State/Territory: New South Wales

Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 25 February 2016

First Election This Name Was Used At: 1949 federal election

First Election This Boundary Was Used At: 2016 federal election

Name Derivation: Jointly named in honour of Elizabeth Macarthur, 1766–1850 and Captain John Macarthur, 1767–1834. The Macarthurs were early settlers in New South Wales and founders of the Australian merino wool industry.

Square Area: 363 Sq Km

Location Description: Macarthur covers an area from The Northern Road, Narellan Road, and the western border of the Campbelltown City Council in the west to the eastern border of the Shire of Campbelltown in the east. The northern boundary follows the northern border of the Camden Council and Campbelltown City Council, Campbelltown Road, Williamson and Henderson Roads. The southern boundary follows the southern boundary of the Campbelltown City Council. The main suburbs include Airds, Blairmount, Bradbury, Campbelltown, Catherine Field, Claymore, Currans Hill, Denham Court, Glen Alpine, Gilead, Harrington Park, Ingleburn, Leppington, Leumeah, Menangle Park, Minto, Oran Park, Raby, Rosemedow, St. Andrews, St. Helens Park and Wedderburn.This description reflects local government areas in existence in 2015.

Demographic Rating: Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.