Local government area in New South Wales, Australia
The
City of Campbelltown
is a
local government area
in the
Macarthur region
of south-western
Sydney
, in
New South Wales
,
Australia
. The area is located about 55 kilometres (34 mi) south west of the Sydney
central business district
and comprises 312 square kilometres (120 sq mi).
The
mayor
of the City of Campbelltown is
Cr.
George Greiss, a member of the
Liberal Party
.
Suburbs in the local government area
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Suburbs in the City of Campbelltown are:
Demographics
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At the
2016 census
there were 157,006 people in the Campbelltown local government area, of these 49% were male and 51% were female.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
made up 3.8% of the population; 30% more than the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9% and 2.8% respectively. The
median
age of people in the City of Campbelltown was 34 years, which is significantly lower than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 ? 14 years made up 21.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.8% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 47.1% were married and 87% were either divorced or separated.
[1]
Over the 10-year period between the
2001 census
and the
2011 census
, the population of the Campbelltown Local Government Area increased by a recorded total of 673 people (0.46% increase in population over 10 years) from 145,294 people to 145,967 people. During that 10-year period the population had decreased by 1.53% at the
2006 census
, and experienced a population increase of 2.02% over the subsequent five years to the
2011 census
. At the 2016 census, the population in the Campbelltown Local Government Area increased by 7.56%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8%, population growth in the Campbelltown Local Government Area was slightly below the national average.
[3]
[4]
[5]
The median
weekly income
for residents within the Campbelltown Local Government Area was generally on par with the national average.
[1]
Selected historical census data for Campbelltown local government area
|
Census year
|
2001
[3]
|
2006
[4]
|
2011
[5]
|
2016
[1]
|
Population
|
Estimated residents on
census night
|
145,294
|
143,076
|
145,967
|
157,006
|
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales
|
|
|
19
th
|
16
th
|
% of New South Wales population
|
|
|
2.11%
|
2.10%
|
% of Australian population
|
0.77%
|
0.72%
|
0.68%
|
0.67%
|
Cultural and language diversity
|
|
|
|
|
Ancestry
,
top responses
|
Australian
|
|
|
25.1%
|
21.6%
|
English
|
|
|
22.1%
|
20.3%
|
Irish
|
|
|
5.9%
|
5.8%
|
Scottish
|
|
|
5.0%
|
4.7%
|
Indian
|
|
|
2.9%
|
4.2%
|
Language,
top responses
(other than
English
)
|
Arabic
|
2.3%
|
2.7%
|
2.7%
|
3.4%
|
Bengali
|
n/c
|
n/c
|
1.8%
|
3.0%
|
Hindi
|
1.2%
|
1.6%
|
2.1%
|
2.4%
|
Samoan
|
1.4%
|
1.7%
|
2.1%
|
2.2%
|
Spanish
|
1.8%
|
1.7%
|
1.7%
|
1.7%
|
Religious affiliation
|
|
|
|
|
Religious
affiliation,
top responses
|
Catholic
|
32.1%
|
30.9%
|
30.3%
|
26.6%
|
No religion
, so described
|
9.1%
|
10.7%
|
12.5%
|
17.9%
|
Anglican
|
25.9%
|
23.3%
|
21.0%
|
15.2%
|
Not stated
|
|
|
|
8.3%
|
Islam
|
3.3%
|
4.5%
|
5.7%
|
7.9%
|
Median weekly incomes
|
|
|
|
|
Personal
income
|
Median
weekly personal income
|
|
A$464
|
A$549
|
A$632
|
% of Australian median income
|
|
99.6%
|
95.1%
|
95.5%
|
Family income
|
Median weekly family income
|
|
A$1,066
|
A$1,390
|
A$1,597
|
% of Australian median income
|
|
103.8%
|
93.9%
|
92.1%
|
Household income
|
Median weekly household income
|
|
A$1,156
|
A$1,251
|
A$1,459
|
% of Australian median income
|
|
98.7%
|
101.4%
|
101.4%
|
Council
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Current composition and election method
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Campbelltown City Council is composed of fifteen
councillors
elected
proportionally
as one entire
ward
. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The
mayor
is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent council election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:
[6]
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:
[6]
Councillor
|
Party
|
Notes
|
George Greiss
|
|
Liberal
|
Mayor
[7]
|
George Brticevic
|
|
Independent
|
Elected as a Labor candidate, later resigning from the party.
[8]
|
Joshua Cotter
|
|
Community First Team
|
|
Meg Oates
|
|
Labor
|
|
Marian George
|
|
Liberal
|
|
Darcy Lound
|
|
Labor
|
|
Riley Munro
|
|
Liberal
|
|
Margaret Chivers
|
|
Independent
|
Elected as a Labor candidate, later resigning from the party.
[8]
|
Rey Manoto
|
|
Labor
|
|
Masood Chowdhury
|
|
Labor
|
|
John Chew
|
|
Liberal
|
|
Karen Hunt
|
|
Labor
|
|
Muhamad (Masud) Khalil
|
|
Independent
|
Deputy Mayor
[9]
|
Matt Stellino
|
|
Animal Justice
|
|
Warren Morrison
|
|
Totally Locally Committed
|
|
2021 election results
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Elected councillor
|
Party
|
|
George Brticevic
|
Labor
|
|
Meg Oates
|
Labor
|
|
Darcy Lound
|
Labor
|
|
Margaret Chivers
|
Labor
|
|
Rey Manoto
|
Labor
|
|
Masood Chowdhury
|
Labor
|
|
Karen Hunt
|
Labor
|
|
George Greiss
|
Liberal
|
|
Marian George
|
Liberal
|
|
Riley Munro
|
Liberal
|
|
John Chew
|
Liberal
|
|
Matt Stellino
|
Animal Justice
|
|
Joshua Cotter
|
Community First
|
|
Masud Khalil
|
Community Voice
|
|
Warren Morrison
|
TLC
|
- Four councillors did not seek re-election
Past mayors
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History and growth
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Campbelltown was founded in 1820, named after Elizabeth Macquarie nee Campbell,
[12]
wife of the then
Governor
Lachlan Macquarie
. The town was one of a series of south-western settlements established by Macquarie at that time; the others include Ingleburn and
Liverpool
.
Campbelltown Council was originally incorporated on 21 January 1882.
[13]
The present boundaries of the City of Campbelltown were largely formed in 1949, following the amalgamation of the Municipalities of Ingleburn (incorporated in April 1896) and Campbelltown, as part of a rationalisation of local government areas across New South Wales following
World War II
. Campbelltown was presented with its own
coat of arms
in 1969. The coat of arms were based those on the arms of the Campbell family in
Scotland
.
Campbelltown was designated as a satellite city and a regional capital for the south west of Sydney in the early 1960s in the
Sydney Region Outline Plan
, prepared by the
Planning Commission of New South Wales
. There was extensive building and population growth in the intervening time and the government surrounded the township with areas which were set aside for public and private housing and industry.
Campbelltown was declared a city on 4 May 1968 by the Hon.
Pat Morton
,
Minister for Local Government
and
Highways
. That same day saw the arrival of the first electric train to Campbelltown from Sydney.
As a city, Campbelltown honoured the 1st Signals Regiment (now the 1st Joint Support Unit) with the medieval custom of the Freedom of the city. The mayor, Alderman Clive Tregear, wanted to recognise the contribution to the units based at the Ingleburn Army Barracks. The regiment marched through Campbelltown until it got transferred to Queensland in the 1980s.
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]
Opened in 2005, the
Campbelltown Arts Centre
is a cultural facility of Campbelltown City Council that is partially funded by the
New South Wales Government
through
Create NSW
.
[14]
Heritage listings
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The City of Campbelltown has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Campbelltown, Broughton Street:
St John's Catholic Church, Campbelltown
[15]
- Campbelltown, 8 Lithgow Street:
Glenalvon House
[16]
- Campbelltown, 14 ? 20 Queen Street:
Warbys Barn and Stables
[17]
- Campbelltown, 261 Queen Street:
Campbelltown Post Office
[18]
- Campbelltown, 263 Queen Street:
Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Campbelltown Branch (former)
[19]
- Campbelltown, 284 ? 298 Queen Street:
Queen Street Buildings
[20]
- Campbelltown, 303 Queen Street:
Dredges Cottage
[21]
- Denham Court, 238 Campbelltown Road:
Denham Court (homestead)
[22]
- Gilead, 767 Appin Road:
Beulah, Gilead
[23]
- Gilead, Menangle Road:
Sugarloaf Farm
[24]
- Ingleburn, 196 Campbelltown Road:
Robin Hood Farm
[25]
- Kearns, Mississippi Crescent:
Epping Forest, Kearns
[26]
- Kentlyn, Darling Avenue:
Bull Cave
[27]
- Leumeah, Holly Lea Road:
Holly Lea and Plough Inn
[28]
- Macquarie Fields, Quarter Sessions Road:
Macquarie Field House
[29]
- Menangle Park, Glenlee Road:
Glenlee, Menangle Park
[30]
- Minto, Lot 315 Ben Lomond Road:
Stone Cottage, Minto
[31]
- St Helens Park, Appin Road:
Denfield
[32]
- St Helens Park, St Helens Park Drive:
St Helen's Park
[33]
- Varroville, 196 St Andrews Road:
Varroville (homestead)
[34]
Transport links
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Road transport corridors
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]
The principle access roads to and from Campbelltown are:
- Appin Road and The Hume Highway to the south;
- Narellan Road to the west; and
- The Hume Highway and Cambridge Avenue to the north.
There is no direct eastern road access.
As a fast-growing regional centre, road infrastructure has yet to catch up with the historically strong population growth. Areas of greatest concern include congestion on Narellan Road,
[35]
[36]
numerous road fatalities on Appin Road and the inadequate causeway over the Georges River at Cambridge Avenue, Glenfield.
[37]
Rail transport corridor
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]
Campbelltown is served by trains on the Sydney suburban rail network (Sydney Trains), with railway stations:
Major council facilities
[
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]
- Campbelltown Civic Centre, Queen Street, Campbelltown.
- Campbelltown Arts Centre
, a contemporary arts centre located at the corner of Camden & Appin Roads, Campbelltown.
- Campbelltown Stadium
, Leumeah, a sports stadium used mainly for football and rugby league.
- The Gordon Fetterplace Aquatic Centre, The Parkway, Bradbury.
- Eagle Vale Central, Emerald Drive, Eagle Vale.
- Macquarie Fields Indoor Sports Centre, Fields Road, Macquarie Fields.
- Macquarie Fields Leisure Centre, Fields Road, Macquarie Fields.
- HJ Daley Library, Hurley Street, Campbelltown.
- Greg Percival Library, corner of Oxford Road & Cumberland Road, Ingleburn.
- Glenquarie Library, Brooks Street, Macquarie Fields.
Festivals
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]
- Festival of
Fisher's Ghost
: Held annually in the Campbelltown CBD every November. Campbelltown's biggest Festival and one of the longest running Festivals in Australia, dating back to 1956. Featuring 10 days of family fun with more than 30 events, including a grand parade of community groups a street fair, music gigs and fireworks.
- Ingleburn Alive! Festival: Held annually in Oxford Road in the Northern suburb of Ingleburn in March. Free entertainment, rides and family activities, usually followed by a firework display in Milton park.
- Riverfest, held annually in August in Koshigaya Park, to raise awareness of the city's local environment and cultural diversity.
See also
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]
References
[
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]
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a
b
c
d
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(27 June 2017).
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.
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.
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a
b
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b
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.
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b
Kontos, Eric (28 January 2022).
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.
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b
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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2020
.
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"St. Johns Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (former)"
.
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.
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. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
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CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
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.
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.
Department of Planning & Environment
. H00004
. Retrieved
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2018
.
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CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Warbys Barn & Warbys Stables"
.
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.
Department of Planning & Environment
. H00497
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Campbelltown Post Office (former)"
.
New South Wales State Heritage Register
.
Department of Planning & Environment
. H00265
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"CBC Bank"
.
New South Wales State Heritage Register
.
Department of Planning & Environment
. H00499
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Queen Street Buildings Group"
.
New South Wales State Heritage Register
.
Department of Planning & Environment
. H00007
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Dredges Cottage"
.
New South Wales State Heritage Register
.
Department of Planning & Environment
. H00640
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Denham Court"
.
New South Wales State Heritage Register
.
Department of Planning & Environment
. H00212
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Beulah"
.
New South Wales State Heritage Register
.
Department of Planning & Environment
. H00368
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Sugarloaf Farm"
.
New South Wales State Heritage Register
.
Department of Planning & Environment
. H01389
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Robin Hood Farm"
.
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.
Department of Planning & Environment
. H01387
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Epping Forest"
.
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.
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. H01298
. Retrieved
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2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Bull Cave"
.
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.
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. H01993
. Retrieved
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2018
.
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licence
.
- ^
"Holly Lea & Plough Inn"
.
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.
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. H00343
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Macquarie Field House"
.
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.
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. H00424
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Glenlee, outbuildings, garden & gatelodge"
.
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.
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. H00009
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
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licence
.
- ^
"Stone Cottage"
.
New South Wales State Heritage Register
.
Department of Planning & Environment
. H01388
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"Denfield"
.
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.
Department of Planning & Environment
. H00540
. Retrieved
18 May
2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
- ^
"St. Helen's Park"
.
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.
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. H00406
. Retrieved
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2018
.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
CC-BY 4.0
licence
.
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"Varroville"
.
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.
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. H00737
. Retrieved
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2018
.
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licence
.
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"Plea for new link to avoid gridlocked Narellan Road"
.
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. Retrieved
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.
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Campbell, David (7 March 2011).
"Macarthur roads named and shamed in RTA top-100 list"
.
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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2012
.
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