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{{short description|City in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{about|the suburb|the local government area|City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)|the electoral district|Electoral district of Campbelltown}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

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'''Campbelltown''' is a city located on the outskirts of the metropolitan area of [[Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia. It is located in [[Greater Western Sydney]] {{convert|53|km|mi|0}} south-west of the [[Sydney central business district]] by road. Campbelltown is the administrative seat of the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of the [[City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)|City of Campbelltown]]. It is also acknowledged on the register of the [[Geographical Names Board of New South Wales]] as one of only four [[List of cities in Australia|cities]] within the Sydney metropolitan area.<ref name=gnb_city>{{cite web|url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/place_naming/placename_search?transaction=savefile&placename=&status=None&designation=CITY&lga=None&map=&parish=|title=Geographical Names Register Extract: List of placenames acknowledged as a CITY|format=[[Comma-separated values|.CSV]]|work=Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW|publisher=[[Geographical Names Board of New South Wales]]|access-date=31 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012082215/http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/place_naming/placename_search?transaction=savefile&placename=&status=None&designation=CITY&lga=None&map=&parish=|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Campbelltown gets its name from [[Elizabeth Macquarie|Elizabeth Campbell]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.panoramio.com/photo/63103410 |title=Panoramio is no longer available |publisher=Panoramio.com |access-date=2018-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821214317/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/63103410 |archive-date=21 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the wife of former [[Governor of New South Wales]] [[Lachlan Macquarie]]. Originally called Campbell-Town, the name was later simplified to the current Campbelltown.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=2098&iNavCatID=322&iSubCatID=1417 |title=History of Campbelltown |publisher=Campbelltown City Council |access-date=14 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730104657/http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=2098&iNavCatID=322&iSubCatID=1417 |archive-date=30 July 2008 }}</ref>

==History==
The area that later became Campbelltown was inhabited prior to [[History of Australia (1788–1850)|European settlement]] by the [[Dharug people]]. Not long after the arrival of the [[First Fleet]] in Sydney in 1788, a small herd of six cattle escaped and weren't seen again by the British settlers for seven years. They were spotted, however, by the [[Dharug people]]. In a [[rock art]] site called Bull Cave near Campbelltown, they drew a number of cattle with pronounced horns. The Dharug cowpasture tribes cabrogal Muringong described the cattle to British explorers and in 1795 the British found a herd of around 60 cattle grazing in the area now known as [[Camden, New South Wales|Camden]].<ref>Listo, C: ''Campbelltown: The Bicentennial History'', Allen & Unwin, 1988: pp. 1–4. {{ISBN|0-04-324015-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iNavCatId=1888&iSubCatId=1896 | title=History of the Macarthur Region | publisher=Campbelltown City Council | access-date=14 March 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719020429/http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iNavCatId=1888&iSubCatId=1896 | archive-date=19 July 2008 }}</ref>

The colonial administration was keen for the herd to establish itself so forbade killing of the cattle or settlement in the area. But [[John Macarthur (wool pioneer)|John Macarthur]], who wanted to establish sheep in the colony, took a liking to the prime grazing land. He convinced the British government to overrule the local administration and grant him {{convert|5000|acre|km2}} just south of the [[Nepean River]] in 1805. Four years later a number of other grants were made to farmers between Camden and [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]].<ref>Liston, C: ''Campbelltown: The Bicentennial History'', Allen & Unwin, 1988: pp. 5–8. {{ISBN|0-04-324015-1}}.</ref>

The Dharug people initially worked with the local farmers but a drought in 1814 led to large numbers of neighbouring [[Gandangara people]] moving into the area in search of food. Tensions developed between the British and the Gandangara leading to skirmishes and a number of deaths on each side. Governor Macquarie felt a permanent settlement would lead to order in the area and so Campbell-Town was born in 1820.<ref>Liston, C: ''Campbelltown: The Bicentennial History'', Allen & Unwin, 1988: pp. 10–23. {{ISBN|0-04-324015-1}}.</ref>

===Town development===
[[File:Queen and Cordeaux Streets, Campbelltown, Sydney, 1920.jpg|thumb|Parade for centenary celebrations near Club Hotel on corner of Queen and Cordeaux Streets, Campbelltown, Sydney, 1920]]
Development of the town was slow particularly after the departure of Macquarie, and it wasn't until 1831 that residents took possession of town land. However, it was during this period that Campbelltown's most famous incident occurred. In 1826, local farmer Frederick Fisher disappeared. According to folklore, his ghost appeared sitting on a fence rail over a creek just south of the town and pointed to a site where his body was later found to be buried. In memory of the incident, the [[Fisher's ghost|Fisher's Ghost]] festival is held each November in Campbelltown.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Campbelltown/2005/02/17/1108500193236.html |title=Campbelltown |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=14 March 2008 |date=8 February 2004}}</ref>

Campbelltown's population increased steadily in the decades following. The southern rail line was extended to Campbelltown in 1858, leading to further development, and in 1882, Campbelltown Council was established allowing municipal works to occur in earnest. Campbelltown became the first country town in New South Wales to have piped water in 1888 and in the period between the World Wars, a local power station was built to supply electricity to residents.<ref name="auto"/>

Campbelltown was designated in the early 1960s as a satellite city by the New South Wales Planning Authority, and a regional capital for the south west of Sydney. There was extensive building and population growth in the intervening time and the government set aside land surrounding the township for public and private housing and industry.<ref>''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, p. 45, {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}.</ref>

In June 2023, the suburb boundary with [[Bradbury, New South Wales|Bradbury]] was amended, with Campbelltown gaining some area from Bradbury. The new boundary followed the alignments of Jacka Street, Tubb Street and Cartwright Crescent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://files.proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au/documents/1697157978560/8d072f21-809c-4448-8812-dc5cc735158a-Final_4174-4_Campbelltown_Bradbury_Airds.pdf|title=GNB 4174-4 Campbelltown City Local Government Area|publisher=Geographic Names Board of New South Wales|date=23 June 2023|access-date=25 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Gazette NSW|title=Notice of amendment to Address Locality Boundaries in Campbelltown City Local Government Area|issue=272|page=1018|date=23 June 2023|url=https://gazette.nsw.gov.au/gazette/2023/6/2023-272.pdf|access-date=25 September 2025}}</ref> This boundary would later become the boundary with [[Airds, New South Wales|Airds]], when that area of Bradbury became part of Airds in November 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://files.proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au/documents/1733096240351/0017729b-5077-4e65-bc61-217b918bc55f-GNB_4174-5_Bradury_to_Airds_final.pdf|title=GNB 4174-5 Bradbury to Airds Campbelltown City Local Government Area|publisher=Geographic Names Board of New South Wales|date=22 November 2024|access-date=25 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Gazette NSW|title=Notice of amendment to Address Locality Boundaries in Campbelltown City Local Government Area|issue=460|page=10|date=22 November 2024|url=https://gazette.nsw.gov.au/gazette/2024/11/2024-11_460-gazette.pdf|access-date=25 September 2025}}</ref>

== Geography ==

=== Climate ===
Campbelltown has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Cfa'') with mild to cool winters and warm to hot summers.
{{Weather box
|location = Campbelltown Swimming Centre, New South Wales, Australia (1962-1984 normals and extremes)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 45.8
|Feb record high C = 43.0
|Mar record high C = 40.8
|Apr record high C = 33.9
|May record high C = 28.3
|Jun record high C = 25.6
|Jul record high C = 24.1
|Aug record high C = 29.0
|Sep record high C = 35.9
|Oct record high C = 36.8
|Nov record high C = 42.2
|Dec record high C = 41.0	
|Jan high C = 28.2
|Feb high C = 28.4
|Mar high C = 26.8
|Apr high C = 24.1
|May high C = 20.4
|Jun high C = 17.6
|Jul high C = 17.1
|Aug high C = 18.7
|Sep high C = 21.4
|Oct high C = 23.5
|Nov high C = 25.8
|Dec high C = 27.9
|Jan mean C = 22.5
|Feb mean C = 22.7
|Mar mean C = 20.9
|Apr mean C = 17.7
|May mean C = 14.0
|Jun mean C = 11.4
|Jul mean C = 10.2
|Aug mean C = 11.6
|Sep mean C = 14.2
|Oct mean C = 17.0
|Nov mean C = 19.2
|Dec mean C = 21.5
|Jan low C = 16.7
|Feb low C = 16.9
|Mar low C = 15.0
|Apr low C = 11.2	
|May low C = 7.6
|Jun low C = 5.2
|Jul low C = 3.2
|Aug low C = 4.5
|Sep low C = 7.0
|Oct low C = 10.4
|Nov low C = 12.6
|Dec low C = 15.1
|Jan record low C = 7.2		
|Feb record low C = 6.1		
|Mar record low C = 3.9	
|Apr record low C = 0.0
|May record low C = -0.6	
|Jun record low C = -2.0	
|Jul record low C = -5.6		
|Aug record low C = -2.5
|Sep record low C = -0.6
|Oct record low C = 1.1
|Nov record low C = 2.9
|Dec record low C = 6.5
|Jan precipitation mm = 90.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 78.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 100.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 62.6
|May precipitation mm = 60.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 81.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 33.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 50.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 40.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 74.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 84.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 70.5
|Jan precipitation days = 8.3
|Feb precipitation days = 8.1
|Mar precipitation days = 8.1
|Apr precipitation days = 5.5
|May precipitation days = 5.6
|Jun precipitation days = 6.4	
|Jul precipitation days = 4.3
|Aug precipitation days = 5.6	
|Sep precipitation days = 5.9
|Oct precipitation days = 8.4
|Nov precipitation days = 7.3
|Dec precipitation days = 6.4
|unit precipitation days = 1 mm
|precipitation colour = green		
|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_068081_All.shtml
| publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |title = Climate statistics for Campbelltown|access-date = 26 April 2022}}</ref>
|date=April 2022
}}

==Commercial area==
[[Image:CampbelltownNSWmap.jpg|thumb|Location map of '''Campbelltown''' based on NASA satellite images]]
The old town centre, as laid down by Lachlan Macquarie, is still the main commercial area and includes the Queen Street shopping strip, Campbelltown Mall, [[Campbelltown railway station]] and bus interchange, the council chambers and a number of historic buildings. The main residential area is to the south and east of the town centre. On the northwestern side of the railway line is an industrial area.

To the southwest is a second commercial area based around [[Macarthur railway station]] which includes the [[University of Western Sydney]] and [[Macarthur Square]], a large shopping mall. It features an outdoor entertainment and restaurant precinct known as "Kellicar Lane" which opened after an expansion in November 2005. It features a [[food court]] that has large glass windows that look over Kellicar Lane, Campbelltown and the surrounding countryside.

== Heritage listings ==
[[Image:(1)Glenalvin Lithgow Street Campbell.jpg|thumb|right|Glenalvon (1840), Lithgow Street]]
[[Image:campbelltown19.JPG|thumb|right|St Peter's Church ({{circa|1823}}), Cordeaux Street]]
[[Image:(1)Richmond Villa Campbelltown.jpg|thumb|right|Richmond Villa ({{circa|1840}}), Lithgow Street]]
Campbelltown has a number of heritage-listed sites on the [[New South Wales State Heritage Register]], including:
* Broughton Street: [[St John's Catholic Church, Campbelltown]]<ref name=nswshr-193>{{cite NSW SHR|5045398|St. Johns Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (former)|hr=00193|fn=S90/05724 & HC 32576|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* 8 Lithgow Street: [[Glenalvon House]]<ref name=nswshr-4>{{cite NSW SHR|5045750|Glenalvon|hr=00004|fn=EF14/4525; S90/6168; H99/55|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* 14 - 20 Queen Street: [[Warbys Barn and Stables]]<ref name=nswshr-497>{{cite NSW SHR|5045445|Warbys Barn & Warbys Stables|hr=00497|fn=S90/03564 & HC 33316|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* 261 Queen Street: [[Campbelltown Post Office]]<ref name=nswshr-265>{{cite NSW SHR|5045301|Campbelltown Post Office (former)|hr=00265|fn=S90/06042 & HC 32244|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* 263 Queen Street: [[Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Campbelltown Branch (former)]]<ref name=nswshr-499>{{cite NSW SHR|5045430|CBC Bank|hr=00499|fn=EF14/4520; S90/3118; HC 33294|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* 284 - 298 Queen Street: [[Queen Street Buildings]]<ref name=nswshr-7>{{cite NSW SHR|5045135|Queen Street Buildings Group|hr=00007|fn=S90/06108 & HC32175|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* 303 Queen Street: [[Dredges Cottage]]<ref name=nswshr-640>{{cite NSW SHR|5001113|Dredges Cottage|hr=00640|fn=S90/05449 & HC 32769|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

The following additional buildings in central Campbelltown are listed on the (now defunct) [[Register of the National Estate]].<ref>The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p. 2/19.</ref>
* St Peter's Church of England, Cordeaux Street
* Richmond Villa, 12 Lithgow Street
* Town Hall, 315 Queen Street
* Campbelltown Court House, Queen Street
* Campbelltown Police Station, Railway Street
* Graves of Matthew Healey, [[James Ruse]], Cemetery, George and Broughton Streets

==Transport==
[[Image:Campbelltown Station 4.jpg|right|thumb|Campbelltown Railway Station]]
Campbelltown lies on the main road and rail links from Sydney to the south-west. The [[Hume Highway|Hume Motorway]] links Campbelltown north to [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]], [[Sydney Airport]] and [[Sydney CBD]] and south to [[Melbourne]]. The [[Appin Road|B69]] connects [[Wollongong]] CBD and [[Appin]].

[[Campbelltown railway station]] and [[Macarthur railway station]] are on the [[Main Southern railway line|Main Southern line]]. Campbelltown is also the northern terminus of most [[Southern Highlands Line]] intercity services. [[Campbelltown railway station]] was opened on 4 May 1858 with electrified services commencing on 5 May 1968.

Campbelltown is also well serviced by buses. Transit Systems provides a number of services from Campbelltown station to virtually all the surrounding suburbs of Campbelltown as well as to [[Camden, New South Wales|Camden]], and as far north as [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]] via Glenfield. Picton Buslines provides a service from Campbelltown to [[Picton, New South Wales|Picton]] via [[Camden, New South Wales|Camden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.busways.com.au/files/maps/Ctownnetwork.pdf |title=Macarthur Bus Network Map |publisher=Busways |access-date=16 April 2008 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.interlinebus.com.au/images/870.pdf |title=870 timetable |publisher=Interline |access-date=16 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718192416/http://www.interlinebus.com.au/images/870.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=18 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pictonbuslines.com.au/open_file.php?file_name=picton/public/map/Picton%20Map_Web.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719064557/http://www.pictonbuslines.com.au/open_file.php?file_name=picton%2Fpublic%2Fmap%2FPicton%20Map_Web.pdf# |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2008 |title=Picton District Map |publisher=Picton Buslines |access-date=16 April 2008 }}</ref> There is also a bus service that connects [[Wollongong]] to Campbelltown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Campbelltown to Wollongong via Appin {{!}} transportnsw.info |url=https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/transit-systems-nsw-sw/887/12887 |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=transportnsw.info}}</ref>

==Health==
[[Image:CampbelltownNSWhospital.jpg|right|thumb|Campbelltown Hospital]]
[[Campbelltown Hospital]] is part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District and is located on the southern edge of the suburb near [[Ambarvale, New South Wales|Ambarvale]]. Campbelltown Private Hospital is located nearby and with the Centric building<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.primespace.com.au/developments/177/4-hyde-parade-campbelltown/ |title=4 Hyde Parade, Campbelltown, NSW |url-status=dead |access-date=10 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320160519/http://www.primespace.com.au/developments/177/4-hyde-parade-campbelltown/ |archive-date=20 March 2012 }}</ref> constitute a close-knit, combined public-private-consulting rooms complex within a convenient radius at Park Central.

Campbelltown Hospital is a major metropolitan hospital. Its emergency department is one of the busiest in Sydney, equipped with 32 beds and will expand further with the redevelopment of the hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swslhd.nsw.gov.au/ccq/redevelopment/background.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020075123/http://www.swslhd.nsw.gov.au/ccq/redevelopment/background.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 October 2013 |title=Campbelltown Hospital Redevelopment |access-date=10 September 2012 }}</ref> The hospital has a wide range of surgical specialties, including general surgery (and its subspecialties of [http://www.drandrewong.com.au Breast & Endocrine surgery] and Colorectal Surgery), orthopaedic surgery, ENT surgery, ophthalmology (i.e., eye surgery), etc. Breast cancers, thyroid and parathyroid diseases, as well as colonic and rectal cancers are particularly well served by the hospital, with its surgeons managing high volumes of these diseases at both Campbelltown public and private hospitals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/2919155/fight-against-breast-cancer-stepped-up/|title=Fight against breast cancer stepped up|date=3 March 2015|access-date=12 June 2015|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204083325/https://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/2919155/fight-against-breast-cancer-stepped-up/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre is a dedicated facility providing radiotherapy, chemotherapy and multidisciplinary cancer care to the local residents<ref>[http://www.sswahs.nsw.gov.au/sswahs/cancer/location.html http://www.sswahs.nsw.gov.au/sswahs/cancer/location.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110330194335/http://www.sswahs.nsw.gov.au/sswahs/cancer/location.html |date=30 March 2011 }}</ref>

Bed capacity is currently at 340 during peak times, with a planned addition of 90 beds with the current redevelopment (stage 1), bringing it up to 430 beds by the end of 2015. The new hospital block with an additional 90 beds is nearing completion with planning of the next major stage of redevelopment already underway (stage 2). It has a well-equipped intensive care (ICU) and high dependency unit (HDU) with the ability to support ventilated and critically ill patients. The hospital is well supported by a radiology department with services including ultrasounds, CT scans as well as a state-of-the-art MRI scanner<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-07-22/roxon-announces-mri-for-campbelltown/915498|title=Roxon announces MRI for Campbelltown|newspaper=ABC News |date=22 July 2010}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Image:CampbelltownQueenSt1893.jpg|right|thumb|Queen Street, Campbelltown, 1893. ''Image courtesy Campbelltown City Library.'']]
The [[Western Sydney University]] (old name University of Western Sydney) has a Campbelltown Campus, located on Narellan Road. It was established from 1983 as the second campus of the [[Macarthur Institute of Higher Education]], which merged into WSU in 1989.  A [[TAFE NSW]] campus operates just opposite the Campbelltown campus of WSU.

There are a number of local schools, including:
* [[Campbelltown Performing Arts High School]]
* [[Broughton Anglican College]]
* Campbelltown Public School
* Campbelltown East Public School
* Campbelltown North Public School
* [[St Patrick's College, Campbelltown|St Patricks College]] Campbelltown
* John Therry Catholic High School
* St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary
* St Peter's Anglican Primary
* Robert Townson High School
* Mount Carmel Catholic College
* Robert Townson Public School
* Kearns Public School
* Blairmount Public School
* Claymore Public School
* Eaglevale High School
* Leumeah Public School
* Leumeah High School
* [[Rosemeadow Public School]]
* Ambarvale High School
* Sarah Redfern High School 
* Sarah Redfern Public School
* Minto Public School 
* The Grange Public School 
* Campbellfield Public School 
* Al Faisal College
* St. Peter's Anglican Primary School (Campbelltown) 
* Airds High School
* Woodland Road Public School
* Bradbury Public School
In the surrounding suburbs are a number of other schools associated with Campbelltown such as [[Broughton Anglican College]], [[Mount Carmel High School (Varroville)]], [[Thomas Reddall High School]] (Ambarvale), Ambarvale High School (Rosemeadow), Menangle Park, and [[St Gregory's College, Campbelltown]] which is located in its own suburb, [[Gregory Hills, New South Wales|Gregory Hills]].

==Housing==
The residential area has a combination of [[Public housing in Australia|public]] and privately owned housing. Public housing estates are scattered across the region and the neighbouring areas.

==Population==
According to the {{CensusAU|2021}}, there were 16,577 people in the suburb of Campbelltown,<ref name=census>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL10779 |name=Campbelltown (NSW) |access-date=20 May 2024 |quick=on}}</ref> and 176,519 residents in the Campbelltown Local Government Area.<ref>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=LGA11500|name=Campbelltown (NSW)|accessdate=20 May 2024|quick=on}}</ref>

In the suburb of Campbelltown, 
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population. 
* 58.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were [[India]] 3.5%, [[Philippines|the Philippines]] 3.3%, [[New Zealand]] 2.9%, [[England]] 2.5% and [[Bangladesh]] 1.9%.
* 60.3% of people only spoke [[English language|English]] at home. Other languages spoken at home included [[Arabic]] 3.4%, [[Bengali language|Bengali]] 2.4%, [[Nepali language|Nepali]] 1.8%, [[Urdu]] 1.7% and [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] 1.7%. 
* The most common responses for religion were [[Irreligion in Australia|No Religion]] 24.3%, [[Catholic Church in Australia|Catholic]] 22.2%, Anglican 10.9% and Islam 9.7%, a further 8.5% of respondents elected not to disclose their religion.<ref name="census"/>

==Notable residents==
{{see|:Category:People from Campbelltown, New South Wales}}
* [[Samantha Azzopardi]] – Con artist
* [[Mark Binskin]] – Former [[Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)|Chief]] of the [[Australian Defence Force]]
* [[Michael Carrington (television executive)|Michael Carrington]] – international media executive; resided in Campbelltown from birth to the age of 13
* [[Tallyn Da Silva]] – rugby league footballer
*[[Michael De Vere]] - rugby league footballer
* [[Paul Denyer]] – Serial killer
* [[Becca Hatch]] – R&B singer<ref name="BeccaHatch">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/program-unearthed/unearthed-feature-artist-becca-hatch/12075530|title=Meet the 19-year-old from Western Sydney making world class R&B|publisher=Triple J|work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=23 March 2020|accessdate=14 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Jarryd Hayne]] – [[National Rugby League|rugby league]], [[rugby union]] and [[gridiron football]]er athlete
* [[Brett Hodgson]] – Former [[Wests Tigers]] captain and current head coach of the Western Suburbs Magpies
* [[Trent Hodkinson]] – rugby league footballer
* [[Mark Hunt]] – New Zealand mixed martial arts fighter
* [[Alanna Kennedy]] – Footballer for the [[Matildas]], [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Sydney FC]]
* [[Emcee Kerser]] – rapper
* [[Joseph Leary]] – Former solicitor, politician.
* [[Peter Fitzallan MacDonald]] – pastoralist, entrepreneur and politician.
* [[John Marsden (lawyer)|John Marsden]] – Lawyer, appointed Member of the [[Order of Australia]]
* [[Trent Peoples]] – rugby league footballer
* [[Jim Piper]] – swimmer
* [[James Ruse]] – Early settler and farmer; [[Ruse, New South Wales]] named after him
* [[Jai Waetford]] – ''[[The X Factor (Australian season 5)|X Factor]]'' finalist
* [[Lisa Wilkinson]] – ''[[The Project (Australian TV program)|The Project]]'' co-host on the [[Network 10]]
* [[William Hardy Wilson]] – Architect, artist and author; regarded as "one of the most outstanding architects of the twentieth century"

==Culture==

===The Arts===
[[Image:Campbelltown Arts Centre.jpg|right|thumb|Campbelltown Arts Centre]]
The [[Campbelltown Arts Centre]], situated just south of the main town centre features a 180-seat performance space, exhibition galleries and workspaces. Outside is a sculpture garden and a Japanese Gardens and Teahouse that was a gift from Campbelltown's sister city [[Koshigaya, Saitama|Koshigaya]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.visitmacarthur.com.au/default.asp?iNavCatId=1889&iSubCatId=1902 | title=Art and Culture | publisher=Campbelltown City Council | access-date=23 May 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701034224/http://www.visitmacarthur.com.au/default.asp?iNavCatId=1889&iSubCatId=1902 | archive-date=1 July 2009 }}</ref>

===Fisher's Ghost Festival===
The [[Fisher's Ghost]] Festival is an annual festival held in recognition of Frederick Fisher, an emancipated convict who owned farming land in Campbelltown. Legend has it that Fisher appeared to local man John Farley as a ghost after being murdered by George Worrall, his friend and neighbour, over a land dispute. An annual parade through Campbelltown's main street, Queen Street, is held each November, and a carnival including fairground rides and other entertainment is held at Bradbury Oval, a local sports ground. Over a period of two weeks many activities take place, including the Fisher's Ghost Fun Run, the Fisher's Ghost Art Award and the Street Party which was formerly known as the Mardi Gras.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/fishers/info.html | title=Festival info | publisher=Campbelltown City Council | access-date=23 May 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502132811/http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/fishers/info.html | archive-date=2 May 2009 }}</ref>

===Media===
Campbelltown is home to two local radio stations, [[2MCR]] and [[C91.3]]FM. The two local newspapers are the ''Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser'' and the ''Macarthur Chronicle''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iNavCatId=430&iSubCatId=1108 | title=Local Media | publisher=Campbelltown City Council | access-date=23 May 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701171847/http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iNavCatId=430&iSubCatId=1108 | archive-date=1 July 2009 }}</ref>
[[File:Campbelltown Sports Stadium.jpg|thumb|Campbelltown Sports Stadium from above]]

==Sport and recreation==
Campbelltown is well known for its strong sporting culture. This includes Rugby League, Cricket, Athletics, Soccer and Australian Rules Football. Campbelltown has produced many professional athletes who have represented Australia at Olympic level.

Its leading sporting team is the [[Wests Tigers]] who play in the [[National Rugby League]] competition. The Wests Tigers are a merger of two foundation clubs of the old [[New South Wales Rugby League premiership]], the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]] and the [[Balmain Tigers]]. As such, they play some of their home games at [[Campbelltown Stadium]] in neighbouring [[Leumeah, New South Wales|Leumeah]] and others at [[Leichhardt Oval]] in Sydney's [[Inner West]]. The Magpies still exist as a stand-alone team in the lower-tier competition, the [[New South Wales Cup]], and play home games at Campbelltown Stadium.

[[Macarthur FC]] played their first season in the [[A-League Men]] in late [[2020-21 A-League|2020]], after they were awarded a license under the name "Macarthur South-West Sydney" in December 2018 as part of the league's expansion.<ref>{{cite news|title=Two teams to join expanded A-League|url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/a-league-expansion-bids-teams-announced-revealed|date=14 December 2018|website=A-League}}</ref> The club will play their home games at Campbelltown Stadium.

Another tenant of Campbelltown Stadium is the [[Macarthur Rams]] soccer team which plays in the [[New South Wales Premier League]] competition.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.macarthursoccer.com.au/ | title=Macarthur District Soccer Football Association | publisher=Macarthur District Soccer Football Association | access-date=6 April 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318105645/http://www.macarthursoccer.com.au/ | archive-date=18 March 2008 }}</ref> Campbelltown is represented in the [[Sydney Grade Cricket]] competition by the [[Campbelltown-Camden District Cricket Club|Campbelltown-Camden Ghosts]] who play their home games in [[Raby, New South Wales|Raby]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cricketnsw.com.au/nswgc/hgchome.cl?PT=&C=CAM | title=Campbelltown-Camden Ghosts | publisher=NSW Cricket | access-date=6 April 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325102135/http://www.cricketnsw.com.au/nswgc/hgchome.cl?PT=&C=CAM | archive-date=25 March 2008 }}</ref> and in the [[Sydney AFL]]'s Premier Division, by the [[Campbelltown Football Club|Campbelltown Blues]] who play their home games in [[Macquarie Fields, New South Wales|Macquarie Fields]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=1047&pID=1 | title=Campbelltown Blues | publisher=Sydney AFL | access-date=16 August 2012 }}</ref> The Campbelltown District Netball Association, based in [[Minto, New South Wales|Minto]], plays in the third division of the Netball NSW State League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netballnsw.com/ladder.asp?comp=4470&OrgID=2 |title=State League Div 3 |publisher=Netball NSW |access-date=6 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714164551/http://www.netballnsw.com/ladder.asp?comp=4470&OrgID=2 |archive-date=14 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.cdna.com.au/ | title=Campbelltown District Netball Association | publisher=Campbelltown District Netball Association | access-date=6 April 2008 }}</ref>

Campbelltown Billabong Parklands, a large 4 hectare recreation area with outdoor swimming pools and parkland, opened in 2024 at Apex Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Campbelltown Billabong Parklands |url=https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/Services-and-Facilities/Campbelltown-Billabong-Parklands |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au Campbelltown City Council website]
* {{Census 2001 AUS |id=SSC11406 |name=Campbelltown |quick=on}}
* {{Census 2006 AUS |id=SSC11171 |name=Campbelltown |quick=on}}

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