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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.
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The Airds Renewal Project environmental assessment report says the project will make the suburbs "a great place to live, a place with good services and facilities in a socially mixed community offering opportunities for residents to realise their goals".
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Connect Centre at Airds runs free training and skills programs and support in finding employment for local residents. The centre offers free access to computers and the internet, and access to free legal and tenancy advice for Housing NSW residents.
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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. Like many public housing estates in Sydney, Airds was constructed on American
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More than 500 houses will be demolished, 1000 new homes and 52 seniors housing units will be built, new roads will go in and community facilities, public areas and parks will get a makeover.
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A hub for community renewal projects and activities. The Housing N.S.W Airds Bradbury renewal team is based here as well.
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Single parent families accounted for 43.5% of all families in the suburb, nearly three times the national average (15.9%).
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60.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic, spoken by 5.3% of residents.
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and other settlements along the valley floor came to be known by their individual names after the 1820s.
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supports the community by creating a space providing "activity, identity and meaning" for its members.
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The report concludes that planned changes to the neighbourhood will have many positive social impacts.
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The most common responses for religion were No Religion 30.1%, Catholic 15.3% and Anglican 11.0%.
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This will involve taking the area from 94 per cent public housing to only 30 per cent.
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Airds appeared in land grant lists, and referred to almost the entire area between
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Meets to try to make sure that Housing N.S.W's relocation works for tenants.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 15.5% of the population.
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Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon (Angus and Robertson) 1990, p. 2
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The Connect Centre at Airds is one of two centres run by
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of the population, there were 3,265 residents in Airds.
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Archived from 7: 10: 854: 390:in the Campbelltown area. 327:Urban planning and renewal 307: 247:family estate of his wife 232: 801: 623: 363:Airds/Bradbury Men's Shed 208: 149: 145: 133: 121: 109: 97: 86: 78: 68: 56: 52: 40: 23: 319:Briar Road Public School 316:John Warby Public School 82:141 m (463 ft) 47:Briar Road Public School 348:Services based in Airds 804:List of Sydney suburbs 435:2021 Census QuickStats 431:"Airds (State Suburb)" 613:South Western Sydney 605:City of Campbelltown 559:34.0916°S 150.8249°E 104:City of Campbelltown 555: /  135:Federal division(s) 123:State electorate(s) 564:-34.0916; 150.8249 524:housing.nsw.gov.au 272:Radburn principles 823:Suburbs of Sydney 810: 809: 533:on 24 March 2012. 394:Master-Plan Group 322:Airds High School 283:According to the 241:Lachlan Macquarie 216: 215: 212: 211: 845: 733:Macquarie Fields 597: 590: 583: 574: 573: 570: 569: 567: 566: 565: 560: 556: 553: 552: 551: 548: 535: 534: 532: 521: 513: 507: 506: 504: 502: 493:. 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Index

Sydney
New South Wales

2021 census
Postcode(s)
Sydney
LGA(s)
City of Campbelltown
Region
Macarthur Region
State electorate(s)
Campbelltown
Federal division(s)
Macarthur
Suburbs
Campbelltown
Ruse
Kentlyn
Bradbury
Holsworthy
Bradbury
St Helens Park
Holsworthy
Campbelltown
Housing NSW
Governor
Lachlan Macquarie
Scottish
Elizabeth
Glenfield

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