City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)

This article is about the local government area. For the Sydney suburb, see Campbelltown, New South Wales.

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).

City of Campbelltown New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates	34°04′S 150°49′E
Population	176,519 (2021 census)[1] (37th) 184,784 (2023 est.)[2]
• Density	509.4/km2 (1,319/sq mi)
Established	1882 (Municipality) 4 May 1968 (as a city)
Area	312 km2 (120.5 sq mi)
Mayor	Darcy Lound (Labor)
Council seat	Campbelltown
Region	Greater Western Sydney
State electorate(s)	Campbelltown Macquarie Fields Camden Wollondilly
Federal division(s)	Macarthur Werriwa
Website	City of Campbelltown
LGAs around City of Campbelltown: Camden Liverpool Camden City of Campbelltown Sutherland Wollondilly Wollondilly Wollongong

The mayor of the City of Campbelltown is Cr. Darcy Lound, a member of the Labor Party.

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs in the City of Campbelltown are:

• Airds
• Ambarvale
• Bardia
• Blair Athol
• Blairmount
• Bow Bowing
• Bradbury
• Campbelltown
• Claymore
• Denham Court
• Eagle Vale
• Edmondson Park (South)
• Englorie Park
• Eschol Park
• Gilead
• Glen Alpine
• Glenfield
• Ingleburn
• Kearns
• Kentlyn
• Leumeah
• Long Point
• Macarthur Heights
• Macquarie Fields
• Macquarie Links
• Menangle Park
• Minto
• Minto Heights
• Raby
• Rosemeadow
• Ruse
• St Andrews
• St Helens Park
• Varroville
• Wedderburn
• Woodbine

Demographics

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.^[3]

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.^[4][5][6] The median weekly income for residents within the Campbelltown Local Government Area was generally on par with the national average.^[3]

Selected historical census data for Campbelltown local government area
Census year			2001[4]	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[3]	2021[1]
Population		Estimated residents on census night	145,294	143,076	145,967	157,006	176,519
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales			19th	16th	16th
		% of New South Wales population			2.11%	2.10%	2.19%
		% of Australian population	0.77%	0.72%	0.68%	0.67%	0.69%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$464	A$549	A$632	A$738
		% of Australian median income		99.6%	95.1%	95.5%	90.8%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,066	A$1,390	A$1,597	A$1,927
		% of Australian median income		103.8%	93.9%	92.1%	88.2%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,156	A$1,251	A$1,459	A$1,700
		% of Australian median income		98.7%	101.4%	101.4%	92.9%

Selected historical census data for Camden local government area
Ancestry, top responses
2001[4]		2006[5]		2011[6]		2016[3]		2021[1]
No Data		No Data		Australian	25.1%	Australian	21.6%	Australian	24.8%
				English	22.1%	English	20.3%	English	22.5%
				Irish	5.9%	Irish	5.8%	Indian	6.0%
				Scottish	5.0%	Scottish	4.7%	Irish	5.7%
				Indian	2.9%	Indian	4.2%	Scottish	5.0%
Country of Birth
2001[4]		2006[5]		2011[6]		2016[3]		2021[1]
Australia	68.4%	Australia	66.8%	Australia	66.0%	Australia	62.0%	Australia	59.5%
England	4.1%	England	3.5%	England	3.1%	India	2.9%	India	3.9%
New Zealand	2.1%	New Zealand	2.3%	New Zealand	2.6%	New Zealand	2.7%	Bangladesh	3.1%
Philippines	1.8%	Philippines	2.1%	Philippines	2.5%	Philippines	2.6%	Philippines	2.8%
Fiji	1.1%	Fiji	1.4%	India	2.0%	England	2.5%	New Zealand	2.4%
India	0.9%	India	1.3%	Fiji	1.6%	Bangladesh	2.1%	Nepal	2.1%
Language, top responses (other than English)
2001[4]		2006[5]		2011[6]		2016[3]		2021[1]
Arabic	2.3%	Arabic	2.7%	Arabic	2.7%	Arabic	3.4%	Arabic	4.2%
Spanish	1.8%	Spanish	1.7%	Samoan	2.1%	Bengali	3.0%	Bengali	4.2%
Tagalog	1.5%	Samoan	1.7%	Hindi	2.1%	Hindi	2.4%	Nepali	2.5%
Samoan	1.4%	Hindi	1.6%	Bengali	1.8%	Samoan	2.2%	Hindi	2.1%
Hindi	1.2%	Tagalog	1.1%	Spanish	1.7%	Spanish	1.7%	Samoan	1.8%
Religious Affiliation
2001[4]		2006[5]		2011[6]		2016[3]		2021[1]
Catholic	32.1%	Catholic	30.9%	Catholic	30.3%	Catholic	26.6%	Catholic	22.8%
Anglican	25.9%	Anglican	23.3%	Anglican	21.0%	No Religion	17.9%	No Religion	21.9%
No Religion	9.1%	No Religion	10.7%	No Religion	12.5%	Anglican	15.2%	Islam	11.6%
Islam	3.3%	Islam	4.5%	Islam	5.7%	Not Stated	8.3%	Anglican	10.5%
Uniting Church	3.2%	Uniting Church	2.8%	Hinduism	3.0%	Islam	7.9%	Hinduism	7.0%

Council

Current composition and election method

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 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council is as follows:^[7]

Party		Councillors
	Labor Party	6
	The Greens	2
	Sustainable Australia	1
	Independent	1
	Community Voice	2
	Community First Totally Independent	3
	Total	15

The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:^[7]

Councillor	Party		Notes
Cameron McEwan		Sustainable Australia
Muhamad (Masud) Khalil		Community Voice
Jayden Rivera		The Greens
Joshua Cotter		Community First Totally Independent	Formerly represented Community First Team, merged with Totally Locally Committed for the 2024 election. [8]
Darcy Lound		Labor	Mayor[9]
Meg Oates		Labor
Warren Morrison		Community First Totally Independent	Formerly represented Totally Locally Committed, merged with Community First Team for the 2024 election. [8]
Masood Chowdhury		Labor
Karen Hunt		Labor	Deputy Mayor[9]
Isabella Wisniewska		Labor
Ashiqur (Ash) Rahman		Labor
Seta Berbari		Community First Totally Independent
Adam Zahra		Independent
Khaled Halabi		Community Voice
Theo (Tao) Triebels		The Greens

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Campbelltown^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor		36,072	39.6	-4.2
	Community First Totally Independent		17,494	19.2	+5.3
	Community Voice		11,045	12.1	+7.2
	Greens		9,801	10.8	+6.3
	Sustainable Australia		9,475	10.4	+10.4
	Independents for Campbelltown		5,480	6.0	+6.0
	Independent		1,005	1.1	+1.0
	Animal Justice		465	0.5	-4.3
	Animal Justice	Lisa Riordan	180	0.2
Total formal votes			91,017	89.5	+1.9
Informal votes			10,650	10.5	+77.2
Turnout			101,667	84.8	+6.6
Party total seats				Seats	±
	Labor			6	1
	Community First Totally Independent			3	1
	Community Voice			2	1
	Greens			2	2
	Sustainable Australia			1	1
	Independents for Campbelltown			1	1

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Outer Sydney § Campbelltown summary.[edit]

2021

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
	Josh Cotter	Community First
	Masud Khalil	Community Voice
	Warren Morrison	TLCP

2021 New South Wales local elections: Campbelltown^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor		39,162	43.8	+0.5
	Liberal		22,056	24.7	+8.2
	Community First Team		7,561	8.5	−0.4
	Totally Locally Committed		4,809	5.4	−4.6
	Community Voice		4,388	4.9
	Animal Justice		4,261	4.8	+4.8
	Greens		4,057	4.5	−0.4
	Campbelltown Independents		2,857	3.2
	Independent	Mukesh Chand	98	0.1
	Independent	Mick Allen	88	0.1
Total formal votes			89,337	93.7
Informal votes			6,011	6.3
Turnout			95,348	84.4
Party total seats				Seats	±
	Labor			7
	Liberal			4	1
	Community First Team			1
	Totally Locally Committed			1	1
	Community Voice			1	1
	Animal Justice			1	1
	Greens			0	1

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Outer Sydney § Campbelltown.[edit]

Four councillors did not seek re-election:

• Ralph George (Liberal) − announced 3 November 2021^[12]
• Ted Rowell (Liberal) − announced 3 November 2021^[12]
• Paul Lake (Community First) − announced 3 November 2021^[12]
• Bob Thompson (Bob Thompson's Independent Team) − announced 3 November 2021^[12]

Past mayors

Main article: List of mayors of Campbelltown

History and growth

Campbelltown was founded in 1820, named after Elizabeth Macquarie née Campbell,^[13] 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.^[14] 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[15]

Heritage listings

The City of Campbelltown has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Campbelltown, Broughton Street: St John's Catholic Church, Campbelltown^[16]
• Campbelltown, 8 Lithgow Street: Glenalvon House^[17]
• Campbelltown, 14 – 20 Queen Street: Warbys Barn and Stables^[18]
• Campbelltown, 261 Queen Street: Campbelltown Post Office^[19]
• Campbelltown, 263 Queen Street: Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Campbelltown Branch (former)^[20]
• Campbelltown, 284 – 298 Queen Street: Queen Street Buildings^[21]
• Campbelltown, 303 Queen Street: Dredges Cottage^[22]
• Denham Court, 238 Campbelltown Road: Denham Court (homestead)^[23]
• Gilead, 767 Appin Road: Beulah, Gilead^[24]
• Gilead, Menangle Road: Sugarloaf Farm^[25]
• Ingleburn, 196 Campbelltown Road: Robin Hood Farm^[26]
• Kearns, Mississippi Crescent: Epping Forest, Kearns^[27]
• Kentlyn, Darling Avenue: Bull Cave^[28]
• Leumeah, Holly Lea Road: Holly Lea and Plough Inn^[29]
• Macquarie Fields, Quarter Sessions Road: Macquarie Field House^[30]
• Menangle Park, Glenlee Road: Glenlee, Menangle Park^[31]
• Minto, Lot 315 Ben Lomond Road: Stone Cottage, Minto^[32]
• St Helens Park, Appin Road: Denfield^[33]
• St Helens Park, St Helens Park Drive: St Helen's Park^[34]
• Varroville, 196 St Andrews Road: Varroville (homestead)^[35]

Transport links

Road transport corridors

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,^[36][37] numerous road fatalities on Appin Road and the inadequate causeway over the Georges River at Cambridge Avenue, Glenfield.^[38]

Rail transport corridor

Campbelltown is served by trains on the Sydney suburban rail network (Sydney Trains), with railway stations:

• Macarthur
• Campbelltown
• Leumeah
• Minto
• Ingleburn
• Macquarie Fields
• Glenfield

Major council facilities

• 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

• 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

• Local government areas of New South Wales