City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)

City of Campbelltown New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates	34°04′S 150°49′E / 34.067°S 150.817°E / -34.067; 150.817Coordinates: 34°04′S 150°49′E / 34.067°S 150.817°E / -34.067; 150.817
Population	157,006 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	509.4/km2 (1,319/sq mi)
Established	4 May 1968 (as a city)
Area	312 km2 (120.5 sq mi)
Mayor	George Brticevic (Labor)
Council seat	Campbelltown
Region	Metropolitan 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 Sutherland Camden City of Campbelltown Sutherland Wollondilly Wollondilly Wollongong

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 for 2016-18 is Cr. George Brticevic, a member of the Labor Party.

Suburbs

Suburbs in the City of Campbelltown are:

Demographics

At the 2016 census there were 157,006 people in the Campbelltown local government area, of these 49 per cent were male and 51 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8 per cent of the population; 30 per cent more than the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent 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 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.8 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 47.1 per cent were married and 87. per cent were either divorced or separated.^[1]

In the City of Campbelltown between the 2001 census and the 2006 census, the population decreased by 1.53 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 2.02 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the Campbelltown local government area increased by 7.56 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in the Campbelltown local government area was slightly below the national average.^[2][3][4] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Campbelltown was generally on par with the national average.^[1]

Selected historical census data for Campbelltown local government area
Census year			2001[2]	2006[3]	2011[4]	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			19th	16th
		% 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	Data to be released in October 2017
		% of Australian median income		99.6%	95.1%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,066	A$1,390
		% of Australian median income		103.8%	93.9%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,156	A$1,251
		% of Australian median income		98.7%	101.4%

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 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:^[5]

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:^[5]

^a Cr. Borg died 20 December 2016. A by-election to elect a replacement councillor was held on 18 March 2017 and Ben Gilholme was elected.

Past Mayors

History and growth

Campbelltown was founded in 1820, named after Elizabeth Macquarie née Campbell,^[6] 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.^[7] 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 late 1980s.

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 Arts NSW.

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,^[8][9] numerous road fatalities on Appin Road and the inadequate causeway over the Georges River at Cambridge Avenue, Glenfield.^[10]

Rail transport corridor

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

• Macarthur Station in the south;
• Campbelltown;
• Leumeah;
• Minto;
• Ingleburn;
• Macquarie Fields; and
• Glenfield in the North.

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 Leisure Centre, Emerald Drive, Eagle Vale.
• Macquarie Fields Indoor Sports Centre, Fields Road, Macquarie Fields.
• Macquarie Fields Leisure Centre, Fields Road 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

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Campbelltown, New South Wales.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sydney/Macarthur.

• Campbelltown City Council website
• Festival of Fishers Ghost
• Australian Bureau of Statistics (National Regional Profile)
• Images of Campbelltown
• Image of Cambridge Ave causeway, Glenfield flooding
• Campbelltown Focus images of Campbelltown.