Suburbs Campbelltown (NSW)

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Campbelltown NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Campbelltown, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Campbelltown NSW is 16,577 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Campbelltown is $739 per week ($38,428 per year). Median rent in Campbelltown is $390 per week ($1,690 per month). Campbelltown has a median age of 34 years, younger than the national median of 38. Campbelltown has a population density of 1484.9 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Campbelltown is India. The most common religion is No Religion (28% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Campbelltown is $2,000.

There were 1,738 recorded offences in Campbelltown in 2025-26, a rate of 105 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was traffic (765 offences).

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📍 Campbelltown, New South Wales — 34.0644°S, 150.8059°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (30)

Campbelltown Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Campbelltown Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$739/wk
$38,428 per year
#4750 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$390/wk
$1,690 per month
#2258 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
34years
4 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.9 per bedroom

Campbelltown Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.0% (8,120) Female 51.0% (8,456)

Population Density

1484.9
people per km²
16,577 people · 11.2 km²

Households

2.4
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$1,834
Family income/wk

Campbelltown Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Campbelltown Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
38.0% 1,060 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
62.0% 1,730 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Campbelltown Country of Birth

Australia
83.2%
India
5.3%
England
3.5%
Bangladesh
2.8%
China
1.7%
Fiji
1.3%
Indonesia
0.7%
Egypt
0.6%
Chile
0.5%
Germany
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Campbelltown Religion

No Religion
27.9%
Catholic
25.5%
Anglican
12.5%
Islam
11.1%
Not stated
10.3%
Hinduism
5.8%
Christian (other)
3.7%
Buddhism
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Campbelltown Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
63.2%
Year 10 or equivalent
23.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Campbelltown Languages Spoken at Home

Other
18.5%
Arabic
17.9%
SAL Tot
16.1%
Bengali
12.4%
IAL Nepali
9.9%
Urdu
9.2%
Samoan
8.2%
SAL Tagalog
7.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Campbelltown Employment

💼
Employed full-time
34.7% 3,903 people
⏰
Employed part-time
16.3% 1,827 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.7% 523 people
🏠
Not in labour force
44.4% 4,987 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Campbelltown Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
33.0%
Bachelor Degree
29.3%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.5%
Postgraduate Degree
12.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.2%
Certificate I/II
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Campbelltown Occupation

Professionals
30.6%
Community & Personal Service
13.9%
Clerical & Administrative
13.8%
Technicians & Trade Workers
12.9%
Managers
10.2%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
6.8%
Sales Workers
6.2%
Labourers
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Campbelltown Field of Study

Management & Commerce
24.4%
Health
14.7%
Society & Culture
14.6%
Engineering
13.4%
Education
7.9%
Information Technology
6.9%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.3%
Architecture & Building
4.7%
Creative Arts
3.9%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.0%
Agriculture & Environment
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Campbelltown Dwelling Types

Separate house
78.7%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
12.6%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
8.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Campbelltown Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.4%
$150-$299/wk
1.6%
$300-$399/wk
3.5%
$400-$499/wk
7.2%
$500-$649/wk
5.5%
$650-$799/wk
7.0%
$800-$999/wk
7.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.6%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.3%
$4,000+/wk
6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Campbelltown Marital Status

💍
Married
40.5% 5,411
↔️
Separated
4.6% 618
📋
Divorced
8.8% 1,174
🕊️
Widowed
5.8% 777
👤
Never married
40.3% 5,394

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Campbelltown Ancestry

English
22.3%
Other
21.9%
Australian
21.6%
Irish
6.2%
Scottish
5.2%
Filipino
4.4%
Indian
4.2%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.8%
Chinese
3.2%
Samoan
2.8%
German
2.3%
Italian
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Campbelltown School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
28.1%
Secondary — Government
20.2%
Vocational Education
15.8%
Pre-school
10.3%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
7.7%
Primary — Catholic
6.9%
Secondary — Catholic
6.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Campbelltown Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
7.5% 2,307
✅
No need for assistance
92.5% 28,314

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Campbelltown Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
8.7% 1,073
—
Not a volunteer
91.3% 11,229

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Campbelltown Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.9%
$300-$449/mo
1.3%
$450-$599/mo
1.3%
$600-$799/mo
2.2%
$800-$999/mo
3.6%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
13.3%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
17.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
26.7%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
16.5%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
13.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Campbelltown How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
58.8%
Did not go to work
24.1%
Car (passenger)
6.0%
Train
4.6%
Walked only
3.3%
Bus
1.1%
Other
0.7%
Truck
0.6%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Bicycle
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Campbelltown Car Ownership

0 vehicles
13.5%
1 vehicle
47.9%
2 vehicles
28.2%
3 vehicles
6.9%
4+ vehicles
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Campbelltown Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
6.6%
2 bedrooms
37.3%
3 bedrooms
31.3%
4 bedrooms
18.5%
5 bedrooms
5.2%
6+ bedrooms
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Campbelltown Population Mobility

19.7%
moved in the last year
58.4%
moved in the last 5 years
7.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
55.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Campbelltown Indigenous Population

4.8%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
1,492
Indigenous residents
29,521
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Campbelltown Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,582
Asthma
623
Arthritis
556
Diabetes
541
Heart disease
382
Lung condition
294
Kidney disease
215
Cancer
190
Stroke
153
Dementia
47

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Campbelltown Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
12.9%
$1-$149/wk
2.8%
$150-$299/wk
6.5%
$300-$399/wk
4.6%
$400-$499/wk
3.7%
$500-$649/wk
4.0%
$650-$799/wk
9.7%
$800-$999/wk
11.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.6%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.1%
$3,500+/wk
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Campbelltown Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
43.6%
Couple — no children
25.1%
One parent — children under 15
11.8%
Couple — no children under 15
11.8%
One parent — no children under 15
7.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Campbelltown Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 11
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 14
🏅
Previously served
1.9% 234
👤
Never served
97.9% 12,121

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Campbelltown Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.2% 1,373
—
Did not provide
88.8% 10,901

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Campbelltown Children Ever Born

No children
37.4%
1 child
15.8%
2 children
24.4%
3 children
13.8%
4 children
6.8%
5+ children
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Campbelltown When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
42
1951–1960
125
1961–1970
318
1971–1980
401
1981–1990
633
1991–2000
759
2001–2010
1,326
2011–2015
972
2016
210
2017
212
2018
221
2019
255
2020
129
2021
50

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Campbelltown Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.9%
5–14 hours
26.0%
15–29 hours
10.7%
30+ hours
9.1%
Did not do domestic work
35.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Campbelltown Household Size

1 person
32.6%
2 persons
30.4%
3 persons
15.4%
4 persons
12.1%
5 persons
6.0%
6+ persons
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Campbelltown Where Residents Moved From

Same address
12,121
Moved from NSW
2,131
Moved — same area (SA2)
568
Moved from overseas
127
Moved from QLD
34
Moved from VIC
27
Moved from TAS
16
Moved from SA
10
Moved from ACT
5
Moved from WA
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Campbelltown Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
85.1%
Step family — no other children
9.1%
Blended family — no other children
3.8%
Intact family — other children present
1.1%
Other couple — children only
0.7%
Step family — other children present
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Campbelltown Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 1,738 total

Traffic
765
Theft
303
Other Against Property
291
Assault
103
Drug Offences
78
Other Against Person
72
Property Damage
71
Sexual Offences
29
Weapons
22
Robbery
4

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Campbelltown Schools

30
schools nearby
17
government
970
avg ICSEA score
11,853
total students
St Peter's Anglican Grammar Independent
Primary · K-6 · 428 students
1118
ICSEA
St Peter's Heart Independent
Primary · U · 22 students
1071
ICSEA
St Gregory's College Campbelltown Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,442 students
1057
ICSEA
Mount Annan Christian College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,059 students
1050
ICSEA
St Patrick's College Campbelltown Independent
Secondary · 7-12 · 698 students
1049
ICSEA
St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 554 students
1049
ICSEA
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 341 students
1043
ICSEA
Sherwood Hills Christian School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 145 students
1040
ICSEA
Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 595 students
1033
ICSEA
Bradbury Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 704 students
987
ICSEA
Blairmount Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 450 students
978
ICSEA
Campbelltown North Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 358 students
967
ICSEA
Beverley Park School Government
Combined · U · 59 students
967
ICSEA
Campbelltown Performing Arts High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 893 students
950
ICSEA
Campbelltown Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 284 students
946
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 30 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Campbelltown Rent Prices & Affordability

27%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,432/wk
Median Rent $390/wk
Rent-to-Income 27.2%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Campbelltown

≈ $6,205/month
Median rent $390/wk
Left after rent $1,042/wk
Rent share 27.2%

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Campbelltown vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Haymarket
Pop: 8,305 Income: $758/wk Rent: $650/wk
Brighton-Le-Sands
Pop: 8,336 Income: $814/wk Rent: $450/wk
Kingscliff
Pop: 8,355 Income: $778/wk Rent: $490/wk
Warriewood
Pop: 8,379 Income: $1,060/wk Rent: $750/wk
Bella Vista
Pop: 8,384 Income: $1,081/wk Rent: $740/wk
Springwood (NSW)
Pop: 8,423 Income: $855/wk Rent: $400/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Campbelltown

What is the population of Campbelltown NSW?

The population of Campbelltown NSW is 16,577 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1484.9 people per km².Campbelltown is ranked #224 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Campbelltown?

The median personal income in Campbelltown NSW is $739 per week, or $38,428 per year.The median household income is $1,432 per week.Family income is $1,834 per week.Campbelltown is ranked #4,750 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Campbelltown?

Median rent in Campbelltown NSW is $390 per week ($1,690 per month).Rent represents 27.2% of household income, which is considered moderate.Campbelltown ranks #2,258 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Campbelltown?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Campbelltown NSW is $2,000. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Campbelltown?

The median age in Campbelltown NSW is 34 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Campbelltown a good suburb to live in?

Campbelltown is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 16,577.The median income is $739/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (27.2% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 10779. All dollar figures in AUD.