create enormous problems relating to crime and passive surveillance in the suburb. It is one of the most socially disadvantaged suburbs of Sydney.

[edit] Schools

Schools in the suburb include:

John Warby Public School
Briar Road Public School
Airds High School

[edit] Services

Airds contains the Reiby Juvenile Detention Centre.

[edit] References

^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
^ Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon (Angus and Robertson) 1990
^ Airds History

[edit] External links

Airds, New South Wales is at coordinates 34°05′30″S 150°49′30″E / -34.0916, 150.8249 (Airds, New South Wales)Coordinates: 34°05′30″S 150°49′30″E / -34.0916, 150.8249 (Airds, New South Wales)

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